Memorize these dialogues. Practice them in pairs.

1 A: What do you do, Mr. Collins?

B: I’m a biologist.

A: Do you like your profession?

B: Very much. Biology is a very interesting science.

A: Have you tried anything else?

B: No, never. I was attracted to biology even as a schoolboy.

 

2 A: Will you please tell me about your occupation?

B: I’m an engineer at a design institute.

A: What does your institute do?

B: We design hydro-electric power stations.

A: Do you have any orders from abroad?

B: Yes, we have close business relations with many foreign countries. I have to travel very much. That’s why I’m learning English.

A: Are you satisfied with your work?

B: Yes, I enjoy it greatly.

3 A: I can’t make head or tail of this article, Paul.

B: Of course, you were never good at Chemistry.

A: Yes, but I’m astonished how well you know things.

B: Well, Pete. It’s my future profession after all.

4 A: Say, George, have you chosen a profession for yourself?

B: Yes, I have. I’m really a programmer by calling.

A: I shouldn’t say so. You seem to be very good at painting.

B: Well, that’s only my hobby.

5 A: How old is your young brother?

B: But I have no brothers.

A: Isn’t this kid your brother?

B: Oh, no, he’s my nephew.

6 A: What relationship is Jack to you?

B: Well, he’s my remote kinsman.

A: Oh, really? But he always says you are close relations.

Grammar

The verb to have (got)

Affirmative Long form Short form	Negative Long form Short form	Interrogative
I have (got) I’ve (got) You have You’ve He has He’s She has She’s It has It’s We have We’ve They have They’ve	I have not (got) I haven’t (got) You have not You haven’t He has not He hasn’t She has not She hasn’t It has not It hasn’t We have not We haven’t They have not They haven’t	Have I (got)? Have you? Has he? Has she? Has he? Have we? Have they?

1. Fill in the blanks with have got or has got.

a) I … a walkman. b) John … black hair. c) We …not … a boat. d) They … a garden.

e) You … blue eyes. f) He … not … a pen. g) She … a car. h) How many pets …you …?

2. Use have or be in the right form.

The Camel

In some parts of the world there … large deserts. There … no trees and no water there. The only animal that can walk through the desert … the camel. The camel … very big. It … got one or two lumps on its back, short ears and a long tail. The camel’s food … grass and branches of trees.

Present Simple

Affirmative	Negative Long form Short form	Interrogative
I talk You talk He talks She talks It talks We talk They talk	I do not talk I don’t talk You do not talk You don’t talk He does not talk He doesn’ttalk She does not talk She doesn’t talk It does not talk It doesn’t talk We do not talk We don’t talk They do not talk They don’t talk	Do I talk? Do you talk? Does he talk? Does she talk? Does it talk? Do we talk? Do they talk?

Time Expressions used with Present Simple:

Every day / morning / year; in the morning / afternoon / evening; at night; always; usually; often; never; rarely; sometimes; in 2007 etc.

Choose the correct word in each sentence.

a) Juan and Carmen live / lives in Madrid.

b) Harry watch / watches television every evening.

c) I usually go / goes to the university by bus.

d) It never snow / snows in this city.

e) Sam live / lives in that house.

f) You never clean / cleans your teeth!

g) Carol get / gets up early every day.

h) All the buses leave / leaves from this bus-stop.

Complete each sentence. Put the words in brackets into the correct order.

a) Our (smoke, not, teachers, do) inside the university. b) Where (Helen, live, does)? c) (do, not, go, we) to the cinema on Friday.

d) (David, does, ride) a bike? e) (play, do, you) football after school? f) Kate (like, does, not) oranges. g) I (lunch, usually, have) at 1.30.

Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

a) She likes apples. b) We work on Sunday. c) He helps me.

d) They drive fast. e) James has a banana. f) Kim and Greg do their homework.

Ask questions as in the example.

Mr. Smith /eat / apples. Does Mr. Smith eat apples?

1. you / go / university 2. Simona / like / pizza 3. Jim / have / a bicycle

4. Jim and Mary / read / books 5. Tom / ride / a horse

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple.

My friend Cathy (have) a horse. It (be) a beautiful animal with big eyes and a long tail. Its name is Bella and it (love) people. It (not/bite) or kick and it is always friendly. It (eat) apples and hay but it (not/eat) meat. Horses (not/like) meat. Cathy usually (ride) her horse every day after school. She (not/go) into the town because there is too much traffic. There (not/be) many cars in the country so she (take) Bella there. It often (rain) in England so at night Bella and the other horses (sleep) in a stable. It (not/be) easy looking after a horse but Cathy (enjoy) it very much!

Unit 4

Pets

Vocabulary