1A Grammar word order in questions

 a Put the words in the right order to make questions.

1 name / your / ’s / what

What’s your name ? Lucia.
2 how / you / are / today
How are youtoday ? Fine, thank you.
3 from / you / where / are
Where are you from ? Venezuela.
4 year / what / you / born / were
What were you born year
? 1988.
5 live / you / where / do
Where do you live ? Mérida.
6 in / a / apartment / you / do / live / or / an / house
Do you live in a house or an apartment ? In a house.
7 have / do / pets / you / any
Do you have any pets ? Yes, I do – a cat and a goldfish.
8 any / can / other / languages / you / speak
Can you speak other any languages ? Yes, Spanish and Portuguese.
9 English / why / are / studying / you
Why are you studying English
? Because I need it for my job.
10 TV / you / do / what / watch / shows
What do you watch TV shows
Music shows on MTV and the
? 
news on CNN.
11 use / how / computer / you / often / do / a
How do you often use a computer
? Every day – I use it at work.
12 read / of / do / what / kinds / magazines / you
What kinds of magazines do you read ? I read car magazines.
13 breakfast / have / did / what / you / for
what did you have for breakfast ? Coffee and bread with jam.
14 play / did / you / any / yesterday / sports
did you play any sports yesterday
? Yes, I went swimming.
15 last / you / were / where / night / ten o’clock / at
Where were you last night at ten o´clock
? I was at my friend’s house.

  b Test your memory. Cover the questions. Look at the answers. Can you remember the questions?

activation

  c Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in a.

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 1B Grammar simple present
 a Complete the sentences with the simple present of the verbs in parentheses.

1 Why do you want to have straight hair? (you / want)

2 What does his sister look like ? (his sister / look like)
3 How many really smart people do you know ? (you / know)
4 A  Is that book funny?
B  Not very. It doesn´t make me laugh. (not make)
5 I don´t eat fish. (not eat)
6 John finishes work at six o’clock. (finish)
7 My mother and I don´t get along very well. (not get along)
8 Do they go to the gym every day? (they / go)
Does Lucy prefer
9 fish or meat? (Lucy / prefer)
10 Do your sisters have blond hair? (your sisters / have)
11 How do you relax after work? (you / relax)
12 A  Is he talkative?
stops
B  Yes, he never talking! (stop)
13 He doesn´t study in the evening. (not study)
14 Excuse me, do you live here? (you / live)
15 Sam has a beard and a mustache. (have)
16 Clara does yoga every day. (do)
start
17 We usually work at eight o’clock. (start)
don´t use
18 My parents Facebook or Twitter. (not use)
wear
19 I sometimes jeans. (wear)
does your girlfriend have
20 a car? (your girlfriend / have)

activation

  b Write three sentences about what you do on the weekend, and three about what a person in your
family does. Use adverbs or expressions of frequency.

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