How To Proceed

1. 1

   Introduce an action
   Pick up a newspaper and pretend to read it. Ask your students what you're doing. They’ll say, “You’re reading a newspaper.”
   T: “What newspaper am I reading?”
   S: “You’re reading The New York Times.”

2. 2

   Introduce Present Simple - First person singular
   Tell your students, “I read The New York Times every day.” Make a list of the things you do every day as a routine:

   • I have breakfast at 7.
   • I go to work at 9.
   • I have lunch at 12.
   • I go home at 5.
   • I watch TV before dinner.

   Make sure your students understand that you do this on a daily or weekly basis; these are habitual...