Universidad Abierta Para Adultos

Subject
English Grammar I-ING224

Topic
The Simple Present Tense

Career
Modern Language

Teacher
Leonardo Gil Sánchez

Student

Enrollment
14-1356

15-09-2019
 Exercises for Task 1 (English Grammar)
LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE
I. Listen to the speakers talking about their favorite films and then do the
exercise given below.
1. Speaker A talks about a romance. T / F

2. Speaker B talks about___

an action film
a science fiction film
a vampire film
a comedy

3. Speaker C describes ___

an action film
a romance based on a book
a science fiction film
a vampire film
a comedy

4. Speaker D gives information about___

an action film
a romance based on a book
a science fiction film
a vampire film
a comedy

5. Speaker E talks about___

an action film
a romance based on a book
a science fiction film
a modern vampire film
a comedy

GENERAL COMPREHENSION
II. Read the statements below and then choose one of the options given.
1. My mother and father _eat__ breakfast at 7:00 every day.
eat
eats

2. My mother _drinks__ tea with her breakfast.

drink
drinks

3. I _take__ a bath every morning.

take
takes

4. My sister_takes__ a shower.
take
takes

5. I _study__ English with my best friends.

study
studies

6. We _walk__ to school every morning.

walk
walks

7. My English class _ begins__ at 8:00am every Saturday.

begin
begins
8. It _stops__ at 12:00pm for lunch.
stop
stops

9. We_eat__ in the cafeteria.

eat
eats

10. My friends and I _go__ home at 5:30 every afternoon.

go
goes

III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Example: He always____works____ hard at school. (work)

1. She __teaches________English at my school (teach).

2. I like my watch because it ___tells_______ time correctly (tell).
3. She ___runs_______faster than anyone else (run).
4. My husband ___does_______the laundry every day (do).

IV. Complete each conversation with the correct word.

Example: A. What time ____does____ she get up?
B: She gets up at 6:30.
1. A: When ____do____you plan to study?
B: As soon as I get home from school.
2. A: Who ___is___ with you right now?
B: My friend Alice.
3. A: What address ___are___ you live at?
B: 2026 W. Main Street.
4. A: When ___does_____ your brother cook dinner?
B: On Mondays and Thursdays.
5. A: Who ___are___ those people?
B: My grandparents.

V. Circle the activity in each pair that people do first.

Example: eat breakfast / [make breakfast]
1. eat dinner / wash the dishes
2. get dressed / get up
3. go to bed / brush your teeth
4. eat lunch / eat dinner

VI. Look at the chart with Daniel’s activities. Complete each sentence. Use
always, usually, sometimes, and never and the correct form of the verb from
the chart.

Daniel’s Activities
S M T W T F S
check e-mail ü ü ü ü ü ü ü
go shopping
play soccer in the evening ü ü ü ü ü
watch TV at night ü ü
do the laundry ü ü
exercise at the park ü ü ü ü ü

Example: Daniel ____always checks_____ his e-mail.

1. Daniel_ never goes_________shopping.
2. He ___ usually play______soccer in the evening.
3. He____ sometimes whatches_____TV at night.
4. He____ sometimes does_____ the laundry.
5. He____ usually does exercise___at the park.
 WRITING SECTION
VII. Write about your regular day. What do you do? Write four sentences. Use
some frequency adverbs (always, usually, sometimes, never).
Hi, my name is Isaac and I going to talk about my regular day, I sometimes go to
work, and I visit my mom almost every day I always do my homework at the week,
I never do de laundry, and I sometime visit my friend faudy, I love study English but
I have to spend most time studying, because I have to study more than one
language, and it is really difficult for mi be in different situation in the same time.
I almost never visit my mother but I always go to see her when I finish to work, in
my job, I never work as a manager, I sometimes work as a admin, and I always
work as a technical.

SPEAKING SECTION
VIII. Talk about a regular day of someone from your family or friends. What
do they do? Use some frequency adverbs (always, usually, sometimes,
never). Upload the video on YOUTUBE and attach the link with these
exercises. Include a presentation.

My friend yahaira always has breakfast at 8 am

yahaira always goes to university on Saturday she never visits her family on
Saturday because she is always at yahaira university and i had eaten together
Saturday together.