Student booklet course 2 - Chapter 7 - Sections A,B and C Page 2

Contents

Goal: Talk about everyday activities ............................................................3

Vocabulary. Daily activities at home .....................................................3
Grammar. The simple present tense: spelling rules
with he, she, and it .............................................. 5
Grammar. Questions with When and What time ........ 6
Goal: Describe free time activities ...............................................................7
Vocabulary. Describe free time activities .........................................7
Grammar. Frequency Adverbs ............................................ 9
Goal: Talk about housework ..........................................................................11
Vocabulary. Household chores .............................................................11
Grammar. Questions with How often and other time
expressions . . ........................................................ 12
Grammar. Questions with Who as subject ................... 13
Review ........................................................................................................................ 15
 COURSE 2
Chapter 7, Section A

Goal: Talk about everyday activities.

Vocabulary. Daily activities at home.

1. get up 2. get dressed 3. brush my teeth

4. comb/brush my hair 5. shave 6. put on makeup

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7. eat breakfast 8. come home 9. make dinner

10. study 11. watch TV 12. get undressed

13. take a shower/ a bath 14. go to bed

Examples:
I eat dinner at 8:00 P.M.
I shave every morning.
I take a shower every night.

Meals:

breakfast lunch dinner

7:00 in the morning 1:00 in the afternoon 7:00 at night
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Grammar. The simple present tense: spelling rules with he, she, and it.

We add -s to the base form of most verbs.

eats gets undressed takes a shower
We add -es to verbs that end in -s, -sh, -ch or -x .
watches TV brushes

Remember these verbs.

do does
go goes
have has

Practice. Complete each statement. Use simple present tense.

1. Mike (take) a shower at 6:00 in the morning. Silvia, his sister, (take) a

shower at 7:30 A.M.

2. Mike (eat) breakfast at 7:30 A.M., but Silvia (eat) breakfast at 8:00.

3. Silvia (put) on her makeup at 8:30, and Mike (brush) his teeth.

4. They both (go) to work at 8:45.

5. Mike (eat) lunch at 12:30, but Silvia (eat) lunch at 1:00.

6. They (come) home at about 6:00 P.M.

7. Before dinner, Mike (watch) TV, and Silvia (take) a bath.

8. Mike (make) dinner at 7:30 and they (eat) dinner at about 8:00.

9. Silvia (go) to bed at 9:30, but Mike (go) to bed at 10:30.

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Grammar. Questions with When and What time.

When do you take a bath? I take a bath at night.

What time do you eat lunch? I eat lunch at 1:00 P.M.
What time does she come home? She comes home at 6:00.

What time do you brush your teeth? After meals.

What time do you take a shower? In the morning, before 6:00.

Practice. Write 3 questions about Mike and Silvia using What time and When.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

Conversation.

Are you a morning person?

A: Are you a morning person or an
evening person?
B: Well, I’m a morning person.
A: What time do you get up?
B: I get up at 5:00 A.M. and go to the gym.
A: 5:00 A.M. Wow! That’s early.
B: What time do you get up?
A: I get up at 9:30 A.M. but I go to bed after
midnight.
B: I see. I go to bed at about 9:30.
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Chapter 7, Section B

Goal: Describe free time activities.

Vocabulary. Describe free time activities.

1. exercise 2. take a nap 3. listen to music

4. read 5. play soccer 6. check e-mail

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7. go out for dinner 8. go to the movies 9. go dancing

10. visit friends

Practice. Write questions for each picture in the vocabulary. Use When and What time.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________________________

6. _____________________________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________________________
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8. _____________________________________________________________________________

9. _____________________________________________________________________________

10. _____________________________________________________________________________

Grammar. Frequency Adverbs.

100% I always take a shower in the morning. Important:

I take always a shower. Incorrect
I usually eat breakfast at home. I always take a shower. Correct

I sometimes go to the movies on Saturdays. He works never late. Incorrect

He never works late. Correct
0% I never work on Sundays.

Practice. Write 2 sentences about yourself using frequency adverbs.

Always

1. __________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________

Usually

1. _________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________
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Sometimes

1. __________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________

Never
1. _________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________

Conversation.

Describe free-time activities.

A: Hello Tom! How are you?

B: I’m really tired!
A: Really? What’s your typical day like?
B: Well, I get up at 5:00 in the morning, I go
to work at 7:00, and I come home at 8:00.
A: And what do you do in your free time?
B: I sometimes watch TV or play soccer.
What about you?
A: Pretty much the same. I work from
8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
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Chapter 7, Section C

Goal: Talk about housework.

Vocabulary. Household chores

1. wash the dishes 2. clean the house 3. do the laundry

4. take out the garbage 5. go shopping

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Grammar. Questions with How often and other time expressions.

M T W TH F S SU

How often do you wash the dishes?

I wash the dishes every day.

How often does he take out the garbage?

He takes out the garbage on Mondays.

How often do you do the laundry?

I do the laundry on Saturdays.

Other time expressions

M T W TH F S SU

Once a week

Twice a week
Three times a week

We can also use:

once a year
twice a day
three times a month
every weekend
every Friday
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Pronunciation.
• Susan washes the dishes twice a week.
• My mother cleans the house every day.
• My brother takes out the garbage three times a week.
• Jesse goes shopping on weekends.

Third person pronunciation guide.

/s/ /z/ /IZ/

takes = take/s/ goes = goe/z/ watches = watch/IZ/

eats = eat/s/ reads = read/z/ exercises = exercise/IZ/

gets = get/s/ plays = play/z/ washes = wash/IZ/

Grammar. Questions with Who as subject.

Who takes out the garbage in your family? I do. / My father does.
Who goes shopping in you family? We do. / My parents do.

Who take out the garbage? Incorrect

Who takes out the garbage? Correct
Who does take the garbage? Incorrect

Practice. Write 5 questions and answers using Who about your family chores at home.

1. Who __________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Answer) _________________________________________________________________________

2. Who _________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Answer) ________________________________________________________________________
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3. Who __________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Answer) _________________________________________________________________________

4. Who __________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Answer) ________________________________________________________________________

5. Who _________________________________________________________________________ ?

(Answer) ________________________________________________________________________

Conversation.

Talk about household chores.

A: Hey, Lucy! How often do you clean

the house?
B: Well, three times a week. How about you?
A: I never clean the house.
B: Never! And, who cleans your house?
A: Oh, that’s my husband’s job. I do the
laundry and wash the dishes.
B: That’s great.
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Review 7:00 A.M. 7:10 A.M.

Morning

7:45 A.M. 8:15 A.M. 8:30 A.M.

6:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M.

Evening

7:00 P.M. 7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M.

10:15 P.M. 11:00 P.M.