What time is it?

Unit 3

Routines Telling time

Remember that most verbs in singular end in -s work → works

If the verb ends in -e add -s at the end love → loves
If the verb ends in -s, -x, -sh or -ch add -es at the end
miss → misses
fix → fixes
wash → washes
watch → watches
if the verb ends in consonant + -y change -y for -ies study → studies
if the verb ends in vowel + -y just add -s at the end play → plays
but go → goes ; do → does and have → has because they are irregular

1 Read and complete the sentences about Ronald and Pam.

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Ronald is a scientist, he is from Ireland
but in the summer, he lives in
Antarctica because he studies
penguins and seals, he works six days
a week, Ronald says that there are
interesting animals. There are three
million of them in the ocean and on Pam is a doctor she’s Mexican,
the ice near the research station and she lives in Chiapas, she is a
where Ronald lives. very special doctor, she drives
In the winter de temperature can go long distances to help people. She
down -60° C. works 18 hours a day non-stop,
The weather conditions are terrible Pam loves her job. She isn’t
and sometimes is dark 24 hours a day! married and she has no free time.
1. He is a scientist. She’s a doctor
2. Ronald _ _ from Ireland. Pam __ Mexican.
3. She lives in Chiapas and ___ very special doctor
4. He __ six days __ __. She __ 18 hours a day
5. He ___ in the research station. She ___ in Chiapas.
6. Pam __ no free time. She ___ married.

2 Underline the correct form of the verb.

1. I live / lives in Japan
2. She play / plays the guitar
3. He studies /study Chinese
4. Julia does / do the laundry
5. Peter and I goes /go to school by bus transportation.
6. Diane teaches / teach French

3 Make the sentences negative

1. Paul works for Sunny Paul doesn’t work for Sunny.
2. We study English ______
3. John cooks dinner ______
4. Helen reads a book ______
5. Kevin plays basketball ______
6. Peter drives me to school ______

4 Complete the sentences with a verb from the box

speak do play start wear have read take go

1. He speaks three languages

2. Dan ____ breakfast at 8:30
3. Peter ___ the newspaper every morning
4. Sue___ her homework
5. John __ tennis
6. Kevin___ work at 8:00 AM
7. Loulou __ a uniform to work
8. He ___ a shower everyday
9. She___ to school by car

5 What do you do every day? Number the activities.

Have lunch

Take a shower
 Go to work

Have breakfast

Start work

Go home

Get dressed

Have dinner

Watch television

Get up

Read a book

Go to bed

Leave home

6. Fill in the blanks.

A. months of the year

1. January 2. ____ 3. March 4. April 5. ___ 6. June

7. ____ 8. ____ 9. September 10. October 11. ____ 12. December____

B. the name of the seasons.

_____

____

_ _
 _____

C. write the days of the week in the correct order.

Sunday Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Saturday Monday Friday

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ____ 5. __________
6. ___ 7. ___

7. Answer from your own.

1. What’s your favorite time of the day?
_____
2. What’s your favorite month?
_____
3. what’s your favorite season?
_____

8 Correct the sentences

1. A journalist sells things
A journalist doesn’t sell things. A journalist writes for a newspaper
2. The president of Argentina lives in Tokyo
_____
3. A pilot teaches English
_____
4. A taxi driver flies planes
______
5. Our teacher is always on time.
_____
6. I work from Friday through Saturday
_____

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9 Match the verbs that go together

1. turn on a. your shoes

2. have b. home
3. take c. a car
4. wear d. television
5. play e. shopping
6. go f. the air conditioning
7. drive g. breakfast
8. watch h. a shower
9. stay i. a uniform
10. take off j. football

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
f

10 put the words into the correct list

Plane jobs
House _____
Taxi _____
Doctor _____
Accountant _____
Train _____
Ugly adjectives
Car _____
Cheap _____
Teacher _____
Helicopter _____
Scientist _____
Engineer
Town transportation
Expensive _____
Beautiful _____
Classroom _____
Mall _____
Living room _____
Intelligent _____
school

Places
_____
_____
_____
 _____
_____

11 Telling time

What time is it?

9:35 10:10
____ ____
____ ____
2:30 6:00
____ ___
____ ___

11:45 3:00
____ ____
____ ____
7:15 10:55
____ ____
____ ____

1:15 4:22
____ ____
____ ____

2:00 6:10
____ ____
____ ____
What time is it?
It’s noon 12:00.

It’s twenty to six _____

It’s five after eight _____
It’s four o’clock _____
It’ s a quarter to ten _____
It’s half past nine _____
It’s twenty-five to one _____
It’s twelve thirty _____

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Reading.

read carefully and write an essay of approximately fifty words.

My favorite time of the day is the morning because at eight is when I can enjoy a nice cup of coffee
and read the newspaper. My favorite day is Sunday because I get up late and I can have pancakes.
My favorite month is December because in December is my birthday, to be exact December the
first. My favorite season of the year is summer because during the summer vacation I go to the
beach with my family and we spend a whole week together.