Introduction
simple present tense is a form of tense used to declare facts, habitual actions, general truth or present occurrence. the verb used in this tense is Verb 1. one of the readings using simple present tense is daily activities. daily activities are a phrase that is defined as everyday activities. because the one is told starts morning until night so it is called daily activities because it is a plural due to there are some activities undertaken. making the sentence is quite easy by streaming a number of sentences into several paragraphs. usually the paragraph division is tailored to the day of the day.
Task
the students are asked to make paragraph about daily activities
the example of daily activities
in the morning i usually wake up at 05.00 and get up at 05.05 then I usually go to bathroom for taking an ablution then I take dawn prayer. after that I make a bad then I usually take a bath at 06.00 after that I wear uniform then I have breakfast after that I usually go to school at 07.00. arrived at school, I study hard. at 12 o'clock I usually take midday prayer in mushollah then I have lunch with my friends. at 13.30 I usually take a nap until afternoon. in the evening, i usually have dinner at 19.00. after that I usually wash dishes then I brush up up to 21.00. after that i go to bedroom for sleeping.
some Vocabularies of Daily Activities
- Wake up = Bangun
- Brush my teeth = Menggosok gigiku
- Comb my hair = Menyisir rambutku
- Clean the house = Membersihkan rumah
- Play with my friends = Bermain bersama teman-temanku
- Water the flowers = Menyiram bunga
- Take a bath = Mandi
- Wash my face = Mencuci muka
- Eat breakfast = Sarapan
- Study at school = Belajar di sekolah
- Watch TV = Nonton TV
- Read a book = Membaca buku
- Wash my hair = Keramas
- Get dressed = Memakai baju
- Go to school = Pergi ke sekolah
- Come back from school = Pulang dari sekolah
- Do my homework = Mengerjakan PR
- Go to sleep = Pergi tidur
- Have dinner = Makan malam
- Take a break = Istirahat
- Drink coffee = Minum kopi
- Take a nap = Tidur siang
- I have lunch = Makan siang
- Play video games = Main video games
- Go shopping = Pergi berbelanja
- Go out with my friends = Pergi bersama teman-teman
- Go to work = Pergi bekerja
- Visit my parents = Mengunjungi orang tuaku
- I drive back home = Aku menyetir kembali ke rumah
The Sentence Daily Activity
- I usually wake up at 04.30 a.m in the morning (Saya biasanya bangun pada jam 04.30 di pagi hari)
- I go to school at 06.30 a.m (Aku pergi ke sekolah jam 06.30)
- My father take me to the school with his car (Ayahku membawa aku ke sekolah dengan mobilnya)
- In the school, I study from 6.30 a.m until 11.00 a.m (Di sekolah aku belajar dari jam 6.30 - jam 11.00)
- After school, I play video games with my friends (Sepulang sekolah aku bermain video games dengan teman-temanku)
- I'm doing my homework in the night than I go to sleep (Aku mengerjakan PR-ku di malam hari kemudianaku pergi tidur)
Process
a. determine pattern daily activities is using simple present tense.
1. positive form
Subject + verb 1 (s/es for the third singular person)
2. negative form
subject + do/does + not + verb 1
b. using the conjunction "after that" and "then"
c. using the frequency of time "usually"
Evaluation
the rubric of students writing
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| content |
Non organization and not enough to evaluate. |
Limited knowledge of subject, little Substance |
Some knowledge of subject adequate Range |
Knowledgeable and relevant to the assigned topics |
| vocabulary |
Many errors of word use, little knowledge of English vocabulary |
Limited range, some word and idiom choice, and usage |
Adequate range, occasional errors of words / idioms, choice, and usage, but meaning not obscured |
Sophisticated range, effective word or idioms choice and usage |
| organization | No communicated, no organization | Lack logical sequencing, development, non-fluent ideas confused and not communicative. | Somewhat choppy main ideas but main idea stand out logical but incomplete sequencing |
Fluent expression, ideas clearly stated, supported logical sequencing well organized |
| grammar use |
Virtually no mastery of sentence construction rules |
Mayor problem of simple construction frequent errors and grammar |
Effective but simple construction minor, problem in complex construction several errors of grammar |
Effective complex construction few errors of agreement, tenses, number, word-order, function, articles, pronouns, and preposition. |
| mechanic | Many errors of mechanics | Some errors of mechanics |
Few errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing but not Observed |
Demonstration mastery of conversation, no problem puff spelling, punctuation, and Capitalization |
Conclusion
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