UNITY 2
Present Simple (1)
1. He/she/it
Look at the pictures. Write the sentences in the box with the correct person.
1. Linda's a nurse.
She wears a uniform.
She works in a hospital.
2. Martin's a manager.
He works in an office.
He earns a lot of money.
3. Sharon's a housewife.
She cooks dinner for her family.
She goes shopping every day.
4. Gordon's a chef.
He works in a kitchen.
He cooks in an Italian restaurant.
5. Sophie's a student.
She studies every day.
She likes her teacher.
6. Simon's a farmer.
He works outside.
He lives in the country.
2. Jobs -or and -er
Complete the words with -or or -er.
1. actor
2. teacher
3. professor
4. manager
5. waiter
6. hairdresser
7. doctor
8. police officer
9. lawyer
3. Spelling of verb + s
1. Write the he/she form of these verbs:
1. play → plays
2. study → studies
3. work → works
4. write → writes
5. earn → earns
6. teach → teaches
7. go → goes
8. do → does
9. watch → watches
10. have → has
11. finish → finishes
12. live → lives
2. Complete the sentences:
1. Mark’s a football player. He earns £100,000 a week.
He plays for Arsenal.
2. Alan’s a poet. He teaches classes during the day,
and writes new poems in the evening.
3. Sally’s a student. She goes to the gym every morning.
In the afternoon, she studies IT at college.
4. Tony works in a mobile phone shop.
He finishes work at 5:00 in the afternoon.
5. Mark does a lot of business in America.
He lives in an apartment in New York.
6. Maggie’s married, and she has a daughter, Zoe.
Zoe watches TV every day.
4. Pronunciation of verb + s
Write the words from exercise 3.1 in the correct column:
/s/: works
/z/: plays
/ɪz/: studies
5. Questions
Complete the questions with a question word in the box:
1. Where does he work?
"In an office."
2. What time does she start work?
"At 9:00."
3. Who does she love?
"Peter."
4. How does he get to work?
"By bus."
5. How many children does she have?
"Three."
6. Why does she work so hard?
"Because she likes her job."
7. How old are you?
"Twenty-five."
8. What does he have for breakfast?
"Coffee and toast."
6. Daily routines
1. Look at the pictures of Annie’s day. Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
Annie’s Day:
Annie (1) gets up at 7:00 in the morning. Then she (2) has a shower and washes her hair.
After the shower, she (3) gets dressed. Then she goes into the kitchen and (4) has breakfast.
She has tea and toast.
Annie (5) goes to work on the bus. She works in an office. She (6) starts work at 9:00. At
1:00, she (7) has lunch in a café with her friend, Sal. She (8) finishes work at 5:30 and (9)
goes home.
In the evening, she (10) has dinner and (11) watches TV. She likes dramas. She (12) goes to
bed at 11:00.
2. Look at the answers about Annie’s day. Complete the questions using the words in
bold.
1. What time does she get up?
"At 7:00."
2. What does she have for breakfast?
"Tea and toast."
3. Where does she work?
"In an office."
4. What time does she start work?
"At 9:00."
5. Where does she have lunch?
"In a café."
6. What does she do in the evening?
"She has dinner and watches TV."
3. Correct the sentences about Annie.
1. Annie has coffee for breakfast.
She doesn’t have coffee for breakfast. She has tea and toast.
2. She works in a shop.
She works in an office.
3. She starts work at 10:00.
She starts work at 9:00.
4. She has lunch with her sister.
She has lunch with her friend, Sal.
5. She watches sport on TV.
She watches dramas on TV.
6. She goes to bed at 10:30.
She goes to bed at 11:00.
1. Are the sentences true (✔) or false (✘)? Correct the false sentences.
1. ✘ He works five days a week.
Correction: He works four days a week.
2. ✔ Sometimes he doesn’t work at weekends.
3. ✘ Eurostar trains run 365 days a year.
Correction: The Eurostar train doesn’t run on Christmas Day.
4. ✔ The first train to Paris leaves before 5:00 a.m.
5. ✔ He does several journeys every day.
6. ✔ Brian starts work very early every day.
7. ✘ He always goes home in the evening.
Correction: Sometimes he stays in Paris at the end of the day.
8. ✔ Brian speaks good French.
9. ✘ He doesn’t earn very much.
Correction: Brian earns £45,000 a year.
10. ✔ He goes to France on holiday.
2. Complete the sentences.
1. Brian usually works on Friday and Saturday.
2. He doesn’t work on Christmas Day.
3. Brian starts work at 4.30.
4. He finishes work at 12.00 noon.
5. The journey to Paris takes 2 hours 15 minutes.
6. The train travels at 160 km/h in the tunnel.
7. Brian earns £45,000 a year.
8. He likes going out with his wife, Angela.
9. Angela works at weekends.
10. He has 25 days’ holiday a year.
8. Verb + noun
Escribe el verbo correspondiente de la lista:
1. wash your hair
2. live in a small village
3. have two weeks holiday
4. watch television
5. wear a uniform
6. play snooker
7. drive a car
8. earn a lot of money
9. read a book
10. help with the housework
11. go to the gym
12. want to go to university
9. Jobs
Identifica las profesiones en las imágenes y en la sopa de letras:
1. nurse
2. farmer
3. chef
4. police officer
5. taxi driver
6. builder
7. shop assistant
8. pilot
9. dentist
10. receptionist
10. What time is it?
1. Underline the times you hear:
10.30 / 10.40
2.15 / 2.50
two o’clock / ten o’clock
quarter past three / quarter to three
half past eight / ten past eight
ten to two / twenty to two
six thirty / six twenty
half past twelve / ten past twelve
2. Complete the conversations:
1. A: Excuse me! What time is it?
B: It’s twenty past five.
2. A: Do you have the time, please?
B: Yes, it’s ten o’clock.
3. A: What time is it?
B: It’s half past two.
3. Write the times in numbers:
1. 10:30
2. 2:15
3. 8:10
4. 3:45
5. 6:20
6. 12:30
11. is / has / does
Complete the conversation:
A: My brother (1) is very clever. He (2) has a very important job.
B: What (3) does he do?
A: He (4) is a computer programmer.
B: Where (5) does he work?
A: He works in Virginia in the United States.
B: Who (6) does he work for?
A: Microsoft.
B: (7) Is he married?
A: Yes. His wife (8) is American.
B: (9) Does he have any children?
A: Yes, he (10) has a three-year-old son.
12. a / an
Complete the sentences:
1. She’s an actress.
2. He’s a businessman.
3. I’m an English teacher.
4. She’s an engineer.
5. He has a daughter called Ruby.
6. I have an American car.
7. He’s a waiter.
8. He works in an Italian restaurant.