Grammar: present simple

Ali has found a magic carpet in his uncle's shop. Where will the carpet take him? Watch and find out!

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about best friends.

• Have you got a best friend?
• What is she or he like?
• When and where did you meet?
• Why do you get on so well?
• Do you ever have arguments?
• Tell us about your best friend!

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Buzz and Bob are at an adventure camp. What sports will they do there? Watch and find out!

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about chores.

• What chores do you help with at home?
• Which chores do you like doing?
• Are there any chores that you don't like doing?
• Which chores are easy?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about Christmas.

• Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?
• What do you do at Christmas?
• Do you have a special lunch? 
• Do you give presents to family and friends?
• What's your favourite part of the Christmas holiday? 

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about Christmas food.

• What do you eat at Christmas?
• What's your favourite Christmas food?
• Is there any Christmas food that you don't like?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about colours.

• What's your favourite colour?
• Colours can sometimes have special meanings. Red can sometimes make us feel angry, yellow can make us feel happy and blue can make us feel sad.
• Do colours have a special meaning in your culture?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about flags.

• Think of a flag – it can be the flag of a country or an invented one.
• What colour or colours is it?
• What shapes does it have?
• Do you like the flag?
• Why or why not?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about food.

• What's your favourite food?
• Tell us about a traditional meal from your country!

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about football.

• Do you like football?
• Which team do you support?
• Do you watch the football World Cup when it's on?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about fruit.

• Do you like fruit? 
• What's your favourite fruit?
• How many pieces of fruit do you eat every day?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about Halloween.

• October 31 is Halloween. Do you celebrate Halloween where you live?
• If so, what do you do?
• If not, what do you know about this spooky day? Happy Halloween! 

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about homework.

• Do you get homework from your school?
• How much homework do you do each week?
• Does anybody help you with your homework?
• Do you like doing homework?

What food does this boy like? Listen to the grammar chant and find out! Can you hear like and don't like in the chant?

Who are the people in this circus? Listen to the grammar chant and find out! Can you hear the present simple of the verb to be in the chant?

Do you want to practise using like and don't like in English?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about mobile phones.

• Have you got a mobile phone?
• If so, how old were you when you got it?
• If not, do you ever use your parents' phones?
• Do you play games on their mobile phone?
• Do you think people spend too much time using mobile phones?
• Tell us what you think! 

Lottie is talking about her dad. Is her dad like yours? Watch and find out!

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about old people.

• Tell us about an old person who you know well.
• How old are they?
• What do you do together?

Practise toy words with this song about a boy who loves his teddy.

Billy and Splodge are in a spaceship visiting lots of colourful planets. What will they discover? Watch and find out!

What are Patrizia and Tom doing today? Listen to the grammar chant and find out! Can you hear the present simple and present continuous in the chant?

The children are visiting the Planet Earth Museum. What will they learn about our planet? Watch and find out!

Do you want to practise using the present simple of the verb to be in English?

Do you want to practise using the present simple and present continuous in English?

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about presents.

• When do you give presents to people?
• Who do you give presents to?
• Do you make presents or do you buy them?
• What's your ideal present?

Listen to a song about Ramadan, an important time in the Islamic calendar.

Evil Ratty and his gang are going to rob a bank. Can Spycat stop Ratty before it's too late? Watch and find out!

Practise your writing by answering the questions and telling us what you think about riding a bike.

• Do you like riding a bike?
• How old were you when you learned to ride a bike? What's your bike like?
• How often do you ride your bike and where do you go?
• Do you always wear a helmet?