Unit

5 I do/work/like etc. (present simple)

They have a lot of books. He’s eating an ice cream.

They read a lot. He likes ice cream.

They read / he likes / 1work etc. = the present simple:

l/we/you/they read like work live watch do have

he/she/it reads likes works lives watches does has

Remember:
he works / she lives / it rains etc.
O I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. M y brother work)
O Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.
O It rains a lot in winter.

I have —> he/she/it has:

O Joe has a shower every day.

Spelling (—» Appendix 5):

-es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass —» passes finish —>finishes watch -» watches
-y — studies
>- try —>tries
ies: study
also: do -» does go -> goes

We use the present simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all
the time:
O I like big cities.
O Your English is good. You speak very well.
O Tom works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
O The earth goes round the sun.
o . We do a lot of different things in our free time.
o It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.

always/never/often/usually/sometimes + present simple

O Sue always gets to work early, (not Sue gets always)
O I never eat breakfast, (not I eat never)
□ We often go away at weekends.
O M ark usually plays football on Sundays.
O I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.

I don’t ... (negative) ^ Unit 6 Do you ... ? (questions) ■ Unit 7 I am doing and I do Unit 8
20 always/usually/often etc. (w ord order) Unit 94
Exercises
Write these verbs with -s or -es.
1 (read) sh e re a d s 3 (fly) it 5 (have) she.
2 (think) h e ........................................ 4 (dance) h e ....................................... 6 (finish) i t

Complete the sentences about the people in the pictures. Use:

eat go live play play sleep

SEVEN HOURS
' CC ^ I GD, ANIGHT r
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1 He p la ys......................the piano. 4 ...............................................tennis.

2 They in a very big house. 5 ...............................................to the cinema a lot.
3 ...............................................a lot of fruit. 6 ...............................................seven hours a night.

Complete the sentences. Use:

boil close cost cost like like meet open speak teach wash

1 M aria sp eaks four languages.

2 The shops in the city centre usually.......................................at 9 o'clock in the morning.
3 The City M u seu m at 5 o'clock in the evening.
4 Tina is a teacher. S h e ........................................ mathematics to young children.
5 M y job is very interesting. I ........................................ a lot of people.
6 Peter's car is always dirty. He never....................................... it.
7 Food is expensive. I t ........................................ a lot of money.
8 Shoes are expensive. T h e y a lot of money.
9 W ate r........................................ at 100 degrees Celsius.
10 Laura and I are good friends. I her and s h e .........................................me.

Write sentences from these words. Use the right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc.).
(always / early / Sue / arrive) S u e alw ays.a rriye s early.........................................................................
(to the cinema / never / 1/ go) I ..............................................................................................................................
(work / M artina / hard / always) .............................................................................................................................
(like / chocolate / children / usually) ....................................................................................................................
(Jackie / parties / enjoy / always) .............................................................................................................................
(often / people's names / 1/ forget) .......................................................................................................................
(T V / Sam / watch / never) .............................................................................. ..........................................................
8 (usually / dinner / we / have / at 7.30) .................................................................................................................
9 (Kate / always / nice clothes / wear) .....................................................................................................................

m Write sentences about yourself. Use always/never/often/usually/sometimes.

1 (watch T V in the evening) I usually w atch TV in th e evening,................................
2 (read in bed) I .............................................................................................................................................
3 (get up before 7 o'clock) .......................................................................................................................
4 (go to work/school by bus) ................................................................................................................
5 (drink coffee in the morning) ...........................................................................................................
6 I don't... (present simple negative)
The present simple negative is don't/doesn't + verb:

No, thanks. I
don’t drink coffee.

She doesn't drink coffee. He doesn't like his job.

positive negative

1 work i
we like we don't
you do you (do not) work
they have they like
works do
he he have
likes doesn't
she she
does (does not)
it it
has

I drink coffee, but I don't drink tea.

Sue drinks tea, but she doesn't drink coffee.
You don't work very hard.
We don't watch T V very often.
The weather is usually nice. It doesn't rain very often.
Sam and Chris don't know many people.

Remember:

l/we/you/they d on 't... O I don't like football.

he/she/it d o esn 't... O He doesn't like football.

O I don't like Fred and Fred doesn't like me. (not Fred don't like)
O My car doesn't use much petrol. (not My car don't use)
O Sometimes he is late, but it doesn't happen very often.

We use don't/doesn't + infinitive (don't like / doesn't speak / doesn't do etc.):

O I don't like washing the car. I don't do it very often.
O Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn't speak Italian. (not doesn't speaks)
O David doesn't do his job very well, (not David doesn't his job)
O Paula doesn't usually have breakfast, (not do esn't... has)

f I do/work/like etc. (present simple) Unit 5 Do you ... ? (present simple questions) Unit 7 3
Exercises
Write the negative.
1 I play the piano very well. I don't play t.ha.pian.p very well,..
2 Anna plays the piano very well. A n n a ....................... ........................................
3 They know my phone number. T h e y .................................................................
4 We work very hard.
5 He has a bath every day.
6 You do the same thing every day.

g Q Q p Study the information and write sentences with like.

1 Ben .and Sop hie like claesicM wu&iC:.

I ..................................... ...........classical music.

B en and
Ben and Sophie
S o p h ie Ka te Yo u
K a te ....................................
1 classical music? yes no I
2 boxing? no yes ?•
3 horror movies? yes no

Write about yourself. Use:

I n ever... or I often ... or I d o n 't... very often.

1 (watch T V ) [d o n 't ^ t c h T )(.y ^ t y .o ft e n ,.... or Lnever w atch TV. or

I o fte n w atch TV.
2 (go to the theatre)
3 (ride a bike)
4 (eat in restaurants)
5 (travel by train)

g g § Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don't/doesn't + these verbs:

cost go know rain see use wear

1 The weather here is usually nice. I t doesn’t rain much.

2 Paul has a car, but h e ................................................................ it very often.
3 Paul and his friends like films, but th e y to the cinema very often.
4 Amanda is married but sh e a ring.
5 I much about politics. I'm not interested in it.
6 The Regent Hotel isn't expensive. I t ................................................................much to stay there.
7 Ed lives very near us, but w e ............................................................... him very often.

* 3 3 1 Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

1 M argaret sp e ak s four languages - English, French, German and Spanish, (speak)
2 I don t Jikc my job. It's very boring, (like)
3 'Where's Steve?' 'I'm sorry. I ................................................................' (know)
4 Sue is a very quiet person. S h e ............................................... very much, (talk)
5 A n d y ................................................................a lot of tea. It's his favourite drink, (drink)
6 It's not true! I ................................................................ it! (believe)
7 That's a very beautiful picture. I ................................................................ it very much, (like)
8 M ark is a vegetarian. H e ................................................................ meat, (eat)
Unit
7 Do you ... ? (present simple questions)
A We use do/does in present simple questions:

positive question
]T(po you play the guitar? J j
1 " 1 "i i ^
1 work 1
we like we
do
you do you work?
they have they like?
works do?
he he
likes have?
she does she
does
it it
has

Study the word order:

do/does + subject + infinitive

Do you play the guitar?

Do your friends live near here?
Does Chris work on Sundays?
Does it rain a lot here?
Where do your parents live?
How often do you wash your hair?
W hat does this word mean?
How much does it cost to fly to Rome?

Questions with always and usually:

Does Chris always work on Sundays?

W hat do you usually do at weekends?

W hat do you do? = What's your job?

O 'What do you do?' 'I work in a bank.'

Remember:

do l/w e/you/they... O Do they like music?

does he/she/it... O Does he like music?

Short answers

l/we/you/they do. l/we/you/they don't.

Yes, No,
he/she/it does. he/she/it doesn't.

O 'Do you play the guitar?' 'No, I don't.'

O Do your parents speak English?' Yes, they do.'
O Does James work hard?' Yes, he does.'
O Does your sister live in London?' No, she doesn't.'

( I do/work/like etc (present simple) Unit 5 I don't... (negative) -» Unit 6 questions 4 Units 44-47 )
Exercises
Write questions with Do ... ? and Does ... ?
1 I like chocolate. How about you? ...P.oyouJfe
2 I play tennis. How about you? ....................y o u ......................
3 You live near here. How about Lucy? ....................L u c y .....................
4 Tom plays tennis. How about his friends?
5 You speak English. How about your brother?
6 I do yoga every morning. How about you?
7 Sue goes away a lot. How about Paul?
8 I want to be famous. How about you?
9 You work hard. How about Anna?

Make questions from these words + do/does. Put the words in the right order.
1 (where / live / your parents) ..Where, do your pa ren te Jive..
2 (you / early / always / get up) ...P.oyou. alw ays. g<st.u.p.ear|y..
3 (how often / T V / you / watch)
4 (you / want / what / for dinner)
5 (like / you / football)
6 (your brother / like / football)
7 (what / you / do / in your free time)
8 (your sister / work / where)
9 (breakfast / always / you / have)
10 (what / mean / this word)
11 (in winter / snow / it / here)
12 (go / usually / to bed / what time / you)

13 (how much / to phone New York / it / cost)

14 (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what)

e Complete the questions. Use these verbs:

do enjoy go like start teach work

W hat doyoudo ? work in a bookshop.

..............................................................................................it? It's O K.
W hat tim e ..............................................................................................in the morning? A t 9 o'clock.
on Saturdays? Sometimes.
H o w ..............................................................................................to work? Usually by bus.
And your husband. W h a t..............................................................................................? He's a teacher.
W h a t..............................................................................................? Science.
..............................................................................................his job? Yes, he loves it.

Write short answers (Yes, he does. / No, I don't, etc.).

1 Do you watch T V a lot? N o A d o rit, or Y e sJ.d a .
2 Do you live in a big city?
3 Do you often ride a bike?
4 Does it rain a lot where you live?
5 Do you play the piano?

Additional exercises 4 -7 (pages 253-54)