UNIT 5

DAILY ACTIVITIES

A. LISTENING
TASK 1
Listening script 1
Listen to the text and answer the following question
1. What was the reason given for the invention of basketball?
a. To get more immigrants to come to the U.S
b. To help immigrants live in the U.S
c. To get people to move to new areas
d. To get people to live together
2. What did coaches earlier think about the problem with tall players?
a. They were too tall
b. They were not professional
c. They were too strong
d. They had poor ball handling
3. What does the coach think about a tall man?
a. Six foot
b. Six feet inches and over
c. Six feet six inches
d. Six f eet ten inches
4. What will probably happen next?
a. The listeners will play some basketball
b. The listener will go home
c. The listeners will enroll for the basketball team
d. The listeners will continue listening to the coach

TASK 2
Listening script 2
Listen to the text and answer the following question 5.
What is the woman talking about?
a. An English book for students
b. Curriculum
c. A representative English book
d. Four basic skills in learning English
6. How many basic skills should students gain after completed their study?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Six
7. What are the basic skills considered?
 a. They are considered as the basic competency needed by students
b. They are considered as listening, speaking, reading, and writing competencies
c. They are considered with all the basic ones very well
d. They are considered as in the curriculum
8. The four basic skills cover….
a. Speaking, pronunciation, reading, and writing
b. Speaking, reading, writing, and drawing
c. Listening, speaking, singing, and writing competencies
d. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing competencies

B. SPEAKING
Practice this conversation with your friend
Amel : How do you spend your day, Fahmi?
Fahmi : Well, on weekdays I get up around four. Then, I prepare for praying Shubuh at
four-thirty. Then I read the paper and do homework for an hour and then
take a bath at six o’clock. After that I have breakfast around seven.
Amel : Really? What time do you go to campus?
Fahmi : I go to campus at seven o’clock.
Amel : How do you go to campus?
Fahmi : On foot, my house is not far from the campus.
Amel : That’s great. So, you never come late to campus, do you? Do you have courses
every day?
Fahmi : Yes, I have five courses this semester. I attend the classes from Monday to
Friday. Usually, I go home at five-thirty. I have free time on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Amel : What do you do on weekends?
Fahmi : I usually play basketball and badminton on Saturdays. I watch news on TV
every Sunday morning and watch movie every Sunday afternoon.
Amel : Wow, that sounds interesting. By the way, how well do you play basketball and
badminton?
Fahmi : About average, I guess.

C. READING
Read the following text!
I am Zulkifli Tanipu. People call me Zul, and my students call me, sir Zul. I love
listening to music, especially Jazz music. I also love watching sport games, happy
ending movies, and reading books. I teach at English Department, State University of
Gorontalo. I’ve got lots of schedule every day. I wake up at 4.30 in the morning to pray
Shubuh because I am moslem. After that, I read some books or articles related to the
subject that I will teach. Then, I clean my house by myself because I live alone. I take a
bath at 6 o’clock if I have a class at 7 o’clock. I prepare myself for teaching then I go to
campus at 6.45 or 6.50. If I have a class at 9 a.m, I prepare myself for teaching at 8
o’clock then go to campus at 8.45 or 8.50.
 I teach 16 classes in a week. They are too many, I think, but I love my daily
activities in campus. I love teaching my students, sharing with them, listening to them
when they are giving their opinion. This activity makes me happy. It is extremely
tiring, but it is lovely. I spend my days at English Department but I also have some
classes at Accounting Department, History Department, and Nursing Department so
that I find many experiences with various students. It is wonderful, isn’t it?
There is something that I almost forget to tell you. I also teach every evening at
Center for Language Development. I teach TOEFL preparation class from 6.30 to 8.30
every evening. After finishing my activities at campus, I go home at 9 p.m. That’s
exhausting but I love it. You can imagine how “wonderful” I am with all my terrific
activities.

Answer the following questions based on the text!

1. What is Zul’s complete name? (Zulkifli Tanipu)
2. What are his hobbies? (listening music, watching sport games, watch movies,
reading books)
3. What activities does he do in the morning? (he wake up at 4.30 in the morning to
pray Shubuh . After that, read some books or articles related to the subject that I
will teach. Then, he clean house . him take a bath at 6 o’clock if have a class at 7
o’clock. prepare for teaching then I go to campus at 6.45 or 6.50. If he have a class at
9 a.m, prepare myself for teaching at 8 o’clock then go to campus at 8.45 or 8.50.)
4. What activities does he do in the evening? (teach every evening at Center for
Language Development, After finishing my activities at campus, he go home at 9
p.m.)

5. How does he feel about his job?

( he feel about his job That's exhausting but love it. You can imagine how “wonderful” he
with all terrific activities.)
 D. WRITING
THE SIMPE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE (a) Ann takes a The simple present expresses
PRESENT shower every daily habits or usual activities,
day. as in (a) and (b).
(b) I usually eat The simple present expresses
lunch at general statements of fact, as
the cafeteria. in (c) and (d). in sum, the simple
(c) Babies cry. present is used for events or
(d) The earth situations that exist always,
revolves around usually, or habitually in the
the sun. past, present and future.
(e) A square has
four equal sides.
(f) The sky is blue.
THE PRESENT (g) Ann can’t come The present progressive
PROGRESSIVE to the phone expresses an activity that is in
right now progress (is occurring, is
because she is happening) right now. The
taking a event is in progress at the time
shower. the speaker is saying the
(h) It’s noon. I am sentence. The event began in
eating lunch at the past, is in progress now,
the cafeteria and will probably continue into
right now. the future.
(i) Jimmy and Susie Form: am, is, are + -ing
are babies. They
are crying. I can
hear them right
now. Maybe
they are hungry.

FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

1. SIMPLE PRESENT
Be
Use:
• am with the personal pronoun I
• is with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or with the singular form of nouns)
• are with the personal pronouns we, you or they (or with the plural form of nouns) Example: I am
hungry.
affirmative negative question
I I am. I am not. Am I?
he/she/it He is. He is not. Is he?
you/we/they You are. You are not. Are you?
 All other verbs Use:
• the infinite verb (play) with the personal pronouns I, you, we and they (or with the plural form of
nouns)
• the verb + s (plays) with the personal pronouns he, she, it (or with the singular form of nouns)

affirmative negative question

I/you/we/they I play. I do not play. Do I play?
he/she/it He plays. He does not play. Does he play?
Tips on how to form negative sentences and questions
Negative sentences and questions are formed with the auxiliary verb 'do'.
The 3rd person singular of 'do' is 'does'. This means that in negative sentences and questions the
's' of the main verb is placed behind 'do'.
 EXERCISE
TASK 1
Write down the missing sentences. Do as example in number 1.
No Affirmative Negative Questions
1 I I play I do not play Do I play?
2 You You help You do not help Do you help
3 He He answers He does not Does he
answer answer?
4 She She sings She does not sing Does she
sing?
5 It It rains It does not rain Does it rain?
6 We We dream We do not dream Do we dream?
7 You You read You do not read Do you read?
8 They They work They do not work Do they
work?

TASK 2
Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:
Come Get Happen look Make
Stay Start Try work
1. You are working hard today.
2. I am looking for Lisa. Do you know where she is?
3. It is getting dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They have not got anywhere to live at the moment. They Are staying with friends
until they find somewhere.
5. Are you ready Ann? ‘yes, I’m comming
6. Have you got an umbrella? It is starting to rain.
7. You are making a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I am trying to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people here? What is happening?