UNIT
1 Grammar
Present simple Present simple and present
1 Complete the sentences with the present continuous
simple form of the verbs in brackets. 3 Tick (ü) the correct sentences.
1 My dad usually takes (take) us for 1 At the moment I’m reading a fantastic
pizza on his birthday. Michael Morpurgo novel. ü
2 Mrs Kendall (not give) us a 2 How often are you watching TV?
lot of homework.
3 My parents go to the market twice
3 Marek and Kasia (have) their a week.
own YouTube channel.
4 We are usually going swimming once
4 Rashid (play) the violin in the a week.
school orchestra.
5 What are you doing at the moment?
5 My sister and I (not get up)
6 Sandro doesn’t like watching sports on
early at the weekend.
TV very much.
6 your brother
(own) a games console? 4 Complete the diary with the present
simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
Adverbs and expressions of frequency
2 Order the words to make sentences.
I1 love (love) weekends! On Saturday
1 together / has dinner / always / our family mornings, I 2 (not wake up)
Our family always has dinner together. early. I usually 3 (get up) at about
2 to the supermarket / twice a week / noon, so I 4 (not have) breakfast.
goes / my mum But this weekend, our cousins 5
(stay) with us. We 6 (have) a
great time together! Right now, it’s eight o’clock,
and everyone 7 (sit) at the table
3 hardly ever / reads / a book / my brother together for breakfast. My sisters 8
(cook) pancakes. They smell amazing! I can’t
wait to eat them.
4 go / my cousins / three times a year /
on holiday
5 a screen-free day / have / once a week / we
6 posts anything / never / Patricia / on
social media
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