📝 Daily Practice
Práctica diaria
🎯 Lesson Goal
Objetivo de la lección
Learn how to understand and use simple rules and instructions in English.
Aprende a entender y usar reglas e instrucciones simples en inglés.
🧠 Grammar Focus
Enfoque gramatical
Rules and instructions often use the simple present tense. We use the simple present to talk about what people must do. The sentence usually starts with the subject (you, we, he, she) or an instruction word (do, don’t). After the subject, we use the base verb. For example, ‘You stop here.’ or ‘Do not run.’ We use ‘do not’ or ‘don’t’ to make negative instructions. The word order is usually: subject + verb. Remember, the verb does not change for ‘you’ and ‘we’ in instructions. Examples: 1. You wash your hands. 2. Don’t talk. 3. We listen carefully. 4. Do not touch this. 5. He reads the rules. Avoid mistakes like changing the verb form to ‘washes’ after ‘you’.
Las reglas e instrucciones suelen usar el presente simple. Usamos el presente simple para hablar de lo que la gente debe hacer. La oración normalmente empieza con el sujeto (you, we, he, she) o una palabra de instrucción (do, don’t). Después del sujeto usamos el verbo en su forma base. Por ejemplo, ‘You stop here.’ o ‘Do not run.’ Usamos ‘do not’ o ‘don’t’ para hacer instrucciones negativas. El orden de las palabras es: sujeto + verbo. Recuerda, el verbo no cambia para ‘you’ y ‘we’ en instrucciones. Ejemplos: 1. You wash your hands. 2. Don’t talk. 3. We listen carefully. 4. Do not touch this. 5. He reads the rules. Evita errores como cambiar el verbo a ‘washes’ después de ‘you’.
📖 Short Reading
Lectura breve
Anna goes to the library. She reads the rules on the door. The sign says, ‘Do not eat here.’ Anna listens and puts her food away. Then, she sits quietly. She reads books and does not talk. The rules keep the library clean and quiet. Everyone follows the rules. It is a good place to study.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
Ejercicio 1 – Completar los espacios
1. You ____ your hands before eating. (wash / washes / washing)
2. Do not ____ in the library. (talk / talks / talking)
3. We ____ the rules at school. (follow / follows / following)
4. She ____ quietly when the teacher speaks. (listen / listens / listening)
5. You ____ run in the hallway. (do not / does not / will not)
6. They ____ clean the classroom every day. (help / helps / helping)
7. He ____ his book on the desk. (put / puts / putting)
8. We ____ eat food in this room. (must not / must / can)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
Ejercicio 2 – Relacionar
1. Do not run
2. Listen carefully
3. Follow the rules
4. Put your phone away
5. Speak quietly
6. Wash your hands
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
Ejercicio 3 – Opción múltiple
1. What must you do in the library?
2. Choose the correct instruction: ‘You ____ eat here.’
3. How do you say ‘do not run’ in a short form?
4. What is the correct sentence?
5. Which sentence is an instruction?
6. If the rule says ‘Do not touch’, what do you do?
📝 Writing Practice
Práctica de escritura
1. Write three rules for your classroom.
Escribe tres reglas para tu salón de clases.
2. Write two instructions to keep your room clean.
Escribe dos instrucciones para mantener tu cuarto limpio.
📚 Key Vocabulary
Vocabulario clave
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rule |
a statement that says what you must or must not do una regla que dice lo que debes o no debes hacer |
| instruction |
a direction or order to do something una indicación u orden para hacer algo |
| must |
you have to do something tienes que hacer algo |
| do not / don’t |
to say you must not do something para decir que no debes hacer algo |
| listen |
to hear carefully escuchar con atención |
| quietly |
without making noise sin hacer ruido |
| follow |
to do what someone says or shows hacer lo que alguien dice o muestra |
| clean |
not dirty no sucio |
🔎 Answer Key
Soluciones
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1. wash, 2. talk, 3. follow, 4. listens, 5. do not, 6. help, 7. puts, 8. must not
- exercise_2_matching: 1-You must walk, 2-Hear with attention, 3-Do what the rules say, 4-Keep your phone off the desk, 5-Talk with a low voice, 6-Clean your hands with water and soap
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1-Listen quietly, 2-must not, 3-Don’t run, 4-She follows the rules., 5-Please sit down., 6-Do not touch it
🤖 ¿Necesitas ayuda?
If something is still unclear, you can ask the SFC Learning Assistant for simpler explanations, extra examples, or more practice.
Si algo todavía no está claro, puedes pedir al SFC Learning Assistant explicaciones más sencillas, ejemplos adicionales o más práctica.