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GRAMMAR
4>)1.25 Listen to the verbs in the box. Decide which
verbs belong to which group.
Present Simple
dances drinks goes helps likes loves
I can use the Present Simple
plays reads relaxes studies watches
with common adverbs of
frequency.
/s/ I tJ /iz/
likes
1 Read Jamie's blog. Are you like Ella or Jamie?
41) 1.26 Listen, check and repeat.
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4>) 1.27 Listen to Jamie talking about how he and his
friends spend their free time. Write how often they
My mate do these things.

Ella and 100% 0%
always usually often sometimes never
. V S g s f
She reads news websites on her laptop every day.
I play video games on my laptop every day.
I have a dog. She doesn't like dogs. She has a cat.
I go to the park with my dog every Saturday. She goes
shopping with her friends.
She plays the piano really well. I don't play a musical
instrument.
BUT we both like music and dancing.
We're very different, but we spend a lot of time together.

2 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Complete the
examples using the verbs in blue in Exercise 1. 1 go out on weekdays never
2 have fun at the weekend ______
GRAMMAR FOCUS 1 3 go rollerblading on Saturday afternoons ______
4 go dancing on Saturday night ______
Present Simple
5 watch music videos on Sundays ______
l/you/we/they1 play video games. 6 go to the cinema on Sundays ______
2 ______ a dog.
7 Complete the GRAMMAR FOCUS with after and
3 ______ to the park.
+ before.
He/she 4 plays the piano.
5 ______ a cat.
GRAMMAR FOCUS 2
6 ______ shopping.
l/you/we/they don't play a musical instrument. Adverbs of frequency
He/she 7________ like dogs. / always get up early in the mornings. I am never late for
school.
don't = do not, doesn't = does not
The adverb (always, often, never, etc.) normally comes
1________ the verb. But it comes2________ the verb to be.
REMEMBER THIS

Spelling rules for he/she/it: 8 Complete the statements to make them true for you.
• most verbs add -s: play —►plays Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets and an

• verbs ending in -o, -sh, -ss, -ch, -x: add -es: go -+ goes; adverb of frequency.

relax —►relaxes 1 I (get up) early in the morning.
• verbs ending in consonant + y: change y to ies: 2 My grandmother (look) for information on the
study —►studies Internet.

• the verb have is irregular: have —►has 3 I (be) late for school.
4 My best friend (play) video games before school in
3 Complete the statements with the correct form of the the morning.
verbs in brackets. Which statements are true for you? 5 My brother (watch) sports on TV.
6 My parents (go) shopping on Sundays.
1 I don't drink (not drink) coffee.
7 My cousin (go) to parties at weekends.
2 My sister_____ (have) a dance class every Monday.
8 My best friend (be) hungry.
3 My best friend_____ (not play) a musical instrument.
4 My brother and I _____ (watch) DVDs together. 2 I always get up early in the morning.
5 My mother_____ (not go) shopping on Saturdays.
6 My uncle_____ (live) in England. Grammar page 126
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