3rd grade -6 & 7 May - Habitual behaviour (habits and routines in the PAST and the PRESENT)5/6/2020 For the next two lessons we're going to focus on structures that we use to express present and past habits and routines (actions that are/were repeated in the present and past) - structures that we use for the so-called HABITUAL behaviour. In your books on page 44, you have a text about hospital dramas - listing some features that they used to have and how they've changed. I'm sure that you have similar experiences with TV shows and programmes that you used to love but which have progressively gotten worse to the point that you cannot watch them anymore. I have similar grievances related to Star Trek. TO MY MIND, the show has become unwatchable. What you have to remember grammar-wise is: 1. You cannot use WOULD for stative verbs (*gl. stanja). ❌ You cannot say "We would be married" ✔️ You should say "We USED TO be married" 2. If we state for how long the situation (habit) lasted, when it was going on...we use PAST SIMPLE (and not USED TO). ✔️ I LIVED in Velika Gorica for 5 years. ❌ I used to live in VG for 5 years - WRONG 3. We use present continuous to talk about habits in the present ONLY if we're IRRITATED by them (or if they are TEMPORARY). ❌❌Students love using present continuous for facts and unchanging situations in the present - which is, unfortunately - INCORRECT. ❌ ✔️ You are constantly/always talking on your phone (!) ✔️ (I hate when you do it) ❌ Every day I'm going to the park to relax and unwind. (A HABIT IN THE PRESENT should be expressed by PRESENT SIMPLE) ✔️ Every day I go to the part to relax and unwind. 4. We can also use future simple (WILL) to express habitual behaviour in the PRESENT and to talk about one's annoying habit. ✔️ Don't call them - they'll be having dinner. (Because they USUALLY DO at this time of day) !! Assignment!! ✔️ To check your understanding of these structures you should do task 4 (p.45, SB) in your books. For those of you who are visual learners, listen to this young teacher's explanation. The rest can just skip to 3:45 of the video to see if you can provide the correct answer to the questions she posed. ✔️ After reading this post, going through the powerpoint below and (preferably) watching the video you should go to workbooks on page 115 and do the 3 tasks under the heading 4.1 Habitual behaviour. You'll be provided with the key to check how you did on Friday. ![]()
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