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UNIT 5
Focus 1
examples explanation
a) Fran and Janice listen to music together. Use the simple present tense to talk about
habits or things that happen again and again.
b) Fran goes to the gym every evening.
Exercise 5.1.1
Underline all the simple present tense verbs that tell about Fran and Janice's habits
and routines.
Fran and Janice are friends and roommates. Fran is a doctor. She takes care of people, and
she loves her job. She starts work at 6:30 A.M. and finishes at 7:30 P.M. She visits her patients in the
hospital every morning. Then she hurries to her office to see other patients. She often skips meals,
but she eats fruit during the day.
Janice is an accountant. She works in an office from nine to five. She's not very busy, so she
often eats snacks like potato chips, cake and candy at work. After work, she plays tennis. Then she
goes home and prepares a light dinner.
Fran comes home at 8:00 and eats dinner with Janice. They talk, listen to music together and
relax. Then Fran goes to the gym. Janice watches television. Before bed, Janice and Fran feel hungry.
They enjoy some ice cream or milk and cookies. They go to sleep at midnight.
Focus 2
subject verb
I / You* / We / They work
He / She / It works
*Both singular and plural
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Exercise 5.2.2
1. Fran is a doctor. She (take/ takes) care of sick people.
2. Janice is an accountant. She (work / works) in an office.
3. Fran (love/ loves) her job.
4. Fran (start/ starts) work at 6:30 A.M.
5. Janice (eat/ eats) snacks like potato chips, cake and candy at work.
6. Janice (prepare/ prepares) a light dinner every night.
7. Fran and Janice (exercise/ exercises) every day.
8. Janice (play/ plays) tennis after work.
9. Fran (go/ goes) to the gym.
10. They (relax/ relaxes) together after dinner.
11. They (enjoy/ enjoys) ice cream or milk and cookies.
12. They (go/ goes) to sleep late.
Exercise 5.2.3
Choose the correct word in parentheses to complete the story. Be careful to make the
subject and verb agree. The first one has been done for you as an example.
I want (want, wants) you to meet my friend Herb Ban and his wife, Sunny. They (1) ______ (live,
lives) in the city.Herb (2) ______ (like, likes) the city because his apartment is close to his job.Herb (3)
______ (walk, walks) to work every morning.He (4) _______ (work, works) in the building across the
street from his apartment.In the winter, Herb (5) ________ (go, goes) to work without getting cold.
He just (6) ________ (walk, walks) through a tunnel that (7) _______ (go, goes) between the two
buildings. Sunny, Herb’s wife (8) _______ (think, thinks) the city is alright, but she (9) _________
(prefer, prefers) the country. Sunny (10) _______ (enjoy, enjoys) camping in the mountains. Every
summer, they (11) _______ (camp, camps) in Montana for two weeks. Herb always (12) _______
(complain, complains) about the mosquitoes. He (13) ______ (hate, hates) mosquitoes.Personally, I
(14) ______ (want, wants) to live in the country, but I’m like Herb. I (15) _______ (work, works) in the
city.
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Exercise 5.2.4
Focus 3
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Exercise 5.3.5
Finish the story with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Be careful of
irregular spelling. The first one has been done for you as an example.
Norman goes(go) to work on the bus. He (1) ________ (hurry) to the bus stop because he doesn’t
want to miss the bus. Norman (2) _______ (enjoy) his work, but he (3) ______ (worry) when he is
late.His boss (4) ________ (have) strict rules about being on time.Norman (5) _______ (work) for a
toy company. He (6) ________ (test) toys. Every morning Norman (7) _________ (have) a box of new
toys on his desk. First, he (8) _______ (empty) the box and (9) ________ (look) at the toys he will
test. Then, Norman (10) _______ (play) with the toys.He (11) ________ (try) them out.After he (12)
________ (see) what a toy (13) _______ (do), Norman (14) ________ (write) a report about the toy.
The report (15) _______ (say) what age child the toy is best for. It also (16) ________ (tell) about any
possible dangers o children.Then Norman (17) __________ (send) his report and the toy to his boss.
Exercise 5.3.6
Thad always tries to save money and resources. Before he goes grocery shopping, he checks the
advertisements in the newspaper and cuts coupons to save money. When he washes clothes, he uses
cold water to save energy. He dries his clothes outside on a clothesline when the weather is nice. He
conserves electricity by turning off lights when he leaves a room.
Cara spends money all the time. She buys food because it looks tasty. She forgets to plan meals so
she eats out a lot. She wastes water when the leaves the house. She always dries he clothes in the
dryer, even when the weather is warm.
Make true statements about the habits and routines of Thad and Cara.
6. use cold water to wash clothes: __________________________________
8. buy food because it looks tasty: __________________________________
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Focus 4
Exercise 5.4.7
Yes No
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Exercise 5.4.8
Don and Ron are brothers. They are different in some ways and the same in others.
Using the cues, make negative sentences.
Don is an accountant; he works in an office downtown. He has a sports car and lives in an apartment.
Still, Don likes to stay healthy. He likes exercise, but he doesn’t like jogging. He enjoys playing
basketball with his friends. He likes to do active things – he doesn’t like going to the movies. He is a
vegetarian, and he doesn’t smoke.
Ron is a park ranger; he works outdoors. He has a pickup truck and lives in a house. Ron likes to stay
healthy. He likes exercise, but he doesn’t like jogging. He prefers playing volleyball. Ron doesn’t’ like
basketball or movies. He doesn’t smoke and he is a vegetarian.
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Focus 5
examples explanations
The sun rises in the East. Use the simple present to make statements
She enjoys life. about things that always happen or things
She doesn’t drink wine. that are always true.
Exercise 5.5.9
Use the simple present affirmative or negative to complete the definitions of the new
words below.
2. Vegetarians (eat) ___________ meat.
3. Couch potatoes (sit) _________ in front of the TV all the time.
4. An alcoholic (drink) __________ a lot of wine, beer, or liquor every day.
5. A pacifist (like) __________ war.
6. An insomniac (sleep) _________ at night.
7. A stressed person (worry) __________ a lot.
8. A health‐conscious person (care) __________ about his or her health.
9. Environmentalists (like) __________pollution.
Exercise 5.5.10
Today, many Americans are under stress. They (move) (1) move at a fast pace. They (work) (2)
__________ all the time. They often (work) (3) __________ overtime. An average worker (have) (4)
_________ too much work and (have) (5) enough time to finish it. Many Americans (take) (6)
vacations. Time is important, but people (have) (7) time for themselves or their families. Why are
Americans so busy all the time? One reason is modern technology. Modern technology (keep) (8)
_________ us busy and (give) (9) ___________ us stress. Technology (help) (10) ___________ us
relax. We (wear) (11) _________ beepers. We (use) ) (12) fax machines to send messages fast. We
(take) (13) __________ time to rest. Even on Sundays, many stores (stay) (14) __________ open and
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people (go shopping) (15) _________. Today, stress is one of the top reasons why Americans (get)
(16) ________ sick.
Exercise 5.5.11
Read the list of activities below. Do good parents do these things? Check yes or no.
Then write a statement about each, making it affirmative or negative. The first one has been
done for you as an example.
Yes No
Good parents don’t let their children stay up late every night.
Focus 6
Yes/ No questions
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Exercise 5.6.12
(1) In the United States, a child usually starts kindergarten at age five. (2) In public schools, boys and
girls study together. (3) Children go to school five days a week. (4) they don't go to school on
Saturdays. (5) They go to school from 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (6) They don't wear uniforms in school.
(7) In public schools, children do not study religion.(8) In high school, every student takes difficult
exams to enter college. (9) A private college costs a lot of money. (10) The government doesn't pay
for private colleges. (11) Parents pay for their children's education. (12) Many students work after
school to help pay for college.
Write twelve yes/no questions about Romania, starting from the sentences marked 1
– 12 in the reading.
Focus 7
Wh- questions
wh-question base form of verb
word
do/ does subject
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Exercise 5.7.13
Match each question to its answer. Write the letter on the line.
4 What time does your class start? d They speak, read, write and
listen to English
____
6 How often does he speak English? f because he wants to go to
college in the UK
____
7 When does she go out with her g on September 10th
girlfriends?
____
Exercise 5.7.14
Denisa is a Romanian student in Leeds. She speaks three languages – Romanian, French and
English. She wants to be a bilingual teacher. Her English is very good, but she speaks with an accent.
Sometimes people don't understand her when she speaks. She often meets her Romanian friends to
talk about her problem. Denisa feels embarrassed and seldom speaks English. She feels angry at
English people. She says English people only speak English. They don't understand the problems
people have when they learn a new language.
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7. ______________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________
Focus 8
Examples explanations
a) Q: Who usually meets the customers?
A: Maria
Who asks a question about the subject (Maria)
b) Q: Who speaks English? of the sentence. Do not use do / does.
A: Maria.
Exercise 5.8.15
Example: Who speaks English?Who(m) do you call every week?
Exercise 5.8.16
Many families immigrate to Canada. At the beginning, the parents sometimes have problems. They
don't speak English. They don't learn English fast. The children often learn English before the parents,
so they translate for their parents. The children always help their parents. For example, the children
sometimes pay the rent to the landlords. They often talk with doctors about their parents' health.
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The children take their parents to job interviews. they solve the family's problems. This is a big job for
the children, and they feel important. But their parents sometimes feel sad and helpless. Life is often
difficult for new immigrant families.
Example: Q: Who learns English before the parents?
A: The children (learn English before the parents.)
Q: Whom do the children help?
A: (The children help) their parents.
1.____ translates for the parents? 5.____ do the children take to job interviews?
2.____ helps the parents? 6.____ solves the family's problems?
3.____ do the children pay the rent to? 7.____ feels important?
4.____ do children talk to about parents' health? 8.____ feels sad and helpless?
Exercise 5.8.17
Read the following questions. Write Iin front of the question if it is informal. Write F in
front of the question if it is formal.
Example: F With whom will you be attending the party?
Exercise 5.8.18
Read the story. Write who or whom questions to go with each answer.
Jill, Mandy, and Joy are roommates. They share a flat near the college where they go to
school. They share the responsibilities for the flat and they also do many things together.
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Jill drives Mandy and Joy to school every day. Joy makes dinner on weekdays and Mandy makes
dinner on weekends. Joy’s responsibility is to take out the trash on Mondays. Mandy puts out the
recycling on Wednesdays. Jill washes her car on Saturdays.
Usually their friends, Sam, Roy, and George, eat dinner with them on Saturdays. Mandy and
Jill also play tennis together.
Jill and Joy are Mandy’s roommates.
1. Mandy and Jill share a flat with Joy. 7. Joy takes out the trash.
2. Mandy, Jill, and Joy go to school. 8. Mandy puts out the recycling.
3. Jill drives the car. 9. Jill washes her own car.
4. Mandy and Joy ride with Jill. 10. They eat with Sam, George, and Roy on Saturday
5. Joy cooks dinner on Tuesdays. nights.
6. Mandy prepares dinner on the weekends. 11. Mandy and Jill play tennis.
12. Jill plays tennis with Mandy.
Reading 5
Many people think that numbers are associated with certain human features and qualities.
Ones - are ambitious, successful and virtually unstoppable. They often put their careers before
relationships and on bad days can be extremely selfish and manipulative.
Twos - are kind, artistic and hard-working. They can be dominated by their partners. Twos are a bit
shy and quite possessive romantically and on bad days they can be indecisive and easily hurt.
Threes - express themselves well and amusingly and are often talented artistically. They are also good
at turning difficult situations to their advantage. On bad days Threes can be a bit quick-tempered.
Fours - are practical and reliable. They are also very conservative and extremely suspicious of different
ideas or lifestyles. Fours are very good with money, but not always successful. On bad days they can
be moody and depressed.
Fives - are extremely affectionate and generous. They are fascinated byanything new or different.
Fives are often lucky in love but on bad days can be over-confident and quite thoughtless.
Sixes - very romantic and family-oriented. They often fill their homes with beautiful things.
Sixes take their time getting what they want, but are frequently successful. On bad days
they can be really selfish and self-satisfied.
Sevens - are a bit serious. They are thoughtful people who feel there is more to life than
money. They are idealistic but don't mix with other people well. On had days they are
moody and distant.
Eights - are hard-working, emotional, clever and very adaptable: They are survivors who
have often had a lot of tragedy in their lives. On bad days, Eights are moody, jealous, and
get depressed easily.
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Nines – are romantics who often act without thinking. They are attracted to big causes and
enjoy helping others. On bad days, they can be impatient, intolerant and accident-prone.
Exercise 5.1
Find the word with the incorrect suffix in the groups below and correct it.
Exercise 5.2
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Tutor-Assessed Task 3
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then write the
correct sentence.
1. __________ live in Baltimore?
(A) Do she (B) Do you
(C) Does they (D) Do he
2. Carmella gets home __________ 5:00 and prepares dinner.
(A) at (B) in
(C) on (D) to
3. Do you __________ work in Saturday? Yes, I __________ work on Saturdays.
(A) usually … never (B) ever … seldom
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(C) never … always (D) ever … always
4. __________ a good restaurant near my apartment.
(A) There are (B) Is it
(C) There is (D) This
5. __________ any mail for me today?
(A) Is (B) Are there
(C) Are (D) Is there
6. __________ the bookstore open on Saturday?
(A) When does (B) What time do
(C) Who does (D) What does
8. Sheldon __________ a nap after school.
(A) take (B) does
(C) wanting (D) takes
9. Once a week, __________ Fridays, Diane goes dancing.
(A) in (B) at
(C) on (D) the
10. I celebrate my birthday __________ May 19th.
(A) on the (B) in
(C) the (D) on
11. A healthy person __________ eat hamburgers every day.
(A) don’t (B) doesn’t
(C) no (D) any
12. Chieko __________ want to miss class.
(A) no (B) not
(C) don’t (D) doesn’t
13. Enriqueta and Jo __________ about their friend.
(A) worried (B) are worry
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(C) are worried (D) worrying
14. Charlie is always tired. He __________ sleep very well at night.
(A) no (B) isn’t
(C) not (D) doesn’t
15. __________ do you get to school? __________.
(A) How … I take by bus (B) What .. By bus
(C) How … I take the bus (D) What … I ride
16. __________ pets are very important to them.
(A) His (B) Her
(C) Their (D) My
17. John is married. Sara is __________ wife.
(A) our (B) her
(C) your (D) his
18. __________ pets are cute
(A) This (B) These
(C) That (D) A
19. A: Is this the dog’s food? B: Yes, __________
(A) this is (B) there is
(C) that is (D) it is
20. A: Are there any museums in your town? B: yes, __________
(A) they are (B) there are
(C) these are (D) there is
21. A: Do you have any children? B: Yes, I have __________ son.
(A) a (B) the
(C) an (D) two
22. Sarah’s flat is __________the seventh floor.
(A) at (B) on
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(C) in (D) out of
23. Artie and Gilberto go _____________ London every year.
(A) in (B) on
(C) to (D) at
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be grammatically correct. Write the correct sentence.
24. Therearen’tany milkin the refrigerator.
A B C D
25. The Italian restaurantis open, but it nohaveany linguine today.
A B C D
26. The sunrises always in the east and setsin the west.
A B C D
27. Many people in Indiadon’t eats meat; they only eat vegetables.
28. In the winter, they go for a skiin the mountainsin Colorado.
A B C D
29. Is there anything for the children to doin the summer? They go to swimming.
A B C D
30. I needto do a phone call before we make a decision about the new car.
A B C D
31. Blanca doesn’t goesto the universityon Fridaysin December.
A B C D
32. There is a word I don’t know. What means sibling? It means a brother or sister.
A B C D
33. Hisparents home isnear the ocean.
A B C D
34. Does yoursprogrammehavea language labwith listening stations?
A B C D
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35. It’s a very good book and it’sactivities are fun.
A B C D
36. A: Whose car is that? B: Itsmine.
A B C D
37. Marywants to buyher sister, Helen,the special present.
A B C D
38. He doesn’t havehis good memory and is always confused.
39. Every morning he is latefor work, so Matt runs onhis house.
A B C D
40. She gets offof the elevatoron the seventh floor just in time.
A B C D
41. Is it cold? What’sthe temperature today? It has 30 degrees.
A B C D
42. Is itcloudy? No, is not. It’s sunny.
A B C D
43. What timeit is? It’s three o’clocka. m.
A B C D
44. How’sthe weather today? Iscool and rainy.
A B C D
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