Can

Weusecanto express ability.

I canploy the guitar.
Canis the samein atl persons. Thenegative
of canis cannotor can't
(NOf: )

Affirmative | / youI he / she/ it / we / you/ theycanwatk.

Negative l / yo ul h e /she / it /we /you / theycannot/can' twatk.
Interrogative Can| / you/ he / she/ it / we I you/ theywatk?
Yes,| / you/ he / she/ it / we / you/ theycan.
Shortanswers
N o ,l / yo u/ h e/ she/ it / we /you /theycan' t.

Whatcanyou do?Lookat the picturesand t a) Lookat the tableandfill in conor cen't.

tick (/). Thensaywhatyoucanor can't do. L

c o o k ilX X
____|___
l---,-lttvt
dr awili,X/
,/

,/

fl dance T 2 ptaythepiano! x
* /ca n donc o
rideabike i / t ,/ 1 ,/

1 Linda. cookbutshe.......... dr aw .
2 Jason .. speakEngtishandhe
ptaythe guitarbut he .. cook.
3 Betty. . singbutshe..........dr aw .
4 Betty,Jason,andLinda .. ridea bike.
swim! i4 ridea bike 5 Betty and Jason sing but they
!
.. ptaythe guitar.

b) Lookat the tableagain.In pairs,ask

andanswerquestions, asin the example.
* A: CanBettycook?
8: Yes,shecan,
A: CanJasoncook?
5 cook! ffi arive! 8: No,he can't. etc.
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 Can

?
.t
Askandanswerquestions,
asin the example.
5 Lookat the picturesandfollowthe lines.
Thenusethe wordsto askandanswer,as
1 it/tatk? in the example.
* Canit talk?
Yes,it can.

4 it/read?

5 they/usea computer?

6 he / see?

4 Putthe wordsin the correctorderto make

sentences,
asin the example.
1 ptaytheguitar / | / can
1 Anna/dance
* / canplaytheguitor.
F,--A: CanAnnadancei
2 y o u / r i d e a bi ke /ca n ?
B: No, shecan't"Sneton ea2"
2 Mark/ridea bike
3 can't/ Mary/ sing/ verywet[
3 Tony/drivea car
4 Emma/use a computer
4 ptaybasketball/ can / he?
5 Betty/ptaythe pinao

5 Davidi speakRussian
/can
Writing
6 ptaythe piano/ they / canT aboutwhatyou
Writefive sentences
can/can'tdo.
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 Present
Simple

PresentSimple(affirmative)

Affimative o Weformthe presentsimptewith the subjects (l / you/

I he / she/ it / we / you/ they)andthe baseformof
work
you theverb(dance, sing,etc).
he We use the presentsimpteto describepermanent
she works states,repeatedactionsor habitsanddailyroutines.
it Jim work in onoffice.(permanent state)
we Heoftenplaysfootbo{l.(repeated action)
you work Hedrivesto work.(habit)
they Hestartsworkat 9 o'clock.(daityroutine)

Spelling(3'dpersonsingular)
o Weformthe third person (he/she/ it) by adding-s to the endof most
singutar
verbs.
I love- he loves,I drink^ he drinks
o Weadd-esto verbsthat endin -ss,-sh,-ch, -x, or -o.
/ kiss- he kfsses,I wash- he washes,lwatch - he watches,I mix - he mixes,I
go - he goes
Timeexpressions usedwith the
o Verbsendingin a consonant
presentsimple:
+ y, dropthey andtake-ies.
usualty,often,everyday/week/month,
I fly - he flies,I try - he tries
sometimes. etc
o Verbsendingin a vowel+ y, take-s.
I say- he says,I buy - hebuys

PresentSimple(negative& interrogative)
Negative Weformthe third person
LongForm ShortForm singutar
in the negative
tl with doesnot/doesn't+
do not work don'twork mainverb.
you you
he he
she doesnot work she doesn'twork Weformall otherpersons
it it in the negative
with do
we we +
not/don't mainverb.
you do not work you don'twork
they they

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 Present
Simple

Interrogative ShortAnswers
Weformthe third person
I Y e s,l /youdo. singular
in the
Do you work?
N o ,l /youdon' t. interrogative
with does
he + subject+ mainverb.
Yes,he / she/ it does.
Does she work?
No,he / she/ it doesn't.
it Weformalltheother
we with do + subject
persons
Yes,we / you/ theydo. + mainverb.
Do you work?
No,we / you/ theydon't.
they

9 EverySaturday, Pau[ (give)his

A Writethe third personsingular. doga bath.
I
1 0 Inthe mornings, Betty...... .. (take)
1 I tike- he 6 | w a tch- h e ..... hersisterto schoot.
2 ldo-he 7 lmix-he 1 1 We .. . (go)to the swimming pool
3 I write - he 8 l sa y-h e at theweekend.
4 I wash- he 9 l try-h e 1 2 BittandKetty. .... (have)a cup
5 I drink- he 1 0 l g o -h e of tea in the afternoon.

ar Usethe verbsin bracketsto completethe

L asin the example.
sentences,
1 | > live(live)in Edinburgh.
3 Usethe promptsto write sentences,
the example.
asin

2 He ....... (do)hishomework everyevening. tl.t- he/every day/work on

3 S h e 'as t e a c heS (w o rk at
r.h e................ ) the computer
Newcastte Schoot. > He works on the
'Areyoua singer?' 'No, l'm a pitot. I computereveryday.
(fly)aeroptanes.
5 Joanne (wash)herhaireveryday. 2 Susan/at
theweekend/do
6 Themuseum ... (close)at seven hertaundry
in the evening.
7 Dan.... . (brush)histeeth
everymorning.
8 She .. (study)Science at university.

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 Present
Simpte

!3' My friendsand l/at the

T::::::::::T:: 5 Fill in do, does,don'tor doesn't.

1 Pau[speaksFrench,but he ... speak

Russian.
Anna. .. tikejazz musicbut she
\4 he/everymorning/read hiphop.
the newspaper ' ...........heptaythesaxophone?'
'Oh,no,he ptaysthe guitar.'
' ........... they listen to musici n the
evenings?' ' No, they............'
i..5 Shetty/exercise/in
the 5 Where ... youwork?
mornrng 6 W e........... stayin on Fr idayeveni ngs .
7 ' ...........yougo jogging
in them orni ng?'
' No,1............'
8 ' ...........Kar en usea computer at wor k ?'
7:30/eat
they/dinner/at 'Yes,shedoes.'
9 He...........goto school onSunday s .
10 What. . youhavefor dinner?

I aboutyourself.
the sentences
Complete
v
4 Writequestions
example.
andnegations,
asin the

1 | > don't have(have)an Engtish lessonon

1 Bradlivesin Australia. Sundays.
> Does Bradlivein Austrolia? 2 Myfather .. (work)in anoffice.
Braddoesn'tlivein Australia. 3 Myfriends .... (like)basketbatt.
MissParkerteachesGeography. 4 | ........ ... ( live)in a fl at.
5 Mymother (do)the laundryat the
weekend.
3 Youtikeptaying games.
computer | ...... ( go)shopp i ng w i th
myfriendson Saturday.
7 Myfam ityand| ....... ( g etup)
4 PeterandSueworkin a caf6. eartyat the weekend.
8 Mybestfriend .. (play)computer
games in the afternoon.
5 Wedo the shopping
on Saturdays. 9 Mymother (cook)dinner
everyday.
10 Myfather (wash)the dishes
6 Thebabycriesatl the time. afterdinner.

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 Present
Simple

7 Matchthe questions
to the answers. your / take / father / does/ work / bus/
, the / to?
tlT--] Whattime doessheget up?
ET--] Howdoesshegoto schoot?
lST--] Doesshehavebreakfast everyday? do Bill,BettyandPeterdo in the
{ flWnat
Whatdoesshedo in the afternoon? r v evenings
after school?
Lookat the table
FT-l
fdl-l Whendoesshegoto bed? andaskandanswer,asin the example.

a Shegoesto bedat 10:00.

b Shewatksto schoot.
c Shegetsup at 7:00.
d No,shedoesn't.
e Shedoesherhomework.
watch a DVD

8 Writethg questions
answerthem.
in full, andthen listento music

1 w h e n / s t a r t/sch o o [
> Whendoyoustortschool?
how/ go /school

3 what/ have/ lunch * A: DoesBill watch a DVDin the evenings?

B: Yes,he does.
4 what/ do / afternoons
Speaking
5 howoften/ playtennis
In pairs,askandanswerquestions to find
out aboutyourpartner'sdailyroutine.
Askabout:
9 Put the wordsin the correctorderto make
questions.Thenanswerthem. r when/get up
o morning/afternoon/eveningactivities
1 you / do / Swedish
/ speak? o when/goto bed

2 you/ do/ ride/ bikelyour / schoo[/ to? > A: Whendoyouget up in the morning?
B: I get up at 7:00.
3 work/ does/ your/ mother/ in / bank/ a? A: Doyouhavebreakfasteverymorning?
B: Yes,I do.
4 like / jazz / do / you / music?
Writing
5 you/ the /guitar / do / ptay?
Useyourpartner'sanswers to write a
do / eat / the / dinner/ with / your/ in / shorttext abouthis/herdailyroutine.
f a m i t y/ y o u /e ve n i n g s? Martingetsup at 7:00in the morning.He has
breakfast
... etc
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 Prepositions
of Timeat, on, in

o Weuseprepositions
of timeto saywhensomething
happens.
Weuseat with: Weusein with:
o time:at 6 o'clock,at 6:30,etc o partsof the day:in the morning/
o hotidays:at the weekend afternoonI evening
o expressions:af midday,at o months:in January,etc
midnight,at night,at noon o seasons: in the winter / spring
/ summer/ autumn,etc
Weuseon with:
o years:in 2006,in 1994,etc
o days:on Sunday,on Wednesdays,
. expressions: in half an hour,
on weekdays,etc
o dates:on 17thApril, etc in 30 minutes,etc
o expressions: in themorning/ Theyhave
ofternoon/ evening computerclasses
on lvlondays.

11 Suewatches
TV........theevening .
Circlethecorrectitem.
1 Aat Bon Cin
12 Wehavea pianolesson theweekend.
Aat Bin Con
Ai n Bon Cat
13 Thecinemaopens midday.
2 R o sgao e st o b e d........1 0o 'cto ck.
Ain Bon Cat
Aat Bin Con
3 Wegoskiing thewinter.
Complete the text with
Aon Bat Cin
in or at.
4 l d r i n km i t k ........th emo rn i n g .
Aa t Bin Con
Lindagetsup 1) * at 6:302l ......
5 J i t t ' sb i r t h dai ys........D e ce mb e r. the morning.She has breakfast
Ain Bon Cat 3 ) . . . . . .7. : 0 0a n d4 ) . . . . . .7. : 3 0s h e
6 Samdoesn'tgo jogging Sundays. leaves for school.Sheis at school
Aon Bin Cat 5 ) . . . . . . . 3min
0 u t e s . 6. .). . . .n. o o n ,
7 Shegoesto work 9:00everyday. she has lunch at school.She i
Ai n B at Con g e t sh o me7 l . . . . . . . 3 : 080) . . . . . . . € =
the afternoon.She listensto
8 | havea cupof tea ........theafternoon.
music. then does her
Aat Bon Cin
homework.She has dinner {i
J oa n dM a r yh a vel u n ch........1 2n o on. 9) .......8 o' clock and then
Ain Bat Con watchesTV. She goes to bed
1 0 Thetrainleaves hatfan hour. 1 0 ). . . . 1 . .1 : 0 01 1 ). . . .n. .ig h t .
Ao n Bin Cat
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 Prepositions
3 a) Completethe tablewith
phrasesfrom the list.
. 14thFebruaryo Friday
o night o 7:30o August
o the weekendo 7004
o hatfanhour o 1 o' ctock
o 15thJanuaryo midnight
o weekdayso midday
o a quarterto two
o theafternoono the morning
b) Writetrue sentences about
yourselfusingthe verbs
belowandthe phrases from
the tablein Ex.3a,asin the
example.
o getup o goto schoot/work
o havelunch o gojogging
o watcha DVDo eatdinner
o do myhomework
o listento music o goto bed
o dotheshopping
> / get up at 8:00in the morning.
of Timeat, otr, in
4
a) Readandfillin the correctprepositioniat,onor in.
ffi96Fovorxm"ftte
*mg6$
My favourite dayis Saturday. 1)......Saturdays lget up 2) .. .
9: 3 03 ). . . . . .t h e mo rn in gI.h a v ea c u po f t e a ,t h e nlg o j o g g i n g
4) 1 0 : 3 0 I. ru n f o r a b o u tt h o u r,a n d 5 ). . . . . .n o o nI h a v ea
sandwich for lunch.Afterlunch,I watchTVor listento music.
I don't see my best friend much 6)
weekdays, so I usually visithim 7) ......Saturday
afternoon.We stayat his houseand watcha
DVDor we go for a walkin the park.
| g e t h o me8 ) 8 o ' c lo c k9 ). . . . . t h e
e v e n inagn dh a v ed in n e r1 0 ). . . . . 8 . : 3 0 .A f t e r
dinnelI sometimes go out with my friends. I
get back 11) 11:00 and I go to bed
12) 1 1 : 3 01 3 ). . . . . n. ig h t I. lo v eS a t u rd a y s !
b) Whichsentences
are true?Correctthe falseones.
Hisfavouritedayis Saturday.
Hegetsupat 7:30in the morning.
3 After lunchhe goesjogging.
4 Hevisitshisbestfriendon Saturday
afternoon.
5 Hehasdinnerat 9 o'clockin theevening.
6 He goesto bed at midnight.
Speaking
Tellthe classaboutyour favouritedayof the week.
Writing
Write a short text about your favourite day, usingthe
text in Ex. 4a as a model.Write:
o what time you get up
o what you do in the morning/afternoon/etc
o what time you go to bed
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o PresentSimple b) Lookat questions1-3.Howdoweform

the presentsimpleinterrogative?
a) Readthe text andunderlinethe verbs
in the PresentSimpletense.Whichof o Can
theseverbsare in the third person
singular?Howcanyou tell?
3 a) Readthe text andfind an exampleof
the canform.
JustinTimberlake is a famousooo
singerfromthe USA,His birthday's on b) Whatare the negativeformsof canT
31st January,He'sgota nicefamily,His
father'snameis Randalland hismother's I PossessiveCase
got
nameis Lynn.He's twobrothers. His
brothers' names are Steohen and
Jonathan.Justindoesn'tlive with his
4 a) Readthe text andunderlinethe
examplesof the possessiye
case.Whatis
family.Helivesaloneina bighouse. the differencebetweenthem?
just
Justinisn't a pop star.He'sbusywiththreeother
jobs,He designsclothes. Hisclothinglabel'snameis b) Circlethe correctanswers.
'William
Rast'.He'salsoa chef.Hecancookgreatfood.
Randat[
is
Hehasan ltalianrestaurant in Manhattan,NewYorkand
a Justin'sdad b Justins' dad
anAsianrestaurant in Hollywood,CaliforniaJustinalso
acts.He'sin threenewfilms-AlphaDog,BlackSnake Justinis
MoanandEdison.He'salsoa voicein Shrek3. a RandatlandLynn's
son.
Justindoesn'thavemuchfreetime.Whenhe has, b Randatl's
andLynnson.
though,he enjoysridingmotorcycles and playinggolf.
StephenandJonathan are
go
Healsolikesto skiinginthewinter.
a Justins'brothers b Justin'sbrothers
Justinis verypopularwithfansof all ages.He'sa
greatentertainer anda wonderfulperson.
. Prepositionsof tlme

b) Writethe verbsyou underlinedin the

negativeform.Whichverbdo we useto
5 a) Whichprepositions
the text in Ex.1a?
of timeare therein

form the negativeT

Whatare the changes
b) Fillin ot, onor in.
to the mainverb?
1 M ybir thday
is ............18thJuty.
c) Whendo we usethe presentsimple? 2 Wegoswimming ... the summer.
3 Bobgoesto schoo[ .... 8:00everyday.

2 a) Readagainandanswerthe questions. 4
5
Thebusleaves
Lindahasan Engtish
.... hatfanhour.
lesson ... Fridays.
1 WheredoesJustincomefrom? 6 Jackdoeshishomework......... theafternoon.
7 Wegoto the cinema ... theweekends.
2 Whatkindof workdoeshedo? 8 Kellygoesto school .. weekdays.
9 Theyatways goon hotiday thespring.
3 Whatdoeshedoin hisfreetime? 10 Stevegetsupearty ... themorning.

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Revision

Circlethe correctitem.
Thisis appte.
Aa B Can A can't B can C cannot

2 is myfriend. 12 These
arethe ........batts.
AI B They CHe A boy B boys C boy's

3 Where hefrom? 13 Bitt........to school

everyday.
Ais B are Cam A watk B don'twalk C walks

got a computer? 14 | usually

reada book........ theevening.
A Shehas B Hasshe C Shehasn't Aon Bin Cat

5 T h e y a r e , . . ......
. 15 John........
likeFr ench
fitm s.
A butterfty B butterftys C butterflies A doesn't B don't C isn't

arefromScotland.
6 ........ scarves 16 My........nameis Ftuffy.
Alt B These C That A cat's B cats C cats'

7 therea dogin the park?

A Am Bls C Are A Does B Do C Are

18 Maggie's
birthdayis ........ October.
A any Ba C some Aon Bin Cat

19 Fish........
swim.
A. Our B Her C His A can't B can C cannot

10 There'sa window the kitchen.

A under B in Con Aat Bin Con

/ttlarr: - \
20/
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 Adverbsof Frequency

Adverbsof frequency
tetl us how Adverbsof frequencygo
oftensomething happens. beforethe mainverbbut
Someof theseare: afterthe verbto be.
atways(100%)sometimes (25%) Shealwoys haspizzafor
(75%) never(0%)
usuatty Iunch.
often(50%) Theyare never late for
work.

5 go to bedat 11 o'ctock
A Putthe adverbsin the correctplace,asin
I the example.

eatgrass.(never)
1 Crocodites
* Crocodilesnevereatgrass.
z I swimbefore[unch.(sometimes)
3 Putthe wordsin the correctorderto make
sentences.
1 with / dog/ Stetta/ ptays/ often/ her

3 Tigershuntat noon.(usually) / my/ | / in / write/ diary/night/at

2 usua[ty

(often)
4 Benis latefor schoot. TomandNick/ schoo[/ atways/ their / ride /
to / bikes
5 Theywatktheirdogat night.(always)
4 swim/ tunch/ never/ We/ after
6 Chameleons' arelong.(usually)
tongues
5 is / tittte / brother/ naughty
/ sometimes
/
Erica's

2 Usethe phrasesandthe adverbsof

frequencyto write sentences
yourself.
about
Speaking
1 getupat 7 o'ctock Telltheclasstwo thingsyoualways-
never- sometimes do on Saturdays.
2 walk to school
Writing
3 visit my friendsafter school Whatdo youalways,usually,often,
neverdo at weekends?
sometimes, Write
4 go joggingin the evening aboutyourself.
sentences

* I alwaysgo to the cinemawith myf riends.

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