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?