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4? Read the text about the Wilson sisters.
Jennifer and Rosemary Wilson are twin sisters,
and they're both famous ... but they have very
Jennifer lives in London: she's a well-known TV presenter,
and she gets up at 3 am. every day to introduce the popular
breakfast TV show Good Morning UK! She finishes work at
about 10.30 am.
Rosemary is a professional tennis player: she now lives in
Beverley Hills, USA with her American husband, Ron.
Rosemary comes to England two or three times a year to
play: she always stays with her sister.
b Correct the information in the sentences below. Use the information in
the text.
1
Jennifer and Rosemary have very similar lives.
They don't have very similar lives, they have very different live
Jennifer and Rosemary live in the same country.
Jennifer lives in the United States.
She works in the evening,
Rosemary plays golf.
6 She stays in a hotel when she
‘comes to Britain.
7 They see each other every
weekend,
© Write questions.
1 Where does Jennifer Wilson
live?
She lives in London.
At3am,
At about 10.30 a.m.
In Beverley Hills.
Two or three times a year
To play tennis.
Withhersister
qd Listen and check.
Practise the pronunciation of the
questions.= module 1
Short answers
Phrases
When we answer questions, we often use short answers, like this:
Question Short answer
Do you/they Yes, I/they do. or No, I they don't.
play tennis?
Does (s)he like Yes(sthe does. or _—_No, (sJhe doesn't.
Ice cream?
5s see these questions about yourself. Use short answers.
1 Do you like pasta? yes, 1 do.
2 Do you live near the sea?
3. Do you smoke?
b Answer these questions about someone you know well for example,
your mother or your best friend). Use short answers.
1 Does he/she wear glasses?
2. Does he/she live near you?
3 Does he/she drive a car?
Answer these questions about Jennifer and Rosemary Wilson.
Read the text again if necessary. Use short answers.
Do they live in the same city?
Do they have the same job?
Do they often visit each other?
Do they look similar?
Frequency
Adverbs
Complete each sentence with a frequency adverb so itis true for you.
Be careful to put the adverb in the correct position in the sentence.
always often sometimes occasionally never |
sometimes
a Ifowatch TV in bed.
1am late for work/school.
€ [play computer games.
4 1 0to the opera.
© I cook a meal for my friends
£ Teat chocolate.
once
twice
three times
four times, etc.
Replace the phrase in bold
with a frequency phrase.
Use the word in brackets to help
you.
a To to English lessons on
‘Tuesdays and Thursdays,
1 g0 to English lessons
twice & week (week)
b We usually go on holiday in
April, in July and in
December.
We usually go on holiday
(year)
© We go swimming every
‘Sunday.
We go swimming
(week)
4. Its important to visit the
dentist every six months.
Its important to visit the dentist
- (year)
My friend goes running on
Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays and Sundays.
My friend goes running
(eek)
£ I check my e-mail in the
‘morning and in the evening.
1 check my e-mail
(day)
{9 190 to visit my cousin in Bristol
about every four weeks.
11go to visit my cousin in Bristol
(month)