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Week 1 - Class 3

Synchronous Class
Student Worksheet
Activity 1
Grammar - Present simple or present continuous?

Put the verbs in the present simple or present continuous. Use contractions where possible.
Activity 2
Reading
Read the text about Jonathan’s last day and answer the question below.

Jonathan' s Last Day

Paragraph 1. Jonathan is a famous baker. He's hard-
working and punctual. He always gets up at three
o'clock every night and bakes his products. Then, he
has his breakfast with his wife and opens his bakery. He
usually has his favorite pear marmalade for breakfast.
He has many customers till afternoon. At noon, he has
lunch at home. After lunch, he leaves the bakery to his
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and chats with his favorite customers. He’s been the
only baker in the town for quite a long time, and now he
has many friends who shop at his bakery. This has been the same routine for almost 25 years.

Paragraph 2. Today his daily routine is not the same. This is the last day in his bakery. He's going
to retire tomorrow. He’s going to be in Hawaii with his wife next week. He’s already booked his
tickets. His son is going to take care of the bakery. He normally wears white clothes but today he's
wearing a Hawaiian shirt. It’s two o’clock now. He always has a siesta after lunch, but today he’s
having a cup of espresso with his best friend.

Paragraph 3. He’s had a wonderful working life. Now, he’s ready to start a new life. He wants to
see new places. There are luxury liners companies in town and they send a liner every Sunday to
 many different exotic places around the world. Tonight, he’s starting his journey with his wife from
the harbour. Tonight, one of the luxury liners is leaving the harbour and Jonathan and his wife are
embarking on it to start their new life.

Part 1. Analyzing the text: Read the text Jonathan’s Last Day and analyze it as follows:
1. Underline the simple present tense.
2. Circle the present continuous tense.
3. H i g h l i g h t t h e
yellow.
4. Highlight the reference words with blue.

Part 2. Reference Words: Find out what the underlined pronouns refer to. Look for the underlined
pronouns and write their referent in the line provided.
1. “He has his breakfast with his wife and opens his bakery.” ________________. (Paragraph 1)
2. “He’s been the only baker in the town for quite a long time, and now he has many friends who
shop at his bakery.” ________________. (Paragraph 1)
3. “There’s a luxury liners company in town and they send a liner every Sunday to many different
exotic places around the world.” (Paragraph 3)

Part 3. Are the statements true or false according to the text?

1. Many people know Jonathan's Bakery.
2. Jonathan has breakfast before he bakes his products.
3. Today, he’s wearing the same clothes just like every day.
4. At the moment he’s sleeping.
5. He’s leaving the town with his wife tonight.

Part 4. Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.

 a. What is Jeremy doing on panel number 1 of the comic strip?
b. What is Jeremy doing on panel number 3 of the comic strip?
c. What is he doing on panel number 2 of the comic strip?
d. Is Jeremy talking to his parents on panel number 4 of the comic strip? 
e. Why is the present continuous used in this cartoon?

Answer Key
Activity 1
Grammar - Present simple or present continuous?
Check the answers with your group.

Activity 2
Reading
Part 1. Check the answers with your group.
Part 2.
a. Jonathan
b. Many friends
c. luxury liners companies

Part 3.
 1. Many people know Jonathan's Bakery. True
2. Jonathan has breakfast before he bakes his products. False
3. Today, he’s wearing the same clothes just like every day. False
4. At the moment he’s sleeping. False
5. He’s leaving the town with his wife tonight. True

Part 4. Check the answers with your group.