Los Humedales

Grammar

1 Present Simple

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Mike doesn’t like getting up early. (-) (like)

1 How often __Do_____ you _read______ a newspaper? (read)

2 Sally __goes_____ for a swim every Wednesday. (+) (go)

3 We __watch_____ television at the weekend. (-) (watch)

4 Why __Do_____ Luke __check_____ hisemails every five minutes? (check)

5 My grandmother __has_____ a nap after lunch every afternoon. (+) (have)

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2 adverbs of frequency

Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place.

We go to concerts. (never)
We never go to concerts.

1 Julia is late for work. (always)
Julia always late for work __________________________________ .

2 Myneighbours play tennis. (a couple of times a week)
My neighbours twice a week play tennis __________________________________ .

3 I am busy on Tuesday evenings. (usually)
_I usually busy on Tuesday evenings_________________________________ .

4 You do any exercise. (never)
_you never any exercise_________________________________ .

5 Steve has a holiday in the sun.(at least once a year)
__Steve _once_a year a holiday in the sun______________________________ .

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3 Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Underline the correct words in italics.

What do you do/are you doing at the moment?

1 I don’t know/am not knowing the answer to your question.

2 Dad reads/is reading a magazine so don’t talk to him.

3I go/am going for a swim every time I’m stressed.

4 How often do you go/are you going to the cinema?

5 We enjoy/are enjoying our holiday because Italy is a beautiful country.

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Vocabulary

4 verb-noun phrases about daily routine

Complete the sentences with a suitable verb.

Hans takes the train at 7:30 every morning.

1 I usually _listen______ to theradio when I’m driving to work.

2 Chris _watches______ television every day.

3 Teenagers often __go_____ shopping at the weekends.

4 I always _wake up______ a lie-in on Sundays.

5 We hardly ever _go______ for a walk together.

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5 describing your day and lifestyle

Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box. There are two extra words.boring busy exciting fun lazy relaxing stressful unusual

Tom is always so busy. He never has time to relax.

1 My life is quite _boring______ because I do the same thing every day.

2 Dan’s job is very lazy_______ because he’s a doctor so he works long hours and doesn’t sleep much.

3 Mark is so ___relaxing____ . He doesn’t doanything.

4 I have an _exciting _____ job because every day is different.

5 My weekends are usually very _fun______ because I have a lie-in and then I read the newspapers and watch television. Perfect!

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6 do and does

Is the pronunciation of the underlined words weak (/də/, /dəz/) or
strong (/duː/, /dʌz/)?

Do you get up early? weak

1 A: Doesyour brother play tennis?
B: Yes, he does. _______

2 Do you often go out for dinner? _______

3 Does Mike enjoy his job? _______

4 A: Do you want to meet up later?
B: Yes, I do. _______

5 When do you want to see that new film? _______

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How to …

9 talk about your learning needs

Put the words in thecorrect order to make sentences.

good / speaking / I’m / at / quite
I’m quite good at speaking.

1 it / to / myself / I’m / difficult / finding / express
I’m finding it difficult to express myself ___

2 reading / writing / I / to / really / my / want / improve / and
I_ really want_ to improve my writing _and reading

3 most / thing / Communication / the / is / important...