English Grade 5 Using Simple Present for General Truth

1. Using the SimplePresent for General Truth
EnglishV

2. What do you usually do in the morning
before going to school? Do you do these
every day?
Motivation

3. Are you familiar with garlic? Where do
we usually use it?
I have here an article on garlic. Listen
carefully as I read it to you.
Presentation

4. The US National Cancer Institute sponsors
a five–year US $20.5 million program which
conducts researches on foods that prevent body
cells from becoming cancerous. Garlic heads the
list of the products which includes citrus fruits,
linseed, licorice root, and members of the
parsley widow.
Research on garlic reveals that raw garlic
contains 17 different kinds of natural sugars.
These contribute to the growth of a friendly
enzyme in the intestinal tract which promotes
A Text ADay/Presentation
Garlic: A Powerful Food Nutrient

5. healthy digestion. There are also 19 minerals
in garlic including some essential macro
minerals important to human health. One of
the beneficial effects of these minerals is to
help regulate body fluids, acids, and bases as
well as stabilize body fluids and electrolyte
levels in the body. Scientists confirm that
regular use of garlic reduces the level of
cholesterol in the blood. The different forms
of garlic include garlic extract. Increasing our
consumption of garlic and garlic products a
few grams per day will certainly be good for
our health.
Presentation

6. a. Who sponsors a 5-year US$20.5
million program?
b. What does the research reveal?
c. How does garlic help our health?
d. In what ways can we preserve or
even promote the value of this
herb?
Comprehension Check-up

7. The US National Cancer Institute sponsors
a five–year US $20.5 million program which
conducts researches on foods that prevent body
cells from becoming cancerous. Garlic heads the
list of the products which includes citrus fruits,
linseed, licorice root, and members of the
parsley widow.
Research on garlic reveals that raw garlic
contains 17 different kinds of natural sugars.
These contribute to the growth of a friendly
enzyme in the intestinal tract which promotes
Analysis and Discussion
1. Looking back at our article, pick out the
verbs used in the selection that you see.

8. healthy digestion. There are also 19 minerals
in garlic including some essential macro
minerals important to human health. One of
the beneficial effects of these minerals is to
help regulate body fluids, acids, and bases as
well as stabilize body fluids and electrolyte
levels in the body. Scientists confirm that
regular use of garlic reduces the level of
cholesterol in the blood. The different forms
of garlic include garlic extract. Increasing our
consumption of garlic and garlic products a
few grams per day will certainly be good for
our health.

9. sponsors conducts heads
includes reveals contain
contribute promotes help
confirm reduces include
2. What time is indicated by the group
of verbs? Are there time expressions
used? Can you name some time
expressions that show the present
time?
Analysis and Discussion

10. 3. The activities you do every day
express present time and when you
do them habitually, you use the
present tense of the verb.
Can you give an example of an
activity that you do habitually?
Analysis and Discussion

11. 4. Do you know that not all verbs
show action? Read the sentences
below and find the non-action verb.
a. Reading is a very rewarding hobby.
b. Walking and swimming are healthful
exercises.
Analysis and Discussion

12. 4. Do you know that not all verbs
show action? Read the sentences
below and find the non-action verb.
a. Reading is a very rewarding hobby.
b. Walking and swimming are healthful
exercises.
Analysis and Discussion

13. The present tense has two different
forms. One is used with a singular
subject and the other is used with a
plural subject.
A plant gets its food from the soil.
The plants get food from the soil.
Analysis and Discussion

14. What action does the present tense
of the verb show or tell?
Generalization

15. o The present tense of the verb
shows present action, habitual
action and general truth.
o The base form of the verb is used
with a plural subject and the
pronouns I, you, we and they.
Generalization

16. My Own Picture story.
Choose any picture in the next slide.
Using the picture, tell a story using the
present tense of the verb.
Application

18. Dyad: Pupils may have a question and
answer activity using“What do/does…
do? to focus on the use of the present
tense of the verb.
Example: Bob and Mike – students
Question: What do Bob and Mike do?
Answer: Bob and Mike are students.
Enrichment

19. 1. Kit Corro – telephone operator
Q:
A:
2. Jun Santiago – mechanical engineer
Q:
A:
3. Ruby and Annabelle – wash clothes
Q:
A:
4. Melani – teach English in a University
Q:
A:
5. Roy – study computer programming
Q:
A:
Enrichment

20. Supply the present tense of the verb
inside the parenthesis to complete each
sentence. Write your answers in the
blanks.
(love) 1. Leonilo ______ hunting in the
woods.
(collect)2. Anne and Marie ______
leaves and flowers for a
hobby.
Evaluation

21. (visit) 3. An insect ______ flowers and
sip their nectar.
(grow) 4. Giant bamboos ______ about
thirty meters or about
ninety-eight feet in a year.
(explode) 5. Some seed pods ______ to
release their seeds.
Evaluation

22. Answer the noun and
verb agreement
worksheet.
Assignment