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VOCABULARY verb phrases

a Complete the phrases with averb from the list.
go read work have listen
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to the cinema
2 |sfn totheradio 5
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inanoffice
3 have children
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p.153 Vocabulary Bank Verb phrases.
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GRAMMAR present simple E and E
Look at four things people say about Britain and the British.
Do you think they are true or not true? Then read the text and
checkyour answers.
n ttk bout'thlthings
people
say about the British...
British peopte
drink tea at 5.00. Kati from Hungary
It's true that British peopte drink a lot of tea
(and
coffee)butthey don't
drink tea at a special time. I work for a British company here and my boss
drinks tea at[ the time.
It rains a [ot. Nicolai from Russia,
It rains a [ot, but it doesn't ?3i-'f%i;Jiy . r. careful because the weather
changes quickty. I a[ways take an umbrella when I go out.
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British people
like animals. Norma from Mexico
I have a lot of friends here and they atthave a dog or a cat. One famity
that I know has two dogs and five cats. Britlsh peop[e love anima[s!
The food in Britain isnt very good. Hasan from Turkey
The restaurants are quite expensive but they are great, and the food is good in
a lot of pubs, too. I share a ftat with a Scottish boy, and he cooks every night.
He watches alt the cooking programmes on TV and he makes great
curries!
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present simple E and E
verb phrases
third person -s
They tive in
a ftat.
3
He does
smoke
b Answer the questions with a partner.
'1ltr\-o l''
I Look at the highlighted verbs. Why do
some verbs end in -s?
2 Write thehe
I
she
I
it {orrol. of these vert
change have
cook go
_
make watch
3 Find two negative
pverbs.
How are the'i
different from positive @ verbs a) for
he
I
she
lit
b) for all other persons?
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p.128 Grammar Bank 3A.
Learn more about present simple Eand
and practise it.
PRONUNCIATON third persr
How do you pronounce these plural nour
books keys watches
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Listen and repeat the third perso
verb forms.
lsl She speaks Spanish.
He drinks coffee.
She cooks every day.
lzl lt rains alor.
He has a cat.
She does exercise.
He goes to the cinema on Friday nigh
lrul He watches TV.
The film finishes in a minute.
The weather changes a lot.
fuo)
tisten. Change rhe senrence.
r) t tive in a
ftat.
She. ( Sn" Ur"t in a
flat.
2/"
Tell your partner six true things about
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three E and three E. Choose verb phrar
from p.153 Vocabulary BankVerb phr;
( tpUy the guitar. ldon't wear glasses.
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Change partners. Tell your new partner
six things about your old partner.
( *a ptays the guitar. She doesn't wear gh
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