3A Grammar simple present + and –

 a Write a positive + sentence for each picture with different verbs.

1 2 3

1 I like pizza. 2 He 3 They

basketball. a dog.
4 5 6

4 They 5 She 6 I
to school by car. TV in the evening. glasses.
7 8 9

7 We 8 He 9 She
in the city. a lot of coffee. in an office.
10

10 It a lot here.
  b Write negative – sentences for pictures 1–10.
1 I don’t like pizza.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

activation
  c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say positive
 + and
negative – sentences.
I like / I don’t like pizza

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 3B Grammar simple present ?

 a Complete the conversation in the simple present. Use +, – , and ? forms. Use the verbs in the
list and auxiliaries do and don’t where necessary.

do like live love speak  work (x3)

A Where are you from?

B Brazil.
A You 1speak English very well.
B Thanks. I 2 here.
A What 3
you ?
B I’m a nurse.
A Really? Where 4 you ?
B At Northwest Hospital in Seattle.
A 5
you your job?
B Yes, I 6
it! But I work very long hours.
A 7
you at night?
B Sometimes. It depends on the week. But luckily
I8 on weekends.

  b Choose the right word to complete the conversation.

A Are you married?

B Yes, I’m married to an American.

A What 1does he do? (do / does)

B He’s a teacher. He 2 science. (teach / teaches)

A 3
he work at the local school? (Do / Does)

B No, he 4 . (don’t / doesn’t) He 5 in Tacoma. (work / works)

A Does he 6 his job? (like / likes)

B No, he 7 it very much. It’s a difficult school. (doesn’t like / doesn’t likes)

A Are you happy in the US?

B I like the country, but not the weather in Seattle. It 8 all the time. (rain / rains)

A 9
you want to go back to Brazil one day? (Do / Does)

B Of course, but it isn’t easy. My husband 10 speak Portuguese. (don’t / doesn’t)

A 11
you have children? (Do / Does)

B Yes, two boys.

A 12
they speak Portuguese? (Do / Does)

B Yes, perfectly.

activation
  c Practice reading the conversations on this page with a partner.

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 3C Grammar word order in questions
 a Put the words in order to make questions.

YOUR PARTNER

1 do of books kinds read you What?


2 you tired Are?

3 you are from Where?

4 do What does your mother?

5 many speak do languages you How?

6 kind have parents do of What your car?

7 last name spell you do your How?

8 English do classes have When you?

9 do the summer prefer, you Which or the winter?

10 singer Who your favorite is?

11 kind of like your father What music does?

12 sports do What play you?

activation
  b Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions. Note the answers.

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