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Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Review the Grammar

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Simple Present: Simple Present: Verbs + Objects; Imperatives
Affirmative Negative Object Pronouns Connect the
Statements; Statements; Grammar to Writing
Irregular Verbs: Prepositions of page 114
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LESSON 1 Simple Present: Affirmative Statements

EXPLORE
1 READ the article about Doctor Bugs. Notice the words in bold.
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Doctor Bugs
Most people don’t like bugs, but Doctor Mark Moffet loves
them! In fact, his nickname is Doctor Bugs. He’s a photographer
and an entomologist. An entomologist studies bugs.

Doctor Moffett’s favorite bug is the ant. He goes all over the
world to study ants. He watches them as they eat, work, rest,
sleep, and fight.

He takes photographs of the ants. He lies on the ground with

his camera and waits for the right moment. The ants and other Doctor Mark Moffett
bugs often bite him, but that doesn’t stop Doctor Bugs. He has an
interesting and unusual job, and he loves it!

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2 CHECK. Read the list of verbs in the chart. Who does each action? Check (✓) the correct
column.

Verbs Doctor Moffett Ants

1. studies

2. fight

3. waits

4. bite

3 DISCOVER. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.

A Look at the list of verbs in exercise 2. Then find other verbs in the article from exercise 1.

Doctor Moffett Ants

goes eat

B Look at the char s from exercise 2 and exercise A. Choos the correct answer mplete
each sta ement. Then discuss your answers with your cl mates a teacher

1. The verbs under Doctor Moffett end in -s / do not end in -s.

2. The verbs under Ants end in -s / do not end in -s.

Leaf cutter ants

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3.1 Simple Present: Affirmative Statements

Subject Verb Subject Verb
I
You He
We She
work every day. works every day.
You It
They My brother
Tom and Sue

1. Use the simple present to talk about Habit or Routine: I exercise every day.
habits or routines, schedules, and facts. Schedule: She starts work at eight.
Fact: It rains a lot in April.

2. Add -s to the verb for he, she, it, and He drives to work.
singular subjects. She works in an office.
The bank opens at 9:00 a.m.
3. Do not put be in front of another verb in ✓ He works at a bank.
the simple present. ✗ He is work at a bank.

4 Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

1. Doctor Moffett love / loves his job.

2. He study / studies ants.

3. A salesperson sell / sells products for a company.

4. You and Anita work / works on weekends.

5. Nurses help / helps people.

6. We write / writes science books.

7. Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.

8. She take / takes classes at the business school.

9. You walk / walks to work every day.

10. I start / starts work at 8:00 a.m. every morning.

5 WRITE & SPEAK. List three activities you do often. Share your sentences with a partner.
Then tell the class about your partner.

Student A: I study. I play games. I talk with my friends.

Student B: Maria studies. She plays games. She talks with her friends.

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 6 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. A zookeeper feeds (feed) animals.

2. Computer programmers (write) software.

3. Photographers (take) photos.

4. A chef (cook) food.

5. A firefighter (fight) fires.

6. Musicians (play) instruments.

A zookeeper feeds a
7. A farmer (work) on a farm. rhino at the Sedgwick
County Zoo in Wichita,
8. A dancer (dance). Kansas, USA.

3.2 Simple Present Spelling Rules: -s and -es Endings

1. Add -s to most verbs. close– closes love–loves stop–stops
dance–dances open–opens take–takes
exercise–exercises play–plays write–writes
feed–feeds put–puts work–works
2. Add -es to verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -x, wash–washes dress–dresses buzz–buzzes
and -z. teach–teaches relax–relaxes
3. Change -y to -i and add -es to verbs carry–carries copy–copies study–studies
ending in a consonant + y.

See page A2 for additional spelling rules for -s, -es, and -ies endings.

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 7 Write each verb with the correct -s, -es, or -ies ending.

1. study studies 8. help

2. fish 9. miss

3. pass 10. fly

4. worry 11. fix

5. explore 12. watch

6. bite 13. like

7. buy 14. pay

3.3 Irregular Verbs: Do, Go, and Have

Subject Verb Subject Verb
I do the dishes every day. does the dishes every day.
You He
We go to work at 7:00 a.m. She goes to work at 7:00 a.m.
You It
They have dinner at 6:00 a.m. has dinner at 6:00 a.m.

The verbs do, go, and have are irregular She goes home at six-thirty.
for he, she, it, and singular subjects. He has a meeting at two-thirty.
John does the laundry on Sunday night.

8 Complete the paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Manuel and Lila Vega

Manuel and Lila Vega (1) have (have) a busy lifestyle. Manuel is a doctor
at a hospital. He works at night, so he (2) (go) to work at 7:00 p.m. and
comes home at 7:00 a.m. His wife Lila works at a bank. She (3) (go) to work
at 8:00 a.m. and comes home at 6:00 p.m. They don’t see each other a lot during the week.

Manuel and Lila also (4) (have) two children, Luis and Carla. Every
morning they all (5) (have) breakfast together at 7:30. Then, Luis and Carla
(6) (go) to school, and Lila (7) (go) to work. Manuel
(8) (do) the dishes, and then (9) (go) to bed. Carla
usually (10) (do) her homework at a friend’s house in the afternoon, and
Luis (11) (have) soccer practice. Manuel gets up at 4:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m.,
he (12) (have) dinner with Lila, Luis, and Carla. After dinner, he
(13) (go) to work. Manuel and Lila (14) (have)
a busy schedule during the week, but on weekends they relax.

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 PR ACTICE

9 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Then listen and
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check your answers.

Bush Pilots
Bush pilots (1) have (have) interesting jobs. They (2) (fly)
special planes to Alaska’s bush country. (This is a wild area, far away from cities with airports.)
Bush pilots (3) (carry) people or supplies in their bush planes. They also
(4) (help) rescue people.

Paul Claus is a famous bush pilot. He (5) (have) a lot of experience,

and he is an excellent pilot. Paul also (6) (own) a hotel in Alaska. He
(7) (fly) customers to his hotel and (8) (take) them on
adventures. He (9) (go) to interesting places with them. It’s an exciting job!

Bush planes on a glacier in

Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

10 EDIT. Read the paragraph. Find and correct five more errors with the simple present.

s
Bill is a mechanic. He know a lot about cars. He work at a garage. He fix cars and

talks to customers. They asks questions about their cars. Bill works from 8:00 a.m. to

6:00 p.m. every day. He haves a busy schedule, but he like his job very much.

11 PRONUNCIATION. Read the chart and listen to the examples. Then complete the exercises.
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prOnUnCiAtiOn Simple Present -s and –es Endings

The ending of third-person /s/ /z/ /z/

singular verbs has three walks pays fixes
sounds: /s/, /z/, /z/
1. Say /s/ after /p/, /t/, stop-stops put-puts work-works laugh-laughs
/k/, and /f/ sounds.
2. Say /z/ after /b/, /d/, rub-rubs come-comes love-loves
/g/, /l/, /m/, /n/, //, /r/, read-reads spin-spins bathe-bathes
/v/, and // sounds, bag-bags sing-sings pay-pays
and after vowel sounds. feel-feels hear-hears go-goes

3. Say /z/ after verbs that kiss-kisses wash-washes judge-judges

end in /s/, /z/, //, /t/, buzz-buzzes watch-watches relax-relaxes
/d/, and /ks/.

See page A4 for a guide to pronunciation symbols.

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 A Read the sentences about Rick’s schedule. Then listen and circle the sound you hear for the
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verb in each sentence.

Rick’s Schedule

1. Rick wakes up at 6:15 a.m. every morning. /s/ /z/ /z/

2. He jogs for an hour in the park. /s/ /z/ /z/

3. Then he takes a shower. /s/ /z/ /z/

4. He brushes his teeth. /s/ /z/ /z/

5. He eats breakfast at 7:45. /s/ /z/ /z/

6. He reads the newspaper. /s/ /z/ /z/

7. He washes the dishes. /s/ /z/ /z/

8. Then he drives to work. /s/ /z/ /z/

9. He starts work at 8:30. /s/ /z/ /z/

10. He goes home at 5:30. /s/ /z/ /z/

11. He relaxes on Saturday and Sunday. /s/ /z/ /z/

12. He loves weekends! /s/ /z/ /z/

B Work with a partner. Practice reading the sentences from exercise A. Pay attention to the
pronunciation of the –s and -es endings.

12 LISTEN & SPEAK.

A Look at the list of activities in the chart. Then listen to the conversation between two teachers.
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Who does each activity? Check (✓) the correct column(s).

Alvaro Galina

1. lives in Ecuador ✓
2. lives in Russia

3. teaches at a university

4. teaches at a high school

5. teaches biology

6. gets up early

7. goes home at 3:00 p.m.

8. goes home at 6:00 p.m.

9. meets with students after class

10. relaxes on Saturday

B Compare your answers from exercise A with a partner. Then practice saying sentences about
Alvaro and Galina. Use the information from the chart.

Alvaro lives in Ecuador.

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 C In your notebook, write sentences about Alvaro and Galina. Use the chart from exercise A to
help you.

Alvaro lives in Ecuador.

13 READ, SPEAK & WRITE.

A Read the e-mail about Rosa’s new job. Guess her job. Then discuss your idea with a partner.

To: Sato, Akiko

Subject: New Job!

Hi Akiko,

Good news! I have a new job. I work for an office supply company. I have a busy schedule, but
I love the work. On Monday, I go to the office. I meet with my boss and plan my schedule for the
week. I visit customers and sell our products during the week. I drive to different cities here in New
York. I also fly to California every month. I work really hard, but the job pays well, so I’m happy.

See you soon!

Rosa

B Write five sentences about Rosa’s new job. Use the information from the e-mail in exercise A.

Rosa goes to the ofce on Monday.

14 APPLY. In your notebook, write a paragraph about

a friend’s or family member’s job. Do not write the
name of his or her job. Use the model to help you.

My cousin Maya has an interesting job.

She has ballet class every morning. Then,
she goes to the gym and exercises for two
hours. She has a short break after lunch,
and then she practices her dances. She A ballet dancer
gives performances on the weekends.

B Work with a partner. Exchange paragraphs and try

to guess the person’s job.
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LESSON 2 Simple Present: Negative Statements and Contractions

EXPLORE
1 READ the article about life on the International Space Station. Notice the
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words in bold.

Life on the Space Station

Astronauts on the International Space Station have a busy schedule. Every day they
wake up at 7:00 GMT.1 From 7:00 to 8:00, they wash up and eat breakfast. At 8:00 in the
morning, they call Ground Control2 in their countries. After they talk to Ground Control,
their workday begins. The astronauts don’t do the same thing every day. Their schedules
change every week.

The astronauts don’t work all the time. Each day they exercise for an hour in the
morning and an hour in the afternoon. After dinner, they have free time. Then, it’s time
to go to sleep. Sometimes this isn’t easy because the sun rises and sets 16 times each day
on the space station.

The astronauts’ work doesn’t end on Friday. They work a half day on Saturday and
all day on Sunday. Astronauts are very busy people.

1
GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
2
Ground Control: People on Earth who work with astronauts in space.

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2 CHECK. Match each of the astonauts’ activities with the correct time.

1. They wash up and have breakfast. d a. at 8:00 in the morning

2. They talk to Ground Control. b. after dinner

3. They exercise. c. on Saturday

4. They have some free time. d. from 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning

5. They need to work a half day. e. for an hour in the morning and an hour in
the afternoon

3 DISCOVER. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.

A Find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. Write the missing words.

1. The astronauts don’t the same thing every day.

2. Astronauts don’t all the time.

3. The astronauts’ work doesn’t on Friday.

B Look at the sentences from exercise A. Then circle T for true or F for false for each statement
below. Discuss your answers with your classmates and teacher.

1. Use the base form of the verb after don’t. T F

2. Add an -s to the base form of the verb after doesn’t. T F

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3.4 Simple Present: Negative Statements

Do Not/ Base Form Does Not/ Base Form
Subject Subject
Don’t of Verb Doesn’t of Verb
I
You He
do not does not
We work. She work.
don’t doesn’t
You It
They

Be careful! In negative statements with ✓ She doesn’t exercise every day.

does not or doesn’t, do not add -s to ✗ She doesn’t exercises every day.
the base form of the verb.

4 Circle doesn’t or don’t to complete each sentence.

1. An astronaut on the International Space Station doesn’t / don’t have a lot of free time.

2. Astronauts doesn’t / don’t work all day on Saturday.

3. An astronaut doesn’t / don’t have the same schedule every day.

4. We doesn’t / don’t work on weekends.

5. I doesn’t / don’t work in an office.

6. My office doesn’t / don’t have a window.

7. She doesn’t / don’t travel for her job.

8. You doesn’t / don’t have a busy schedule.

5 Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

1. My brother has a job. My brother doesn’t have a job.

2. I drive to work.

3. Pilots fix planes.

4. Our teacher does homework.

5. I go to the gym in the morning.

6. We have class on Sunday.

7. You teach biology.

8. We have an exam on Saturday night.

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 6 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Make negative statements with the words below.

I… work
My mother … study
My father … exercise
My … drive to class/work

Student A: I don’t drive to class. Student B: My mother doesn’t study.

3.5 Prepositions of Time (Part 2)

Preposition Noun
1. Many time expressions are prepositional
phrases. A prepositional phrase is a at three-thirty
preposition + a noun. in the afternoon
at night
on Sunday

2. remember: Use at with specific times The bank opens at nine o’clock.
and in the phrase at night. We relax at night.

Use in with morning, afternoon, and We go to work in the morning.

evening. We eat dinner in the evening.

Use on with days of the week and I don’t work on Saturday.

specific dates. The meeting is on Monday afternoon.
His birthday is on November 25th.

3. To show when an activity begins and She works from nine to five-thirty.
ends, use from . . . to.

4. Use until to talk about an activity that The bank is open until four o’clock.
continues up to a specific time.

5. A sentence can have more than one He wakes up at five-thirty in the morning.
prepositional phrase.

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For Prepositions of Time (Part 1), see Unit 2, Lesson 3.
To be less specific, we use around and about.

We usually eat dinner at about 8:00. (We

7 Underline the prepositional phrases in don’t eat exactly at 8:00 every night.)
these sentences. I usually leave work at around 6:00. (I don’t
leave work at exactly 6:00 every night.)
1. We have class from 9:40 to 10:50.

2. On Wednesday, I have class until 3:30.

3. The party is on Saturday night.

4. The meeting doesn’t end until 3:00.

5. My workweek is from Monday to Friday.

6. I work from 9:00 to 7:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday.

7. I don’t work on weekends.

8. She doesn’t get home until 4:00 in the afternoon.

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 8 Complete each sentence with the correct preposition(s).

1. She works at night.

2. The meeting is Wednesday afternoon.

3. I sleep 9:30 the morning Saturday.

4. I work Monday Friday.

5. Class starts 8:30 the morning.

6. We study night.

7. The library is open eleven o’clock night.

8. I have lunch 12:00 1:00 every day.

9. She goes to bed 1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

10. We have a break 10:30 10:45 the morning.

9 WRITE & SPEAK. Complete the sentences with prepositional phrases of time. Use the
prepositions from chart 3.5 on page 91. Then share your sentences with a partner.

1. I have breakfast at 7:00. 4. I have lunch

2. English class starts 5. I have dinner

3. We have class from

3.6 Like, Need, and Want + Infinitive

Subject Verb Infinitive

I like
to exercise in the morning.
He likes

We need
to relax today.
She needs

They want
to meet every week.
He wants

1. An infinitive is to + the base He likes to play soccer.

form of the verb.
2. Some verbs are followed by We want to play soccer.
infinitives. She needs to call her boss.
I like to read.

✓ We want to leave.
✗ We want leave.

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10 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. Saturday / to / work / They / need / on They need to work on Saturday.

2. He / have / lunch / wants / at / 1:00 / to

3. tonight / to / need / work / until / 7:00 / You

4. need / buy / I / to / computer / a / new

5. She / play / to / likes / tennis

6. want / watch / to / the game / We

7. to / He / study / in the library / likes

8. need / I / do / my homework / to

9. need / I / my / call / mother / to

10. ask / to / wants / a / She / question

PR ACTICE

11 SPEAK.

A Work with a partner. Complete the sentences with information about yourself. Use
prepositional phrases, the simple present, and infinitives.

I get up . . . I like . . . on weekends.

I have breakfast . . . I need . . . today.
On weekends, I sleep until . . . I do my homework . . .
I go to bed . . . I want to . . .

Student A: I go to bed at midnight.

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Student B: I do my homework in the morning.
Use on weekends to talk about
activities that happen every
B Work in a group. Say three sentences about your
weekend or on most weekends.
partner. Use the information from exercise A.
We relax on weekends.
Student A: Sun-hee does her homework in the afternoon. She doesn’t work on weekends.

Student B: Walid goes to bed at midnight.

Student C: Maria likes to relax on Sundays.

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 12 READ, WRITE & SPEAK.

A Read the information about Lia. Then complete the sentences in the chart below with the
correct form of the verbs in parentheses and the correct prepositions of time.

Lia is from Indonesia. She works in Toronto, Canada. This is her first time away
from home, and she misses her life in Indonesia. Her life is very different in Canada!

In Indonesia

1. Lia’s mother cooks (cook) breakfast for her.

2. Lia (have) classes 9:30 12:30 from
Monday to Saturday.
3. Lia (go) out with her friends weekends.

In Canada

4. Lia’s mother (not cook) breakfast for her.

5. Lia (have) breakfast at a coffee shop about
7:15 the morning.
6. Lia (not have) classes the morning.
7. She (work) 9:00
5:00 Monday Friday.
8. She also (study) at a business school because she
(want to) start a business in Indonesia someday.
9. She (have) a class 6:00
9:00 night Tuesday and Thursday.
10. Lia (not have) many friends in Toronto.
11. She (not go) out weekends.
12. She (be) lonely.
13. She (miss) her friends in Indonesia.

B Is your life similar to Lia’s life, or is it different? Complete the sentences with information about
your life.

1. My life is (similar to / different from) Lia’s life. In the morning, I

2. During the day, I from to .

3. At night, I .

4. I friends in .

5. On weekends, I .

6. I lonely.

C Work with a partner. Share your sentences from exercise B.

My life is different from Lia’s life. In the morning, I have breakfast at home.

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 13 EDIT. Read the paragraph. Find and correct six more errors with negatives and prepositions
of time.

Iris is a reporter. She works for a newspaper. She asks questions and writes articles.
doesn’t
She don’t drive to work. She walks. She don’t work in the morning. She works from 2:00 p.m.

in 11:00 p.m. She doesn’t goes to bed early. She goes to bed on 1:00 a.m. She doesn’t work at

Saturday and Sunday. She relaxes in weekends.

14 Complete the conversation below. Use words from the box. You can use some words more
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than once. Then listen and check your answers.

work have from at to in on reAl enGliSH

Use How about . . .? to make
Ted: Hi, Jana! suggestions.

Jana: Hey, Ted! How about coffee sometime? (1) I’m free A: Hi. How about coffee this
afternoon? I’m free at 4:00.
in the morning on Thursday.
B: Sorry. I work from 9:00 to 5:00.
Ted: (2) I class in the morning. How about Saturday afternoon?
(3) How about 2:00?

Jana: Sorry. I’m not free then. (4) I soccer practice 2:00
4:00. How about Saturday?

Ted: I’m sorry. (5) I on Saturday 9:00 5:00.

How about Sunday afternoon?

Jana: Sure. That sounds good. (6) How about 2:00?

Ted: Great. See you then!

15 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Partner A, look at the schedule on this page. Partner B, look
at the schedule on page A5. Do not show each other your schedules. Find a time to meet
for coffee. Use the suggestions and answers from the chart below.

partner A’s
St A’s Schedule
Sc d l
Week 18, May Suggestions Answers
Thursday Friday
9 AM - 10 AM
How about coffee Sure. That sounds good.
sometime? I’m sorry. I have
10 AM - 11 AM work
class How about (time of day) ? (class / practice /
11 AM - 12 PM How about (time) ? work / a meeting) .
12 PM - 1 PM OK. See you then. Great.

1 PM - 2 PM
class
2 PM - 3 PM

3 PM - 4 PM
work
4 PM - 5 PM

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 16 LISTEN & SPEAK.

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A Listen to the information about workweeks around the world. Check (✓) the workdays for
each country in the chart.

M T W Th F Sat Sun

Canada

United States

Thailand

Austria

Saudi Arabia
United Arab
Emirates
Japan

India

B Work with a partner. Use the information in your chart from exercise A to make true and false
statements. Say a statement. Your partner will say “true” or “false” and correct your false
statements.

Student A: People in Canada don’t work on Monday.

Student B: That’s false. People in Canada work on Monday.

C Tell your partner about the workweek in your country or a country you know about.

People in my country work from Monday to Friday. They don’t work on Saturday and Sunday.

17 APPLY. Write six sentences about the workweeks in different countries. You can write about
countries from exercise 16A or use your own ideas.

People in Canada work from Monday to Friday.

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