Filling a prescription

Part B: Building sentences

Find a list of all of the grammar-based activities on this website.

Introducing the topic

In this part of the lesson, we’re going to work on creating short sentences from the vocabulary we learned in Part A.

To help us, we’ll focus on:

• Forming the third person singular of the present simple tense.
• Subject, verb, and object word order.

Skill-building and skill-using activities

Verb tenses: Forming the third person singular of the present simple tense

English uses verbs (action words) to talk about the past, present, and future.

Today, we’re going to talk about a verb tense that describes:

• What is usually true.
• Happens often.
• Is part of your daily life or routine.

This kind of verb is called the present simple verb tense. We will focus today on making the third-person singular form of this tense.

• Quick guide: Forming the third person singular (he/she/it) in the present simple*
• Let’s practice*
• Third-person singular in the present simple tense explainer* (A more detailed explanation that you can teach in class or send home with your students.)

Word order in English sentences

Today, we’ll look at three important parts of English sentences.

• What is a subject?
• What is a verb?
• What is an object?

Let’s practice!

• Quick definitions: Subjects, verbs, and objects*
• Unjumble the sentences*
• Create sentences in subject/verb/object order*
• Subject/verb/object explainer* (A more detailed explanation that you can teach in class or send home with your students.)

Assessment/review activities

• Filling a prescription: Sarah’s story*🎥 (Watch a story using the lesson vocabulary and grammar points.)

• Filling a prescription: Reading passage and comprehension questions* 🔊 (Read a story, and identify the lesson’s grammar points.)