- •N egative form
- •Special questions
- •Adverbs Adverbs of manner (answer the question how?)
- •Adverbs of place (answer the question where?)
- •Adverbs of time (answer the question when?)
- •Word order: adverbs of manner, place and time
- •Adverbs of frequency
- •Adverbs of degree
- •Too/either
- •So do I/neither do I
- •Reading
- •Vocabulary:
- •Speaking Useful Words and Expressions
- •Social english Directions
Unit 4
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Focus on
Use of English
Grammar
the Present Simple Tense
Adverbs of Manner, Place, Time
Frequency and Degree
Word Order: Adverbs
Too/either
So do I/Neither do I
Adverbs: Comparative and Superlative forms
Further Practice: Articles
Like doing
Reading Speaking |
Daily Life |
Spare Time |
|
Likes and dislikes |
Social English
Directions
USE OF ENGLISH
Grammar
The Present Simple Tense
The Present Simple Tense is used to talk about:
repeated actions or habits
Every evening my parents stay at home and watch TV.
permanent situations
Mr. and Mrs. Smith live in Bristol.
general truth
The river Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
P ositive form
I You We You They |
live |
in Kiyv |
He She It |
plays studies goes |
the guitar. Computer Science. very well. |
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ___ to bed at 11.00 p.m. (go).
2. Jack ___ fluent French. (speak).
3. Her children ___ game shows and cartoons. (enjoy).
4. She always ___ funny jokes. (tell).
5. My sister and I often ___ to read newspapers in English. (try).
6. People ___ personal computers at home. (use).
7. It ___ him about half an hour to get home from college. (take).
N egative form
I You We You They |
do not |
study at school. |
(do not = don't) |
He She It |
does not |
work on Sundays. |
(does not = doesn't) |
Exercise 2. Write positive sentences with the verb in the correct form.
Example: I don't go to school. - I go to school.
1. My mother doesn't come from Russia.
2. My friends don't live in Moscow.
3. Paul Simon doesn't study at Trinity College.
4. My father doesn't work as an engineer.
5. My friends and I don't go to the cinema at weekends.
6. My friend doesn't wear jeans and a T-shirt to the institute.
Exercise 3. Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.
Example: I ___ to the radio in the morning, (listen) - I don't listen to the radio in the morning.
1. I __ the dog for a walk every day. (take).
2. She __ all the food in the nearest supermarket. (buy).
3. We __ to football matches every Sunday. (go).
4. This car __ much money - it's rather old. (cost).
5. My friends __ in a bank. (work).
6. Pete __ early at weekends. (get up)
Exercise 4. Write true sentences with the given words.
Example: A child/need love, food, care and toys. - A child needs love, food, care and toys.
A child/need a driver's licence. - A child doesn't need a driver's license.
1. A restaurant / sell shoes.
2. A restaurant / serve food.
3. An architect / design buildings.
4. Doctors / take care of sick people.
5. The river Amazon / flow into the Pacific Ocean.
6. Glass / break easily.
7. Scientists / have all the answers to the mysteries of the universe.
Exercise 5. Write positive or negative sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct form.
Example: Children ___ lot of questions. (ask) - Children ask a lot of questions.
I ___ Turkish. (not/speak) - I don't speak Turkish.
1. I ___ hard rock. (love).
2. He ___ to work when the weather is good. (not/drive).
3. You usually ___ my birthday. (forget).
4. The village shop ___ at 10 o'clock in the morning. (not/open).
5. We occasionally ___ letters to our old school friends. (write).
6. The planets ___ around the Sun. (go).
7. My father and I ___ television most evenings. (not/watch)
G eneral questions
Do |
I you we you they |
come from Russia? |
Yes, |
I you we you they |
do. / No, |
I you we you they |
don’t |
Does |
he/she |
go to university? |
Yes, |
he/she |
does./No, |
he/she |
doesn’t |
Does |
it |
cost much? |
Yes, |
it |
does./No, |
it |
doesn’t |
Exercise 6. Add do or does to make general questions and do, don't, does or doesn't to give short answers.
Example: __ she live with her parents? - Yes, she __.
Does she live with her parents? - Yes, she does.
__ you like your job? - No, I__.
Do you like your job? - No, I don't.
1. __ I speak good Italian? - Yes, you __.
2. __ you drive to work? - No, I__.
3. __ they work hard at university? - Yes, they __.
4. __ Alan smoke? - No, he __.
5. __ Patrick like computer games and cartoons? - Yes, he __.
6. __ children usually eat much ice-cream? - Yes, they __.
7. __ you take exams every month? - No, we __.
Exercise 7. Make these sentences into general questions.
1. The shop closes at 5 o'clock.
2. They have parties every weekend.
3. She speaks good English.
4. It rains a lot here in spring.
5. You drink a lot of tea.
6. They go shopping on Saturdays.
Exercise 8. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative, or a general question, according to the instructions.
Example: I visit my parents very often. (negative)
- I don't visit my parents very often.
Does he go to school every day? (positive) - He goes to school every day.
She comes from Italy. (question) - Does she come from Italy?
1. Helen's husband drives her to work. (question).
2. They watch television every night. (negative).
3. He doesn't walk to work every day. (positive).
4. Does he live in this street? (positive).
5. Denny and his cousin go to the cinema on Fridays. (question).
6. His elder brother works in a fast food restaurant. (negative)
A lternative questions
Do |
I you we you they |
like tea |
or |
coffee? |
- Coffee. |
Does |
he/she |
get up late |
or |
early? |
- (He gets up) early. |
Does |
it |
travel fast |
or |
slowly? |
- (It travels) fast. |
Exercise 9. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give short answers.
Example: She (get up) early/late? - Does she get up late or early? - She gets up early.
1. He (go) to work by bus/by train?
2. Classes (start) in the morning/in the afternoon?
3. His mother (work) as a bank manager/as an economist?
4. Jacky (like) classical music/jazz?
5. The shop (close) at 5/at 6 p.m.?
6. His friends (watch) television/go out in the evenings?
7. You (play) the guitar/the piano?