Unit 6 · Let's play after school!

I visit my grandma after school. I don't watch TV on Monday. Use the present simple to describe a regular activity, and put don't before the base verb to say you do not do it. In English 1AC Unit 6, Let's play after school!, learn useful activity phrases, make suggestions and write a short paragraph about your own afternoons.

Moroccan 1AC · Beginner English revision · Units 6–10 · Updated 25 October 2026

By the end of this lesson, you can

Name eight after-school activities
Build present simple statements and negatives with I, you, we and they
Ask and answer simple questions with do
Make and respond to a suggestion with Let's
Read an information text for a day, place and activity
Recognise fl, pl and bl at the beginning of words
Write five connected sentences about an afternoon routine

Before you startSubject pronouns I, you, we and they · Days of the week and common classroom verbs · Simple statements with be

What do you do after school?

After school means after your lessons finish. It does not mean the same time for everyone. Some pupils go home, some travel by bus and others join a club. Choose activities that fit your real day, or invent a routine for a character.

Girls illustrate playing football, reading, visiting a grandmother, doing homework, cycling and playing chess. — Learn a verb with its activity: play football, read a book, visit my grandma, do homework, ride a bike and play chess.

Activity	Meaning	A complete sentence
play football	Take part in a ball game	We play football on Friday.
read a book	Read a story or information	I read a book after school.
visit my grandma	Spend time with my grandmother	I visit my grandma on Sunday.
do homework	Complete schoolwork at home	I do homework in the afternoon.
ride a bike	Travel or exercise on a bicycle	They ride their bikes in the park.
play chess	Play a board game with pieces	You play chess with a friend.
help at home	Share suitable household tasks	We help at home.
have a snack	Eat a small amount between meals	I have a snack at four.

Remember

Learn a verb with its partner: play football, do homework, have a snack and go home. Say I do homework, without a homework, and I go home, without to.

How do you make a present simple statement?

Definition

Present simple for routines : Use I, you, we or they + base verb for a habit: I read after school. We play chess on Wednesday. A time phrase can show when the habit happens.

The base verb is the dictionary form: visit, play, read or help. With I, you, we and they, keep this form. Read We visit our cousins as a regular habit, not a description of a single action happening in a picture now.

Build a routine

Choose we + play chess + on Wednesday.

Start with the subject: We.
Add the base verb and its object: play chess.
Add the day: We play chess on Wednesday.

How do you use don't in English 1AC?

Definition

Present simple negative : With I, you, we and they, put do not or don't before the base verb: I don't watch TV. We don't have a club on Tuesday. Don't is the short form of do not.

A girl reads a book in one panel and indicates that she does not watch TV in the other. — Use I + base verb for a routine and I + don't + base verb for its negative: I read; I don't watch TV.

Positive	Negative	Long form
I read after school.	I don't read after school.	I do not read after school.
You play football.	You don't play football.	You do not play football.
We have a club on Tuesday.	We don't have a club on Tuesday.	We do not have a club on Tuesday.
They visit their cousins.	They don't visit their cousins.	They do not visit their cousins.

A negative describes a fact about the routine. I don't play football on Monday does not mean I hate football. Perhaps I play on Friday. Keep the time phrase when you change a statement into a negative so that the meaning stays precise.

Remember

Say I don't have a club, not I don't has a club. Do not use am with an ordinary routine verb: I don't read is correct; I am not read is not. With be, use a different pattern: I am not tired.

What changes with he or she?

This unit mainly practises I, you, we and they. To talk about one other person, say She reads and She doesn't read. The next units practise this pattern more fully. After doesn't, the verb is still the base form.

How do you ask about a routine with do?

Question	Positive short answer	Negative short answer
Do you read after school?	Yes, I do.	No, I don't.
Do they play chess?	Yes, they do.	No, they don't.
Do we have a club on Tuesday?	Yes, we do.	No, we don't.

For a yes/no question, use Do + subject + base verb. For more information, add What: What do you do after school? I help at home. The first do helps form the question; the second do means perform an activity.

How do you suggest an activity with Let's?

Purpose	Useful language
Make a suggestion	Let's play chess.
Accept	Good idea! Let's play.
Decline politely	Sorry, I can't today.
Suggest something different	Let's read instead.

Let's means let us and includes the speaker. Use a base verb after it: Let's visit Lina. You can accept or decline without giving private details. A friendly invitation leaves the other person a choice.

A short club conversation

Adam: Let's play football after school. / Ines: Sorry, I can't today. I have a reading club. / Adam: Let's play on Friday. / Ines: Good idea!

Ines gives a reason using a simple statement.
Adam suggests a different day instead of insisting.

Phonics: how do you say fl, pl and bl?

A flag and flower illustrate fl, a plane and plum illustrate pl, and a blue pencil and blanket illustrate bl. — Read both beginning consonants in fl, pl and bl without inserting an extra vowel between them.

Beginning	Practice words	Try this
fl	flag, flat, flower	Move from f to l: flag.
pl	play, plane, plum	Keep p and l together: play.
bl	blue, black, blanket	Keep b and l together: blue.

A blend keeps both consonant sounds. Say flag slowly and then at a normal speed. Do not insert an extra vowel between f and l. These word groups practise the beginning only; their vowels do not all sound the same. Listen to your teacher, repeat and then use a word in a short phrase: a blue flag.

Reading: a notice for the Wednesday club

WEDNESDAY CLUB. Welcome to the school library! We meet after school on Wednesday. We read short stories and play word games. We don't watch films. Bring a pencil and a notebook. You don't need to buy a book: there are books in the library. New pupils are welcome. Ask Ms Amal at school for information.

Step by step

Find information in a notice

Read the title to identify the activity.
Find the day: Wednesday.
Find the place: the school library.
Underline what pupils do and circle what they don't do.
Read the instruction about what to bring before answering a question.

Where does the club meet? In the school library. Do pupils watch films? No, they don't. Must they buy a book? No: the notice says there are books in the library. A good answer uses information in the text; it does not invent a starting time.

Writing: what I do after school

Step by step

Write a five-sentence paragraph

Choose a day and two activities.
Write a positive sentence with I + base verb.
Write a negative with I don't + base verb.
Connect two activities with then or after that.
Check capital I, the apostrophe in don't and a full stop at the end.

An original model paragraph

On Wednesday, I go home after school. I have a snack. Then I do my homework. I don't watch TV in the afternoon. After that, I read a short story with my sister.

Then shows which activity comes next.
The negative gives one clear detail instead of repeating the same sentence.

Pair practice: one pupil reads the model aloud while the other lists the activities. Swap roles and change the day and two activities. You are ready to move on when you can say what you do, what you don't do and one suggestion without reading the model.

Frequently asked questions

What does English 1AC Unit 6 cover?

Let's play after school! covers after-school activity phrases, present simple statements and negatives, do questions, suggestions with Let's, fl/pl/bl blends, a club notice and writing about an afternoon.

How do I use don't in the present simple?

Use I, you, we or they + don't + base verb: I don't watch TV. Don't means do not. Do not add s or use am before the ordinary verb.

What is the difference between I do homework and I don't do homework?

I do homework is positive. I don't do homework is negative. In the negative, don't helps form the sentence and the second do is the activity verb.

How do I write about after-school activities in English?

Name a day, choose two activities and add one negative: On Monday, I have a snack. Then I do homework. I don't watch TV. Check capital I, verb partners and full stops.

Are the exercises and quiz answers included?

Yes. This unit includes 14 exercises with explained model answers and 24 quiz questions with explanations. Open-ended writing tasks accept other answers that meet the instructions.

Quiz: 20 questions

20 questions are randomly selected from this lesson’s 24-question bank. Choose one answer for each question and get an immediate explanation.

Q1Choose the correct activity phrase.

Correct answer: do homework

The usual English phrase is do homework, without an article.

Q2Complete: We … our cousins on Sunday.

Correct answer: visit

We takes the base verb visit in a present simple statement.

Q3Choose the correct negative.

Correct answer: I don't read.

Use don't + base verb for an ordinary routine verb with I.

Q4Don't is the short form of…

Correct answer: do not

The contraction don't means do not.

Q5Complete: They don't … TV.

Correct answer: watch

After don't, use the base verb watch.

Q6Choose the correct phrase.

Correct answer: have a snack

Have a snack means eat a small amount between meals.

Q7Complete: … you play chess?

Correct answer: Do

A routine question with you uses Do + you + base verb.

Q8Do they read? No, …

Correct answer: they don't.

A question with do takes do or don't in its short answer.

Q9Choose a correct suggestion.

Correct answer: Let's play.

Let's is followed by the base form of the verb.

Q10Which reply accepts a suggestion?

Correct answer: Good idea!

Good idea! shows that you like and accept the suggestion.

Q11Which word begins with fl?

Correct answer: flag

Flag begins with f and l; pronounce both sounds.

Q12Which word begins with bl?

Correct answer: black

Black begins with the consonant blend bl.

Q13Which word begins with pl?

Correct answer: play

Play begins with p followed directly by l.

Q14The Wednesday club meets in the…

Correct answer: school library.

The original notice welcomes pupils to the school library.

Q15At the Wednesday club, pupils don't…

Correct answer: watch films.

The notice states that club members don't watch films.

Q16What should pupils bring to the club?

Correct answer: A pencil and a notebook

The notice asks pupils to bring a pencil and a notebook.

Q17Complete: We don't … a club on Tuesday.

Correct answer: have

Use the base form have after don't.

Q18Which sentence describes a routine?

Correct answer: I read on Monday.

A repeated activity on Monday can be described with the present simple.

Q19Choose the correct phrase.

Correct answer: go home

Home follows go directly in this expression.

Q20In a sequence, then means…

Correct answer: next.

Then introduces what happens next in a sequence.

Q21Which reply is a polite refusal?

Correct answer: Sorry, I can't today.

Sorry, I can't today declines while remaining polite.

Q22What do you do after school? asks about…

Correct answer: activities.

What do you do? asks which activities you perform.

Q23I don't play on Monday means…

Correct answer: Playing is not part of my Monday routine.

A negative routine statement does not automatically express dislike.

Q24Which sentence is correctly written?