6A Grammar  simple present: he, she, it

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Tyler

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5 4

 a Look at the pictures. Write about Tyler.

1 He lives in an apartment.
2 He doesn’t drink coffee in the morning.
3        
     in a computer store.
4        
     salad for lunch.
5        
     Portuguese after work.
6        
     the newspaper in the morning.
7        
     TV in the evening.
8        
     an expensive car.

activation
 b Test your memory. Work with a partner. Tell your partner to close his or her book. Ask

questions to test your partner’s memory.
Does Tyler work in an office?          No, he doesn’t. He works in a computer store.

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 6B Grammar adverbs of frequency
 a Look at Kate’s schedule. Complete the sentences with an adverb of frequency (always, usually,
sometimes, never).

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
go to school go to school go to school go to school go to school

3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. gym closed 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
go to the gym go to the gym go to the gym go to the gym
6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
make dinner go out for make dinner work late go out with
at home dinner at home have sandwich friends
at the office
7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
go to Japanese go to Japanese go to Japanese watch T  V watch T  V
class class class

1 She always goes to school at eight o’clock in the morning.

2 Kate     goes to the gym in the afternoon.
3 She     goes to the gym on Wednesday.
4 She     makes dinner at home.
5 She     goes to a Japanese class in the evening.
6     she watches TV in the evening.

  b Read about Christopher. Then complete the sentences with an adverb of frequency (always,
usually, sometimes, never).

Every day Christopher has the same breakfast: one

egg, toast, orange juice, and a cup of tea. He doesn’t
like cereal or other breakfast foods. For lunch, he eats
different things. From Monday to Friday he eats lunch
at work. On those days, he has a sandwich for lunch.
But on Saturdays and Sundays, he eats lunch with
friends. They have pizza or hamburgers. Dinners are
also different. He likes to cook and try new foods.
1 Christopher     has an egg for breakfast.
2 He     eats cereal for breakfast.
3 He     has pizza for lunch.
4 He     has a sandwich for lunch.

activation
  c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the chart and say the sentences.


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