Intensive English Summer Class Lesson Review: Collocations, Subject-Verb-Subject, Present Simple, Time Expressions

Collocations - group of words which are often use together.

Verb + Noun = Collocations
Verb + A noun phrase = Collocations
Verb + Prepositional phrase = Collocations

Example: Verb + Noun

I have breakfast.
have + breakfast = have breakfast 

Dae-Jung and Chung Hee play video game.
play + video game

Abdullah studies Maths.
studies + math = studies Maths


Example: Verb + Prepositional Phrase

Abdullah goes to the cinema.
goes + to the cinema = goes to the cinema

Abudullah studies in the library.
studies + in the library = studies in the library.

Abdullah relaxes with friends.
relaxes + with friends = relaxes with friends.

SUBJECT- VERB- OBJECT

An object is a person or thing ( a noun, pronoun or noun phrase) that is affected in a direct way by the action of the verb. Note that the verb is after the subject in the sentence.

Example: 

- My grandfather reads a news paper. (news paper is the object in the sentence. It answers the question what does my grandfather read?

Mei Lei loves to apple. (what does Mei Lei love?)

- A prepositional phrase after the verb is not an object.

Example:

Abdullah studies in the library. ( in the library is a prepositional phrase and is therefore not an object in the sentence.)

He lives in Thailand. (in Thailand  is a prepositional phrase)

-A pronoun, a noun or a noun phrase after is or are is not an object.

Example:

Abdullah is a students. (student is after the verb is and therefore is not an object)

Melody and Ginger are students. (students is after the verb are and therefore is not an object)

PRESENT SIMPLE

-We use present simple if we talk about our typical lifestyle.
-to express events or situations that exists always, usually or habitually.
-they exist now, have existed in the past, and probably will exist in the future.
-things that are generally true in our lives.

Example:

She likes apples.
Tom walks to school.
I take a shower every morning.

The verbs likes, walks and take is in the present form.

- If the subject of the sentence is third person and singular ( he, she,it, Faisal, Kate, cat), we add -s to the verb.

Example: 

He reads books.
Kate listens to music.
My cat likes milk.

-if the verb is go we add -es. If the verb is have we change it to has.

Example:

She goes to school everyday.
My mother has breakfast at 8:a.m.

TIME EXPRESSION - tells when or how often something is happening.

every + a noun for time

Example: 

I read a book every week.
She has English class every Wednesday afternoon.
They play football every afternoon.

-prepositional phrase for time 

at + o'clock time: at 10 a.m., at 3 p.p.
in + part of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon
on + day of the week: on Monday, on Tuesday
on + day of the week + part of the day: on Monday morning, 
                                        on Tuesday afternoon.

Student Activity:

Students talk about their lifestyle by creating their own time table.

They will write present simple sentences to describe their daily activities and usual routine.

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