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The verb to be
Affirmative ľm, He/She/lťs, In short
We/You/They're answers we do not repeat the
Negative ľm not, He/She/lt isn't, whole question. We use Yes or No, the
We/You/They aren't
Interrogative subject pronoun and the verb forms
Am 1?, Is he/she/it?, Are we/you/they?
am/'m not, is/isn't, are/aren't.
Yes, I Yes, he/she/it is., Yes,
Short answers am., we/you/they are. Are you from Spain? No,
No,
ľm not.
ľm not., No, he/she/it isn't., No, we/you/they aren't.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.

Hi, 1 1) m Eilen and 1 2) '1 3 old. This 3)

years my family. My
daďs name 4) Gordon and he 5) 38 years old.
My mum'sname
6) Emily and she 7)
36 years old. Josh and Luke 8) my
brothers. They 9) 4 and 6 years old. We 10) from York, England.

Look at the table and answer the questions.

Name Age Appearance Country

Chad 16 plump
& tall USA
Lag(a 13 thin & short Egypt

Kasper 14 thin& short Poland

Nicole 14 plump
& tall Australia

1 Is Chad Australian?
4 Are Kasper and Nicole fourteen
No, he isn't. He's
years
from the USA. Old?
2 Is Layla thin and short?
5 Is Kasper from Poland?

3 Is Nicole from Egypt?

6 Are Chad and Nicole thin and short?

Fill in the gaps with: am/'m/'m not, is/'s/isn't, are/'re/aren't.

I Are you 14 years old Tom?

you from Poland?
thirteen. B: Yes, I
Polish.
2 William your cousin? 6 they sisters?
B: No, he
my friend. B: No, they They cousins.
Peter and Robert Ellen's sons? 7 Bill Joe's grandfather?
B: No, they They her B: Yes, he
nephews.
Lynn Frank's wife?
Steven Ariana's dad?
B: No, she Lynn
B: No, he
.
Kevin's
her uncle. wife.
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Subject/0bject pronouns Subject Object

pronouns pronouns
We use personal subject pronouns before verbs: me
the > instead of nouns. This is my house. Ił has got a beautiful garden. you you
he (Ił = my house) he him

> instead of names. Tony is from France. He is French. (He = Tony) she her
ił ił
we us
We use Object pronouns after:
verbs. I play tennis. I like ił very much. (ił = tennis)
you you
they them
prepositions. Look at us! Play with me.
Possessive Possessive
adjectives pronouns
Possessiveadjectives Possessivepronouns
-

my mine
Possessive adjectives show: your yours
a) that something belongs to someone. This is my school bag. his his
b) the relationship between two or more people. her hers
They are our parents. iłs
our ours
Possessive adjectives are always followed by nouns.
your yours
This is her mother. their theirs
Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone.
Compare: That is their ball. (possessive adjective) iłs = possessive adjective
That ball is theirs. (possessive pronoun) Look at the giraffe. Iłs neck is long.

Possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns. iťs = 'ił is' orlit has'
Ilike my room. Iťs big! (Ił is)

My new house is fantastic! Iťs got

a swimming pool! (Ił has)

4 Fill in the gaps with: us, they, he, her.

1 My little sister is Amy. Look at her! 3 We are a small family. There are four of
2 David is Jeff's brother. is

sixteen years old. 4 Kim and Derek are Jack's grandparents.

are old.

5 Fill in the appropriate possessive adjectives/pronouns, as in the example.

1 A: Is he
your (you) uncle?
Is this (we) ball?
B: Yes, he is. B: No, ił isn't. Iťs (they).
A: Thisłs (she) son.
•

2 A:
Lookat (l) cat. 4 .......... .. ...

B: Oh, Iťs lovely (ił) tail is so soft. B: Whaťs (he)

name?

6 Fill in the gaps with: I (x2),

me, my, you, your, him, he, us, our, they, their.

readers! My name is Hailey, 1) am thirteen years old. Here is a Pictureof 2) with

my cousins. 3) .

names are Timothy and Jonathan and 4) are

brothers. Timothy is 5) older cousin; he is fifteen. Thaťs 6) in the
middle. 7) is very tall! Jonathan and 8) are the same age. Look at
9) We're cool! We all love football and 10) .
favourite team is
Chelsea! What about 11) Q
Tell me about 12) .
family!
Leave a comment.

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a)

Possessivecase
b)
To show possession: we add 's to each noun of a phrase when two or
we add 'sto names and singular
nouns. more things belong to two or more people and we c)

Mary's hair is long. The girľs clothes are new. want to show that each person has his/her own
d)
we add to plural nouns
'

ending in -s. thing. Those are Luke's and Bob's mobile phones.
The boys' bikes are red. (Luke has got a mobile Phone and Bob has got a
mobile phone, too.)
we add 'sto irregular plural nouns.
These are the children's toys. We use of to talk about things or parts of things. The

of a phrase, when the

door of the house is green. (NOT: ehe-h-euse!s-d-eoș,
we add 's to the last noun
because the house is a thing.)
same thing belongs two or more people.
to
This is Tina and Tom's room. (Tina and Tom share the
same bedroom.)

7 Underline the correct word(s).

1 My qrandmother's/grandmothers' 5 Those are the two boy's/boys' pencils.
name is Laura. 6 That is Mary's and Jackie/Mary and
2 Georges'/George's car is white. Jackie's house.
3 Our dog's/dogs' names are Rex and 7 Amys'/Amy's hair is short.
Fido. 8 These are Emma's and Helen's/Emma
4 Derek is Angies'/Angie's husband. and Helen toys.

8 Look at the family tree below. Then, fill in the gaps, as in the example.

Ann Pete Susan Bob

1 Sean is Megan's husband. He's her 4 Bob is father. He's

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husband. father.
2 Megan is and 5 Pete and Ann are
mother. She's mother. and parents. They're

and brother. parents.

3 Jeff is
brother.

9 Circle the correct iłem.

1 These are those crayons. 4 These are ....... bikes.
A girls' B girls C girľs A Ben's and Greta's
2 These are the B Ben's and Greta
cars.
C Ben and Greta's
A womens' B women'sC womens
5 The are gren.
3 This is niece.
A leaves
tree's
A Gus and Andrea
B leaves of the tree
B Gus and Andreas'
C tree leaves
C Gus and Andrea's

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 The verb havegot

We use the verb have got:

a) to
Affirmative l/We/You/They've got. He/She/lťs got.
show that something belongs to
,Negative l/We/You/They haven't got.
someone. She's got a car. He/She/lt hasn't got.
b)
to describe people, animals and Interrogative Have l/we/you/they got? Has he/she/it got?
things. He's got short, dark hair. Yes,
c) to talk about relationships.
l/we/you/they have. Yes, he/she/it has.
Short answers
No, l/we/you/they haven't. No, he/she/it hasn't.
ľve got a twin brother.
d) with the following expressions:
ľve got a headache. In short answers, we use Yes or No, the subject
ľve got a pronoun and the
temperature. ľve got a cough. verbs forms have/haven't, has/hasn't. We do not
ľve got use got.
a toothache. ľve got a cold. Have you got a sister? Yes, I have. (NOT:
he ľve got a
problem.

Look at the table and write sentences, as in the example.

Keith Paula Jack Martin Kim Pam

tablet
games console
mobile Phone
drone

1 Keith has got a tablet and a

mobile 3 Jack and Martin
phone.
He hasn't got a games console
or a
drone. 4 Kim and Pam
2 Paula

Fill in: have, haven't, has or hasn't.

I Have Jeff and Peter got a cat? best friend?

you got a
B: No, they They B: Yes,l
got a dog. 7
your aunt got curly hair?
2
your dad got a white car? B: No, she She got
B: No, he got a long straight hair.
blue car.
you got a sister?
3 Mr White got a tablet? B: No, I got a
B: Yes, he brother.
4 your mum got a computer? 9 A: Andy got a TV?
B: No, she She got B: Yes, he
a mobile phone, though. Marian and Robert got a
Mr and Mrs Brown got two
son?
children? B: No, they They
B: No, they They got a daughter.
got one child.

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thereis/there are some/any -

Negative Countable Uncountable

Affirmative
Long form Short form Affirmative some some
There is There is not There isn't Negative not any not any
There are There are not There aren't Interrogative any any

We use some in affirmative sentences with:

Interrogative Short answers
a) plural countable nouns.
Yes, there is.
Is there ?
No, there isn't.
There are some books in the bookcase.
b) uncountable nouns.
Yes, there are.
Are there There is some milk in the fridge.
No, there aren't. We use any in negative and interrogative sentences
with:

) We use there is/there are to introduce something

a)
plural countable nouns.
Are there any books in the bookcase?
new and to say that someone/something exists
in a

particular place. There is a sofa in the living b) uncountable nouns.

room.
There are some cushions on the sofa. There isn't any milk in the fridge.

12 Look at the picture and fill in: there is/isn't, there are/aren't. Use some/anywhen necessary.

There isn't a table in the kitchen, but

a fridge.
a dishwasher, but a cooker.
chairs in the kitchen, but
cupboards.
food on the counter.
plants next to the wall.

13 Use the ideas to ask and answer questions, as in the example. Use there is/are in their
correct form and some or any.
1 food / on the table? G/ ) —
4 windows / in the kitchen? — (V)

Is there any food on the table?

Yes, there is some food on the table.

2 milk/ in the fridge? —

5 juice / in the bottle? — (X)

3 people / in the room? - G/ )

6 chairs /
next to the TVP—

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 Prepositionsof place

We use prepositions of place to say where someone or something is.

in
on under next to

opposite in front of behind between

1 The coffee table is in 2 The Sink is 3 The cups are 4 The sofa is
front of the sofa. the mirror. the cupboard. the TV.

15 Choose the correct iłem.

1 The cushions are on/in the sofa. 5 The fridge is under/next to the door.
2 The carpet is under/between the coffee 6 The toilet and bath are between/
table. opposite each other.
3 The Chair is in front of/between the 7 The TV on/in the living room.
is

table. 8 The Sink is behind/between the cooker

4 The bookcase is behind/under the sofa. and the window.

16 Underline the correct iłem. Then, describe your bedroom to your partner.

aoo
Hi Jess,
My new is great! I love my room and iťs quite big! My bed is 1) next to/
house
between the door and I have lots of pillows! There is a window 2) between/behind
my bed as well and a bookcase 3) under/opposite ił. There is a small carpet 4) under/
on the floor 5) in front of/behind my bed. Iťs really pretty!
My desk is 6) between/in front of the bookcase and the wardrobe. ľve got lots of
books 7)
on/in my bookcase and toys in a box 8) under/between my bed! How about
you? Your mum said you're in your brother's old room now. Whaťs your new room like?
Tell me all about ił!
Jane

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the verb can

The verb can is the same in all persons, and is
l/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They can walk.
always followed by a verb.
l/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They can't walk.
We use the verb can to show ability.
Can l/you/he/she/it/we/you/they walk?
can play ice hockey. I can't play rugby.
I
Yes, l/you/he/she/it/we/you/they can.
Short answers
No, l/you/he/she/it/we/you/they can't.

17 Look at the pictures and write sentences using can and can't.

George (play ice hockey/baseball)

3
Alisha (do gymnastics/karate)
George can play ice hockey, but he
can't play baseball.

Henry and Tom (skateboard/surf) 1 (take photographs/paint)

18 Look the pictures and follow the lines. Then use the words to ask and answer the
at
questions.
1 Brian/build robots?
Brian
Can Brian build robots?
No, he can't. He can play the guitar.

2 Emily & Martha/cook?

Emi(y a
Martha

3 Lisa/make jewellery?

Lisa
4 Rob/play the guitar?

Rob
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We use this/these for people, animals and We use that/those for people, animals and things far from
things near us. us. That is my raincoat.
This is my skirt. We use that for something that happened in the past.
We use this/these to introduce people. That dress you bought yesterday was great.
This is my uncle Jim, and these are my We use that when speaking on the Phone to ask who the
cousins Kate and Anna. other is. Hello, this Jane Philips. Who's that, please?
is
person
We use this to introduce ourselves when We use this/these and that/those in wh-questions. We
speaking on the phone.
answer these questions with ił or they. Whaťs this/that?
Hello, this is Mark Jones. Can I speak to Lucy,
jumper. (NOT: Ț-hisAha-t is a jumper.) What are these/
Iťs a
please?
those? They are jumpers. (NOT: T-heseą-hô-se are jumpers.)

19 Choose the correct iłem.

3 These/Those are sunglasses and these/

1 That/This is a scarf and that/this is a coat.
those are gloves.

2 Those/These are boots and these/those are 4 This/That is a dress and this/that is a
sandals.
jumper.

20 Write the sentences in the plural.

1 This is a book. 4 That is a man.

These are books.
2 That isa guitar. 5 This is a shoe.

3 This is a photograph. 6 That is a cupboard.

21 Complete with this, that, these

or those.

1 Who's that girl over there? Do you know 4 ľm really happy is my favourite
her? restaurant.
2 Look at clothes over there, 5 Hi, this is Lucy! Who's please?
they're really nice! Can I have
6 book on the top
my brothers William
3 Martin are shelf, please?

and Fred.
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Prepositionsof time

We use prepositions of time as follows:

ON
time: at 12:00, at 7 0'clock days: on Tuesday, on weekdays months: in June
holidays: Christmas,
at dates: on April 6th years: in 2009
at Easter, at the weekend specific part of a certain day: centuries: in the 1 1 th century
in the expressions: at noon, at on Sunday morning seasons: in the winter/spring/summer/autumn
night, at midnight, at the moment in the expressions: in the morning/afternoon/
evening

22 Fill in: at, in

or on.

What time do you take the bus? 5 A: Do you have any holiday plans?
B: I usually take the bus at 7:30 am. B: Yes Easter we'regoing to Spain.
What time is your piano lesson? 6 A: What month is Todďs birthday?
2
B: Iłs the afternoon after school. B: Iłs February.
I can't believe how beautiful these 7 A: When is the parły?
paintings are. B: I think iťs March 7th at Peter's
B: Yes! Artists the 17th century house.
were amazing! 8 A: When do you play football?
When does your uncle work? B: Iplay football with my friends
B: He works night. 4 pm every Saturday.

23 Circle the correct iłem.

1 My exams are July. 4 I usually have a snack the afternoon.
A at B on C in A in B on C at

2 1 came to France 2010. 5 Are you free Saturday morning?

A in B at C on A at B in C on
3 What do you usually do Christmas? 6 She's coming March 1 st.
...... ......
21
A on B at A at B on C In

24 Fill in the correct preposition of time.

Jack: Hi, Jim. Are you doing anything special today?

Jim: Hi, Jack! Not really, but I am quite busy. I have tennis practice 1) at 10:00 and I have to go to the gym
2) noon. Later on 3) the evening ľmgoing to hang out with some friends. Why?
Jack: Well, usually 4) Saturdays I have music lessons, because I don't have time to do them
weekdays. But today
5)
ľm going to go to the cinema with my brother. Do you want to
come with us?The film is 6) three o'clock.
Jim: That sounds nice! ľmnot doing anything until I meet my friends 7) 7 pm.
Jack: Perfect! Why don't you call me 8) the afternoon and we can plan things then.
Jim: Sure! That would be nice. ľll call you after the gym.
Jack: Chat to you later!

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Countable/Uncountable
nouns The plural of nouns
-

> Countable nouns are nouns which we can

) We form the plural of nouns by adding the following suffixes:
count. They have singular and plural
-s to the noun Chair —
chairs
forms. one glove, two gloves, three gloves
-es to nouns ending in -s, -ss, -x, -ch,
-sh bus buses, dress
—

We put a/an before countable nouns in — dresses, box -

boxes, watch -
watches, dish dishes -

the singular.
nouns ending in a consonant + -y
-ies to
a + consonant sound a watch, a uniform
baby babies, family families
—
—

an + vowel sound an armchair, an hour

> Uncountable nouns are
-s to nouns ending in a vowel + -y
nouns which we
boy -
boys, key — keys, day — days
cannot count. Uncountable nouns are
followed by a verb in the singular. We do > -es to nouns ending in -0 połato —
połatoes
mn
not use a/an with uncountable nouns. We some nouns ending
-ves to in -f/-fe wife — wives, leaf - leaves
n/
can use some/any. Some/any are also BUT chief chiefs, roof roofs
— —

used with countable nouns in the plural. Irregular

plurals: Child children, man men, woman women,
- - -

There is some cheese in the fridge. person people, foot feet, tooth teeth, goose geese, mouse
- - — -

There are some books on the table. -mice, sheep sheep, fish fish - -

25 Write C (countable) or U (uncountable) for each

noun. Then write the
plural form of the
countable nouns.
1 leaf Ie a ves 9 butter
2 honey 10 jumper
3 dress 11 sugar
4 cheese 12 połato
5 baby 13 bread
6 rice 14 glove
7
man 15 tooth

8 water 16 shoe

26 Choose the correct iłem.

1 I usually have salad with

some 5 There are a lot of at the park today.
A tomato B tomatos A children B Child C childs
C tomatoes
6 The children have lots of new
2 There are always on the ground in A toyes B toies C toys
autumn.
7 These two are Jane's twin sons.
A leaf B leaves C leafs
A babys B baby C babies
3 I went to the dentist and he took out two
8 You need to cook for twenty minutes.
A tooths B teeths C teeth A rice B rices C ricies
4 Jane packed two in her suitcase.

A dressies B dresses C dress

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Hi, ľm Kaori and

I live in Fukuoka,
Japan. This is
What I usually do 2
•

at school... W

School starłs at 8 At lunchtime, I usually

every In the afternoon, I go to
morning. When I get to school, eat rice and fish in the the sports hall
and often
I always take offmy shoes. school canteen and do judo. How aboutyou?
We don't wear shoes inside help clean the tables What do you usually do
the classrooms in Japan. after. at school? 3

Presentsimple
Affirmative I play. He/She/lt plays. We/You/They play.
I do not/don't play. He/She/lt does not/doesn't play.
We/You/They do not/clon't play.
Interrogative Do I play? Does he/she/it play? Do we/you/they play?
Yes, I do. Yes, he/she/it does. Yes,
Short answers we/you/they do.
No, I don't. No, he/she/it doesn't. No, we/you/they don't.

We use the present simple for:

)
Pronunciation
habits and daily routines.
I get -s/-es in the third
up at 7 0'clock every day. person singular is pronounced:
/s/ with verbs
> permanent states. He lives in London. ending in /f/, /k/, /p/
or [t/
sounds. cough coughs
—

> generał truths and laws of nature.

The sun shines in the morning. /łz/ with verbs ending in /s/, /f/, /tl/, /d3/ or /z/.
touch -
touches
> timetables and programmes.
/z/ with verbs
School finishes at 2
pm.
ending in all other sounds.
read —
reads
Time words/phrases used with the present simple:
usually, always, every morning/evening/afternoon/night, in
the morning/evening/afternoon, at night, at noon, on Adverbsof frequency
Mondays/Tuesdays, at the weekend, etc.
> Adverbs of frequency tell us how often 4
3rd-person singular - Spelling rules something happens. These are: always (100%),
usually (75%), often (50%), sometimes (25%),
> Most verbs take -s in the third person singular. rarely (1 0%), never (0%)
I he wears, I eat— she eats
wear —

Adverbs of frequency come before the main

) Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -0 take -es.
-xor verb (drink, visit, eat, etc.) but after the
I
pass he passes, I wash she washes, I catch
— —
—
she auxiliary verbs (have, do, be).
catches, I fix- he fixes, I do ił does
Helen's school always starłs at 8 0'clock.
—

> Verbs ending in a consonant+ -y, drop the -y and take Peter is rarely late for school.
-ies. I fly— ił flies We use how often to ask about the number of
) Verbs ending in a vowel +-y, take -s only. times that something happens.
I stay— she stays

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 Look at the text on p. 14. How do we form the present simple? When do we use the present
simple?

Write the third-person singular of the verbs and complete the box. Read the verbs aloud.
1 paint paints 7 laugh /s/ liz/ Iz/
2 play 8
3
wear 9 speak
4 use 10 help
)
to
5 teach 11 meet
ften
6 study 12 know
do
Use the words in bold to correct the sentences.

A pilot works at a police

station. (airport)
Cows live in zoos.
(on farms)
Cows don't live in zoos.
Cows live on farms.

:ed: Chickens give us wool. (eggs)

You buy coffee in a toy shop.
(cafć)

Fill in: do, does or doesn't.

0%), I Do you have English lessons on your sister ride

Mondays? her bike to school?
B: Yes, I . Iťs my B: No, she She takes
in
favourite lesson! the bus.

2
your school have you like Art?
a computer lab? B: Yes, I But my
B: Yes, ił .
We have a favourite subject is Music.
big library as well.
r of Bill usually have

3 A: Martin look very music practice on Mondays?

well. B: Yes, he He plays
the guitar.
B: I know. But he
want to go to the nurse'soffice.
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always often rarely/seldom

usually sometimes never
(O ż)

1 Peter/speak/his teacher/at break times 4 Our Science lesson/start/at 2 pm

Peter never speaks to his teacher at break

times. 5 l/meet/my friends/between lessons
2 Mr Jones/read/in staff room

6 Victor/be/late/for school
3 We/eat/lunch/at school canteen

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present simple.

Billy Jones (1) lives (live) in London, England and (2) .... ...

(go) to his local school. At Billy's school students (3)

(always/wear) a uniform. Billy (4) (not/take)

the bus the mornings.

in He (5) (usually/

walk) to school with his friends. Every day, Billy and his friends
(have) lessons for six hours. He
(often/play) football after school with the

school football team. Billy (8) (not/eat) lunch at

the school canteen because his mum (9) . (always/

give) him a packed lunch.

b) Ask and answer, as in the example.

1 Where/Billy/live? 3 Billy/play football/after school?
Where does Billy live?
Billy lives in London, England.
2 Billy/wear/school uniform? 4 Billy/eat lunch/school canteen?

•SPEA*/NG

Imagine you are a reporter. Interview your

partner. Ask and answer questions, using adverbs of
frequency where appropriate. Ask about:

A: Whydoes the maths

•
what/time/get up
bookfeel so sad?
•
what/do/morning/afternoon/evening during the week
Because ił has so
• what/free time activities/do
many problems!
A: What time do you get up?
B: I usually get up at
seven o'clock.
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Mark! Iťs Ben.
Hey, Hi, Ben!
ľm helping my
the chores at the
What are you doing? mum with
moment because she's working
late these days.

Oh, really? ľm helping

my parents around the No, ľm not doing
Bouse too! Say, are you anything special. Whaťs
doing anything this yourplan?
afternoon?
Cool,
Well, my mum IS thanks!
making pizza tonight
and we'rewatching a
film. Whydon'tyou
come over?

Presentcontinuous

I am/'m cleaning. He/She/lt cleaning.

is/'s
We/You/They are/'re cleaning.
I am/'m not cleaning. He/She/lt is not/isn't cleaning. We/You/They are not/aren't cleaning.
Am I cleaning? Is he/she/it cleaning? Are we/you/they cleaning?
Yes, I
am. Yes, he/she/it is. Yes, we/you/they are.
No, ľm not. No, he/she/it isn't. No, we/you/they aren't.

use the present continuous for: Spelling rules

) actions happening now, at the moment verb.
Most verbs add -ing to the base form of the main
of speaking or around the time of
dust —
dusting, load —
loading, water —
watering
speaking.
Ann is vacuuming the carpet now. Verbs ending drop the -e and add
in -e, -ing.
make making, take taking BUT see — -
seeing
> temporary situations.
—

Mary is visiting her grandma these days. Verbs ending in -ie, drop the -ie and add -y + -ing.
> fixed arrangements the near future.
in lie — lying, die —
dying
Mum is making pizza for us this Verbs ending in a stressed vowel + a consonant, double the
evening. consonant and add -ing.
set -
setting, swim- swimming
Time words/phrases used with the
present continuous: now, at the moment, Verbs ending in -1, double the -1 and add -ing.
atpresent, these days, tomorrow, tonight, travel travelling BUT feel feeling
- -

still, etc.

Iths Look at the dialogue. How do we form the affirmative, negative and interrogative of the
present continuous? When do we use the present continuous?

MODULE 1 17
2 Add -ing to the verbs below and put them in the correct box.
•
water •
mop
• clear • die • drive • dust • travel • lie • make •
stop •
cook • set

+ ing ing double consonant * ing

watering

3 the correct verb from the list in the present continuous. Which sentences refer to
Fill in
actions happening now (N), temporary situations (T), fixed arrangements in the near
future (F)?
• iron •
go
•
visit •
vacuum
• stay

1 Karen is ironing her clothes.

2 Martin with his grandparents these days.
3 We the museum tomorrow morning.
4 Becky the carpet at the moment.
..

5 ... to the cinema with Stephen next Saturday.

4 Put the words into the correct order to make sentences.

1 Julia/singing/in/choir/the/is/moment/ 4 not/Laura/online/chatting/is/now
the/at
Julia is singing in the Choir at the
moment. 5 are/boys/The/teacher/waiting/their/for
2 arriving/Bill/is/tomorrow/London/from

6 Terry and John/evening/this/leaving/

3 is/Henry/starting/school/year/this/not are/for/Athens/not

Colin/read/book Fred/cut the grass The girls/listen/music

Is Colin reading a
book?
No, he isn't.

MODULE 1
6 Read Tim's schedule. Ask and answer questions, as in the example.
Friday Saturdayg
10:00 am have English lesson see doctor
12:00 prn play football
3:00 pm study in library
7:00 pm go to cinema
8:00 pm meet friends

1 have/English lesson/Saturday/10:00 am? 4 study/library/Saturday/3:00 pm?

A: Is Tim having an English lesson on
Saturday at 1 0:00 am?
B: No, he isn't. He's having an English
lesson Friday at 10:00 am.
on
2 see/doctor/Friday/10:00 am? 5 go/cinema/Friday/7:00 pm?

3 play/football/Friday/12:00 pm? 6 meet/friends/Saturday/8:00 pm?

7 Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.

Hi Andrew,

Guess what? 1 1) am emailing (email) you from our new house! Iťs really cool and I really love ił
here! My sister Laura is in the living room and she 2)
(take) things out of boxes. 1 3) (help) her later. Dad

4) (fix) the dishwasher in the kitchen because ił

(not/work) at the moment. Mum is in the kitchen

to. She 6) (make) a shopping list because she

(do) the shopping tomorrow morning. We're all tired

today, so my parents 8) (not/cook) tonight. We

(order) pizza later. I can't wait! How about you?
10) (you/do) anything special tonight? Well, I bełter go!
I have
a lot to do. Come visit me here when you can!
Talk soon,
Angelica

student imagines a scene. Student A

Each
describes and Student B draws What
his/her scene
he/she hears. Student can ask questions for
B

more details. Students switch roles. A: Whyisn'tthe ghost vacuuming the carpet?

ss'own answers. He's avoiding the living rom.

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 VERBS
CONTINUOUS/STATIVE
PRESENT
Yes,coach. But I want to
Are you coming ask a few questions first.
to practice tomorrow Do I need to bring
after school? anything?

You don't need

anything special because
OK, great. And What
time do we start?
we'remeeting for the first
time tomorrow and we usually
just greet the new players

on the first
day.
Brilliant! See

you tomorrow,
Coach.
Practice begins at
four o'clock.

Presentsimple vs Presentcontinuous
is used for: The present continuous is used for:
The present simple
)
permanent states. lives in Brazil.
Bill )
temporary situations.
Sam is studying a lot these days.
) repeated actions, daily routines and habits.
)
actions happening at the time of speaking.
He often plays cricket.
She's watching a film now. They're practising a lot
> programmes and timetables.
these days.
The match starłs at 7:00 pm.
the
near future.
in
generał truths and laws of nature.
) fixed arrangements
>
at OOC.
They're going to the theatre tonight.
Water freezes
Time words/phrases used with the present simple: Time words/phrases used with the present
these
usually, always, every morning/evening/afternoon/ continuous: now, at the moment, at presentf
days, tomorrow, tonight, still, etc.
night, in the morning/evening/afternoon, at night, at
noon, on Mondays/Tuesdays, at the weekend, etc.

Stative Verbs
states rather than actions. verbs of perception: understand, believe, think
Stative verbs describe
(=believe), imagine, know, mean, forget,
Stative verbs do not normally have continuous tenses.

Do you want to play with us? remember, etc. I don't know where he is.

verbs expressing likes/dislikes: like, dislike, love,

I
love football. hate, prefer, enjoy, etc. Mark likes hockey.
I
have a cat. ( N OT: .l—a.m (= possess), belong to,
some other verbs: have
Stative verbs include: depend, own, contain, consist, want, need, appear, 4
verbs of senses: hear, see, smell, taste, feel. need anything from the market?
)
etc. Do you
These flowers smell nice.

in the
Look dialogue. Underline the present simple verbs and circle the verbs
at the
continuous?
present continuous. When do we use the present simple? present

MODULE I
 2 Jessica is on holiday. Her daily routine is different. Look at the pictures and use the
prompts to tell your partner What Jessica usually does and What she is doing now.

• has lessons
•
u p at 7:30
surf
•
sleep till 9:00

Jessica usually gets

up at 7:30, but
today she's sleeping till 9:00.

.-4

go to bed early
•
• practise piano
• eat at a nice restaurant stay up late

lot

3 Complete with am/is/are or do/don't/does/doesn't.

e
I A: Where do Henry and Jack work? 4 A: Excuse me. How much
B: At the department store. this shirt cost?
B: Iťs f15.
2 A: Is Jackie good at bowling?
B: Yes, but she 5 A: Why you crying?
play often. watching a really
sad film.
3 A: Where Paul
going? you want a snack?
we, B: To help his dad in the garden. B: No I I had a
big lunch. Thank
you.

Underline the correct iłem.

pear,
1 How often are you catching/do you 5 My brother is studying/study to be a
catch the bus to school? coach these days.
2 We practise/are practising for a 6 I don'tjoin/am notjoining the PE lesson
competition at the moment. today because I don't feel well.
3 Emily sometimes does/is doing karate 7 Tanya usually starts/is starting work at

at weekends. 9 am.

8 Where is the
4 The sports centre is opening/opens at
game taking/does the
10 every day.
am game take place tomorrow?

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 5 Underline the correct iłem.
1 We are watching the match in the 4 I always/seldom make my own lunch
afternoon/every afternoon. because I don't have time.
2 Ted really exercising a lot every day/
is 5 Sorry, Mr Jones is talking on the Phone
these days. at weekends/at the moment.
3 Iťs a good idea to get enough sleep 6 The boys sometimes/at present play
every night/at the moment. hockey during the winter.

6 Correct the mistakes, where necessary.

1 Larry is-knowing how to ski. 4 I don't think thaťs Ann's bag; hers is blue.
knows
2 I love cricket. Iťs a great sport! 5 l.'-m-wa-nțțRg to
go to the sports centre.

3 6 The shoes are costing fifty pounds.

7 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous.

8 New message

Hi Jim,
Thanks for your email! 1 1) think (think) starting hockey this year 2) (be) a great idea!
(play) hockey with my brother, too, and we really 4) (love)
ił! This weekend we 5) (travel) to another łownto take part in
a competition! 6) (you/plan) to buy your equipment online?
My brother 7) (know) some good online shops that sell nice things. We
8) (usually/use) hockeyworld.com. They have very good
helmets and they 9) (not/cost) a lot.
10) (you/still/come) to visit us next week? We can talk all
about hockey then!
See you soon,
Nick

Mark Anna Paul

Look at the
pictures and the
prompts. Ask and
answer questions, as
in the example. • PE teacher o art teacher • football player
• teach sport • shows students • play football
A: Whaťs Mark's job? • talk to students how/paint pictures practise

B: He's a PE teacher. • help students

A: What does he
usually do?

B: He teaches sport. 1
A: Is he teaching sport
A: Whatsport do sheep like to play?
B: Baa-dminton!
right now?
B: No, he isn't. He's A: Why is the fish refusing to play basketball?
talking to students. B: He's afraid ofthe net.

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 OF MRNNĘg,
ADVERBS ADVERBS -

Put on your shoes

quickly, Julie! The lesson
is starting! We mustn't be
late for our first lesson!

ľm nearly ready!

rrn going to work

very hard at ballet What are you
this year. talking about? You're
probably one of the best
dancers in class. You dance
so gracefully!
Not like you! You
dance magically!

Thankyou. OK, ['m

ready -
leťs go!

ił

ADVERBS

An adverb can be on word (slowly) or a phrase (in Adjectives ending in -1 take -1y. careful - carefully
the street). Adverbs usually describe verbs (walk Adjectives in -ic take -ally.
ending
slowly). magically BUT public publicly
magic — —

Adverbs usually go after verbs. He runs fast. Some adverbs do not follow the above rules. They
> Adverbs of manner go after the object, or after have either a totally different form or the same
the verb when there is no object. She plays form as the adjectives.
badminton well. He runs quickly to catch the ball.
Irregular forms of adverbs
Formation of adverbs
Adjective Adverb
> We normally form an adverb by adding -1yto the
adjective. kind kindly - good well

fast fast
> Adjectives ending in -1e, drop the -e and take -y.
terrible hard -9 hard
-
terribly
early early
layer > Adjectives ending in a consonant + -y, drop the -y
late late
jall and take -ily.
high high
noisy - noisily BUT dry -
dryly

1 Look at the dialogue and the words in bold. How do we form adverbs ofmanner? Where
can adverbs ofmanner appear in a sentence?

;ketball?

MODULE 1
 2 Write the adverbs of the adjectives below in the correct box.
•
slow • happy • basic • suitable •
magic o possible •
bad •
warm o careful o noisy

(-13) (-ic) consonant + -ily

slowly

3 Complete the table. Use: good, early, high, angrily, square, hard, softly, nice, fast, quickly,
long, amazingly.

Adjective Adverb Adjective/Adverb

. good,

4 Choose the correct iłem.

I A: Do you enjoy basketball, Dan? 4 A: Be careful on the road, Mark.

B: Yes, I do! play really good/well.
I B: Don't worry. I always cycle careful/
A: I
carefully.
2 am very surprisedly/surprised lan
isn't here. 5 A: Jessica is so patiently/patient.
B: Yes! He loves parties. B: You're right. She never gets angry.

3 A: Do
you have your coat? 6 A: The weather is terrible!
B: Yes, I do. Iťs really cold/coldly outside B: Yes. Iťs raining heavy/heavily today.
today.

5 Put the words in the correct order.

1 Jimmy/kindly/animals/treats/always 5 Karen/watching/the/is/excitedly/match
Jimmy always treats animals kindly.
2 can/Mary/high/jump/really
6 playing/guitar/Tim/noisily/is/the

3 terribly/team/my/today/are/playing 7 Eric's/lazily/sister/is/lying/sofa/the/on

4 Jessie/amazingly/sings/dances/and 8 quietly/talk/please/library/in/the

24 MODULE 1
 Choose an appropriate adjective from the list, turn ił into an adverb, and complete the
sentences.

• happy • fast o slow • brave • healthy • hard • early • good

1 Ellen's dog always barks happily when 5 Mary usually arrives

he sees for basketball practice.
2 We don't order fast food, we eat 6 The boys work at
these days. school and pass all their tests.

3 The firefighters work 7 Victoria paints really

to stop fires. she's an amazing artist!
4 Ben runs very 8 Scotťs mum always drives
He's a great athlete. when she goes
past a school.

7 Fill in the gaps using fast, hard and late. Then, say if ił is an adjective (adj) or an adverb (adv).

1 Tina is studying very hard these days. adv

2 Sophie is never She's always first to come.
3 You must run to catch the bus.
4 Ifyou arrive at the cinema, you'll miss the beginning of the film.
5 This test is really for me.
6 Lions are
very runners.

8 Underline the correct words.

:areful/

Hi everyone,
t.
Let me tell you all about my best friend. He's really
ngry.
1) gęgVgreatly! His name is Harry and he's very
2) funnily/funny. He always makes everyone laugh
today.
3) loudly/loud with his jokes! Harry is 4) kindly/kind,
too, and likes helping others. He is also great at sports
like football! He plays 5) fantastically/fantastic well and

he can run really 6) quick/quickly too. What about you?

%hat is your best friend like? Leave a commentl
Jason

9 Tell your partner two things you do:

quickly, fast, slowly, usually, carefully, well,
badly.

A: I eat
my dinner quickly and I ride my bike
A: Why doesCinderellaplay football badly?
carefully.
Becauseshe'salways running away from
B: I play video games well, but I sing badly.
the bali.

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 REVIEW

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

A: Hi Mary, how 1) is (be) your new school?

Hi Aunt Sarah! Schooľs great, but further away than

my old one.
A: Oh, really? What time 2)
(you/get up) every morning?
At 6:30. Then 1 3)
(have) breakfast and leave for school.
Nice! What time 4)

(you/go) to school?

15) (take) the bus

at 7:30 with my friends. 1 6) .

(not/walk) to school.

A: What time 7)
(you/finish) school?
Lessons always 8)
(end) at 3:30pm.1 9)
(not/always/leave) right away, though. I often
'e 10) (stay) at school

for basketball practice or after-school clubs.

A: Thaťs lovely! Ił sounds like you have a great time!
Yes, I do!

2 Tick (V) the appropriate gap to show the correct position of the adverb offrequency.
1 We come back home at four 5 The girls spend time
o'clock every day. (usually) with their family at the weekend.

2 get lunch at the (always)

school cafeteria. (sometimes) 6 Rob is late for football
3 must give Mr Franks practice. (rarely)
our homework on Friday afternoons. 7 Jackie studies in the
(always) school library. (seldom)

4 Eric chats online with 8 My brother doesn't

his friends late at night. (never) cook at the weekend. (usually)

3 Look at the verbs. Which are stative verbs? Put a tick (V) or a cross (X).
1 need 6 prefer
2 enter 7 love
3 know 8 belong
4 9 cut
mean
5 teach 10 imagine

26 MODULE 1
4 Look at the picture. Expand the prompts to form questions in the present continuous
and answer them.

1 Billy/dust/the furniture? 4 Jenny/vacuum/sofa?

A: Is Billy dusting the furniture?
B: No, he isn't. He's vacuuming the sofa.
2 Mum/mop/the floor? 5 Grandma/do/washing-up?
A: Is Mum mopping the floor?
Yes, she is.

3 Dad/clear/table?

Complete the instant messages with the verbs in brackets in the present simple or
present continuous.
Jess2021
Karen. How 1) do you feel (you/feel)?

Karen096
Not too bad. 1 2) (get) lots of rest these days. 1 3) (think) ił helps.

Jess2021
Grat! Listen, this weekend my brother and 1 4) (go) to the cinema.
(you/want) to come with us?Ił must be boring at home.
Karen096
Yes, ił is. 1 6) (hate) being indoors. What 7)

(you/plan) to do?

Jess2021
(have) football practice, 9) (meet)
so we
him outside the stadium and then off to the cinema. He 10) (want) to

se the new Star Questfilm. Ił 11) (start) at five o'clockand we

12) (buy) tickets online tomorrow. I can get you one too.

Karen096
Great! Count
me in.
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 REVIEW

6 Complete the sentences.

1 careful/carefully 3 happy/happily
My dad is a careful driver. He drives Little Billy is a child.
ca refu Iły. He always plays
at the park.
2 good/well
Bob plays football really 4 brilliant/brilliantly
He is a very football Erica dances
player. She is a dancer.

7 Underline the correct iłem.

1 Michaeľs room is so messily/messy; he 6 I hang out/am hanging out with
has to tidy ił up! friends this Friday.
2 Mrs Jones helps/is helping her 7 Does ił snow/ls ił snowing in
your
students right now. łown in winter?
3 Lessons are beginning/begin at 8 We love cooking and seldom/always
9 0'clock in the morning. make dinner at home in the evening.
4 The train is slowly/slow today because 9 We spend/are spending this weekend
of bad weather. at grandma's house.
5 We are living/live in a nice house in 10 This bag is belonging/belongs to
London. Jackie.

8 Use the verbs in brackets in the present simple or

present continuous to complete the blog post.

grot
ł,
ľm 13 years
school where 1 2)
błot
old and 1 1) go (go) to a school that isn't like a regular one. Iťs a ballet
(train) to be a dancer and
performer. At my school we 3) (always/work)
very hard, but we do more than just dancing. We 4)
(study) normal school subjects too like Science, Maths and History. At the
moment my school 5) (have) auditions for new
students. A lot of kids 6) (practise) for that
these days. Tomorrow 1 7) (help) my dance
teacher at the auditions. I can't wait! Another special thing about my school is that
children who 8) (not/live) Close to school and
come from far away 9) (often/sleep) here. My
ballet school is great and the teachers 10) (know) so
much. I can't wait to be a ballet dancer just like them!

*WRITING
9 Write a blog entry about your school. What is special about ił? What do you usually do
there? What are you doing these days?

II
Pl
 GRAMMĄgg
FUN WITH

I Play the in pairs or small groups. In turns,

game
choose any square. If you get ił right, the square is
yours. The one who succeeds in placing four of
their in a horizontal, vertical diagonal

gow
squares or
row, wins the game!

This book belongs/ Anna plays/is

Mary dusts/is is belonging to me. Miss Jones

playing badminton
The girls are
every Wednesday.
dusting the visiting/visit the
furniture at the (teach) Art on aquarium
moment. Mondays. tomorrow.

Katie
Todd knows/
is knowing how doesn't work/
Sen always speaks
to load the isn't working at
kind/kindly to
Do they play/Are washing Laura a shop for the
people.
they playing golf machine. (print) holidays.
now? her work for Science
Class at the moment.

Eve Leťs finish the

Naomi sometimes/
chores quick/
never mops the
floor. She doesn't (not/set) the table quickly and then
Dad is ironing/irons Martin is living/
like doing chores. right now. we can go to the
now. lives in Barcelona,
cinema.
Iballet Spain.

and
vork)

for new They watch/are I really love/am

(we/meet) your
hat watching the tennis loving octopush; iťs
ster at the football
nce Amy paints match tonight. We are staying/stay a cool sport!
stadium later?
DI is that good/well. She's a
in Paris for two
and great artist. weeks.

1) so

9 Becky wants/is
wanting to do her (you/know) where
the computer lab is? Basketball players
Do you get up homework after Colin's brother plays
dinner. the guitar beautiful/ can jump
(late) in the beautifully.
(high).
mornings?

MODULE 1 29
 Use the prompts and the pictures to compare What the Smiths usually do on a
Saturday morning, and What they are doing this Saturday morning.

Ellen

Jason

Mrs Smith
Mr Smith

Every Saturday
•
read newspaper
o watch TV
o cook food
• chat online

r Smith

Mrs Smith

Jason

Eilen

This Saturday
• take photographs
• ride bike
o paint
o listen to music

Student A: On Saturdays the Smiths are at home. Mr Smith usually reads the newspaper.
Student B: This Saturday they are at the park. Mr Smith is taking photographs...

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