Grammar: Present Simple

Ex.1 Read the text and complete the sentences below.

Mary Wilson comes from England. She is a teacher and works in a school. She teaches Japanese and French. She likes her job. She lives in Reading. This town is not far from London. Mary loves walking in her free time. In the evening she usually watches TV or reads books.

1. Mary ... from England. 5. ... ... her job.

2. She ... in a school. 6. She ... walking.

3. Mary teaches ... . 7. Mary ... 2 languages.

4. She ... not far from London. 8. She ... TV in ... .

Ex.2 Put the verbs in a proper form.

1. Tom (work) in a bank. 2. I (like) coffee. 3. We (speak) French. 4. They (live) in London. 5. She (come) from Brazil. 6. Ann (have) a family. 7. Boris (watch) TV every day. 8. I (get) up at 8 every morning. 9. Sam (go) to school on Mondays. 10. Nick (like) his job.

Ex.3 Fill in the missing words.

1. She... breakfast at 8 o'clock. 2. He never... tennis. 3. I... to work by car. 4. They... home at 5 pm. 5. He's a pilot. He...all over the world. 6. Ann... a flat in Moscow. 7. My son... TV all day long|. 8. We ... not far from Ulyanovsk. 9. His sister ... work at 5.30 am. 10. I ... tea and coffee.

Ex.4 Match a line in A with a line in B.

A B

1. The train leaves... French and German.

2. I usually get up... this boat.

3. George often arrives... his friends after work.

4. I own... before 6 o'clock.

5. Kate teaches... from this platform.

6. Nick sometimes plays... lunch in a restaurant.

7. Robert usually meets... tennis on Fridays.

8. We sometimes have... home late.

Ex.5 Make up sentences.

1. by to she car work goes. 2. English speaks he very well. 3. watching I films like. 4. shower takes in the she morning the. 5. Ann her with in family lives Rome. 6. here a lot It in rains October. 7. often they to go theatre the. 8. usually I lunch at have 1.30.

Ex.6 Write down 12 sentences about Jane.

Jane

1. a secretary 7. parents

2. 18 8. the office/8.30

3. the office/5 days a week 9. in the canteen

4. at 7.30 10. home/5.30

5. nothing for breakfast 11. evening classes

6. orange juice 12. at 11 o'clock

Ex.7 Read the text and answer the questions.

My friend, John Simons, 35 is a schoolteacher. He lives in a village but he works in town. Every day he gets up at 7 o'clock, makes his bed, washes himself and goes to the kitchen where he has breakfast. Then he leaves home and goes to work by bus or by car. He arrives at school at 8.20. He teaches English from 9.00 in the morning to 2.30 in the afternoon and then leaves the school. He arrives home at 3.30. He has dinner and has a rest. In the evening he watches TV or reads books. At 11 o'clock he goes to bed.

1. What's his job? 6. What time does he arrive at school?

2. Where does he live? 7. How long does he work?

3. Where does he work? 8. What does he teach?

4. What time does he get up? 9. What does he do in the evening?

5. Does he go to work by train? 10. When does he go to bed?

Ex.8 Say what they do.

She is a nurse. He is a pilot. He is an interpretor.

1. She looks after patients.

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