1. My Favourite Day of the Week

Starter

Listen to the song called Blue Monday by Fats Domino.

  • What’s the singer’s favourite day of the week ?
  • What’s wrong with the other days ?
  • What days are ok ?
  1. My Favourite day of the week

 Present tenses-States and activities

Look at the photos.

 

What do the people do ? What are they doing ?

In pairs, ask and answer questions.

What does Vicky do ? She’s a school girl.

What’s shed oing ? She’s doing her homework.

Listen to them talking about their favourite day of the week. What is it ? Why ?

Vicky’s favourite day of the week  is……..because she’s……….

  • Listen again and complete the sentences, remarking how she uses expressions right.
  1. 1.      I……………..with my parents during term-time.
  2. 2.      I……………..day today.
  3. 3.      It ………….work at all. Time………. By.
  4. 4.      The restaurant………….redecorated at the moment.
  5. 5.      I…………….it’s challenging, but I ………..surfing.
  6. 6.      The boards …………..in South Africa.
  8. 7.      We rarely………..at the weekend or  Christmas Day.
  9. 8.      Now we’re lambing, so we,……….either.

What else can you remember about each person ?

Work with a partner. What’s your favourite and less 

 favourite day of the week ? Why ?Vicky like being with her friends all the time…..

1.2 Grammar Spot

  • What are the tenses in the sentense ? Why are they used ?

       I have two lessons on Monday.

       I’m having a bad day today.

  • Which of these verb forms is right ?Why is the other wrong ?

I like/ I’m liking my job.

I know/I’m knowing.

 

  • Adverbs of frequency (always, never) answer the question how often ?

 

Some verbs are arely used in continuous tenses. These are State verbs. Underline the state verbs in the box.

 

Love    understand    work    want      enjoy     cost      need         learn