Exercise 2. Use the sentences to make questions. Begin your question with the word(s) in brackets.

Ann watches television. (How often?) How often............…………....................

I write to my parents. (How often?)...............................………………...............

I have dinner in the evening. (What time/usually?).......………............................

George works. (Where?)..........................................…………………….............

I go to the cinema. (How often?).............................…………………….............

People do stupid things. (Why?).............................………………......................

The car breaks down. (How often?)..…………............................……................

Bob plays tennis. (When?).………………............................................................

He lives in the city. (Where?)………………..............................................................

My parents are happy. (Why?)..................…………….........................................

Exercise 3. Read the sentences and correct them. The English is correct but the information is wrong.

The earth goes round the sun.

1. The sun rises in the west …………………………….………….………............

2. Mice catch cats.…………………………..………..………….….……….........

3. Carpenters make things from metal.......……………………..............................

4. The River Amazon flows into the Pacific Ocean……………..............................

5. Water boils at 50 degrees Celsius……………………………….........................

Exercise 4. Read the sentences about Brian Johnson and arrange them in the correct order.

Here is a typical day for Brian Johnson.

He goes to work by underground.

He gets up at 7 30.

He works for an advertising agency in Manchester.

It takes him 30 minutes to get to the agency.

He usually has lunch in the agency canteen.

He starts work at 9 o’clock.

He has breakfast at 8 o’clock.

He goes to bed at about 11.

After dinner he watches TV or goes out with his wife.

He finishes work at 5.

Then he goes home and has dinner.

What is your typical day like? Describe it please.

Exercise 5. Welcome to Stanley’s International Restaurant! It is very special place. Every day Stanley cooks a different kind of food. Work to pairs according to models 1 and 2. Use Stanley’s menu:

Model 1: - What kind of food does Stanley cook on Monday?

THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Exercise 8. Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.

Example. John usually gets up at 7.30. Yesterday …… he got up at7.30……………

Example: I... didn’t go …… (not/go) to work yesterday because I … wasn’t … (not/be) very well

1. Tom...……(not/shave) this morning because he ……… (not/have) time.

2. We ………(not/eat) anything because we ………(not/be) hungry.

3. I.....………(not/rush) because I ……………(not/be) in a hurry.

4. She....…….(not/be) interested in the book because she........(not/understand) it.

5. He..……....(not/invite)me to the party, so I …………….(not/come).

Exercise 11. A) Steve Baxter is a journalist He’s a very busy man. Look at Steve’s diary and see what he did last week.

B) Ask all types of questions on Steve’s daily activities last week.

C) Tell your classmates about your activities last week.

THE FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences with I’ll + a suitable verb. Choose the verbs from the list below: