The present simple
to talk about people, things and feelings.
Using adjectives
You use adjectives for
● describing people: slim, fat, short, young beautiful
● describing things: green, red, big, small, heavy
● describing feelings: angry, sad, happy, hungry, thirsty, cold, excited
1- Now, let's start working! Read the story and fill in the missing words.
A Day in the Life of a Football Player
My name is (1)..................... and I'm from England. I'm a (2)..................... and I play
for Manchester United in the English Premier League. In England, football matches
are usually on Saturday. On Saturday, I get up at (3)..................... have breakfast at
nine o'clock. I usually have (4) ..................... (5) ..................... and have lunch at
(6)..................... and In the morning, I read the newspaper. I go to the stadium at half
past eleven with the other players. For lunch, we usually have fish and vegetables.
The match starts at (7)..................... quarter to five. After the match, I
(8) ..................... evening, I usually go to a restaurant with my wife.
When I get home, I (9) ..................... I go to bed at half past eleven. I'm usually very
tired and sleep for a long time.
2- Complete the present simple Wh questions to find out the missing information in
the text. Write one word in each space.
1. What .................... ....................name?
2. What job .................... ....................?
3. What time .................... .................... .................... .................... ..?
4. What .................... .................... .................... .................... for breakfast?
5. What .................... .................... .................... in the morning?
6. What time .................... .................... .................... lunch?
7. What time .................... .................... .................... .................... ?
8. What .................... .................... .................... after the match?
9. What .................... .................... .................... when he .................... home?
3- Look. Choose and complete the sentences. You´ve got an example
Ride/rides, eat/eats, see/sees, watch/watches, swim/swims, ride/rides, drive/drives,
read/reads, play/plays, sing/sings, listen/listens, walk/walks.
1 Daisy doesn't watch TV, BUT she reads
books
after school.
2 I don't eat ice creams and pineapples, BUT
I…………………apples and ice creams in the
evenings.
3 The boys don't play football after school, BUT
the boys ……………………………
4 Tom doesn't sing in the bathroom,
BUT……………………………
5 Alex doesn't drive a car to school,..................
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6 Alex …………………………………………………………………….
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4- DESCRIBING PEOPLE: Look at the picture below and write a short story about
this family. You´ve got the beginning of it…. Can you continue describing what they
do?
You also have a word bank for some help and some numbers to have an order when
writing.
WORD climb a tree / clean the windows / swim / sleep / listen to the radio /
BANK read a newspaper / water the flowers / play with toys / drink tea
These are The Smith's family. On Sunday Morning, Dad sits in the
garden and reads the newspapers. Mum……………………………………………………
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