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Grammar Present Simple- he/she/it JAMES STUART Fireman

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James, 26, is a fireman. He comes
What are the
jobs of the people in your Scotland, but now he lives in Sussex, England.
Tell the class. family?
He works at a small fire station near Brighton.
James drives the fire engines. He works 10
My father is a doctor. days a month. He's at work for 24 hours, and
then he has 48 hours off. It's a difficult job,
My mother's a ... but he likes it.

My brother... He's married, with two children, and on his

free days he takes Lara (6) to school and
enjoys playing with Max (4). He also goes to
the gym, and he plays snooker.
Two very different jobs
1 2 1 Listen to and read about
James Stuart and
Maggie Howell. What are their jobs? Where do )He is a tiremon
they work?
She is a t ologist
2 Underline all the verbs in the text: is, comes, .

What is the last letter of all these verbs?

Pronunciation
3 22 Listen and
complete the chart. 2 He uorks neor Bngkon
Iz/ IZ/ She uo KS in New Yor K
likes Comes teaches
o r Ks ives
isits Aoes watches
lwalKs
Practise saying the verbs.
plays
4 Complete the sentences MAGGIE HOWELL Zoologist
1 James is a fireman. Maggie is a zoologist. Maggie, 45, is a zoologist.She studies wolves and
2 She comes from the US. He she's the Director of the Wolf
COMeS_ from Centre in New York Conservation
Scotland. State. She lives in
and works with her Connecticut
also visits schools husband, Spencer. Maggie
3 James lives in England.
Maggie liues_in
Connecticut. and
wolves. She works 5 teaches children about WolfCar
4 She works at the Wolf Centre. He
Sundays, too, becausedays
a week, but
at uOKS she goes to
a fire station. she likes it there!
5 He drives fire engines. She isits_ schools in her free time she reads a
lot, and watches
plays tennis, and walks theirTVWe
and ieah children about wolves. Eleanor. She also
ao5
6 Maggie likes
job, too.
her job, and James likes_his
7 He goes to the gym in his free time. She

8 She
9
Lalks her dog.
plays tennis. He plys snooker.
Maggie 1 S
W
married. Her husband's name
is Spencer. James. 1 5 married, too.
2.3 Listen and check. Read the sentences
aloud.
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5 Which of the words in the box are about
James (J)? Which are about Maggie (M)?
What does he do?
Questions and negatives
26 10 days a month
Director 1 2.4 Read and listen. Complete the lines about James.
M visits M
fireman Practise them with a partner.
Sundays M
Spencer gym
Scotland snooker 1 What does James do? He's aEiscman
drives (= What's his job?)
TV
5 days a week M dog M 2 Where does he come from? Hecomes ficm Sroted
3 Does he live in Scotland? N a . he doesn't.
Use the words to talk about them with your
partner.
4 Does he live in England? Yes he does
James is 26. He is a fireman. He.. 5 Does he play tennis? No.he doesn't play
Maggie is... tennis. He D a S snooker.

GRAMMAR AND PRONUNCIATION

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb live.

Positive He liues in England.

Negative Hedocsrit l e in Scotland.
Question Where coeS he liut "He lives in England:

2 2.5 Listen. Practise the pronunciation of does and doesn't.

/daz/ /daz/ daznt/
Does he play football? Yes, he does. /No, he doesn't

Grammarreference 2.1-2.2 p143

2 Complete the questions and answers about James.

1 Where does James work?

'At a fire station
2 DoeS_he drive the fire engines?
Yes, he COeS_
3 How many days a month ClOeS_he work?

4 What does_ he d o i n his free time?

He o c S t o the gym and he p l a i s snooker

5 o c S he like his job?

Wolf Conservation Center Yes, he d o s _
6 o S he haye a dog?'
No, he COSS hE

2 . 6 Listen and check. Ask and answer the questions about

James with a partne

3 Ask and answer questions about Maggie with a partner.

SWhat does Maggie do? She's a zoologist and she's...

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