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Extra Grammar Exercises
(Unit 3, page 29)
LESSON 1 The simple present tense: Review
1 Choose the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense.
1. My cousin (live / lives) nearby.
2. Does your aunt (exercise / exercises) every morning?
3. My in-laws (relax / relaxes) on Sundays.
4. Does your uncle sometimes (call / calls)?
5. Do your children (watch / watches) a lot of TV?
6. Our mother-in-law (cook / cooks) really well.
7. Do you (study / studies) at home or at school?
8. My niece and nephew don’t (go / goes) to bed late.
2 Complete each sentence. Use the verb and the simple present tense.
1. She comes home from work after 7:00. (come)
2. He his hair every morning. (wash)
3. In the afternoon, she in the park. (relax)
4. On Tuesdays, he to school at 9:00. (go)
5. He the laundry in the evening. (not / do)
6. After dinner, she TV for a few hours. (watch)
7. He eight cousins, two nephews, and one niece. (have)
8. My brother-in-law things really well. (fix)
9. Does your niece her teeth twice a day? (brush)
10. Jason after 9:00 P.M. (not / study)
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3 Complete each conversation. Use the verb in the simple present tense.
1. A: Do your in-laws live near you? (live)
B: Yes, they do.
2. A: your aunt and uncle any children? (have)
B: No, .
3. A: you folk music? (hate)
B: No, . I love it!
4. A: your sister-in-law to jazz? (listen)
B: Yes, .
5. A: your nieces you text messages? (send)
B: Yes, .
6. A: your ex-wife you? (call)
B: No, .
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Extra Grammar Exercises
(Unit 3, page 31)
LESSON 2 The simple present tense—information questions: Review
1 Complete the information questions. Use the simple present tense.
1. A: What does your cousin watch
on TV on Friday evenings?
B: He watches soccer.
2. A: How many aunts and uncles ?
B: I have three aunts and two uncles.
3. A: When your homework?
B: Me? I do my homework after dinner.
4. A: Where ?
B: My in-laws? They live down the street.
5. A: What at the park every morning?
B: Nina’s stepsister? She goes running.
6. A: Who every day?
B: Stacey? She calls her twin sister, Sarah.
7. A: How often your half-brother?
B: I visit him twice a month.
8. A: Who for your grandmother?
B: My mother does. She cooks dinner for her every day.
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Inductive Grammar Chart
(Unit 3, page 28)
GRAMMAR. The simple present tense: Review
Look at these affirmative statements.
My in-laws live in Rio.
My ex-wife lives in Tokyo.
FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Circle the correct answer.
Use verb + -s with: I we they she
Look at these negative statements.
My aunt and uncle don’t work in an office.
My cousin doesn’t work at home.
FIGURE IT OUT . . .
Complete each rule with donʼt or doesnʼt.
1. Use ____________ with I, we, they, and you.
2. Use ____________ with he, she, or it.
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Look at these yes / no questions and short answers.
Do they have any children? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
Does she have any nieces or nephews. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. In yes / no questions, use the following after do or does.
a) subject + verb b) verb + subject
2. In short answers, don’t use ____.
a) do or does b) a verb
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Inductive Grammar Chart
(Unit 3, page 30)
GRAMMAR. The simple present tense—information questions: Review
Look at this yes / no question.
Does your brother work in a bank?
Now look at these information questions.
What do your in-laws do? What does your sister-in-law do?
Where do their cousins live? Where does your stepsister live?
When do you visit your aunt? When does your brother visit his niece?
Who do their stepchildren live with? Who does your stepdaughter live with?
How often do you call your niece? How often does she call her nephew?
How many children do they have? How many half-brothers does he have?
FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. True or false? We use do or does in both information questions and yes / no
questions. _______________
2. What kind of questions begin with do or does?
a) yes / no questions b) information questions
3. What kind of questions begin with question words?
a) yes / no questions b) information questions
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Writing Process Worksheet
(Accompanies Unit 3, page 36)
ASSIGNMENT: Write statements comparing two people in your family.
1. PREWRITING
Fill in the Venn diagram with information about two people in your family. Write
descriptions about them in the circles. Where the circles overlap, write how they are
similar.
Family member Family member
Name: _____________ Name: _____________
Relationship: _____________ Relationship: _____________
2. WRITING
On a separate piece of paper, write a first draft of your statements.
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Top Notch Pop Song Activities
(Unit 3, “An Only Child”)
A. Listen to the song “An Only Child.” Check the family relationships you hear.
wife aunt nephew
husband uncle mother-in-law
sister grandmother father-in-law
brother grandfather son
cousin niece daughter
B. Listen to the song again. Complete the questions you hear in the song.
1. __________ that guy there, __________________, __________________ the TV?
2. __________ that __________________, John? __________________ those two?
3. How about __________________?
4. __________ both __________________?
5. __________________, and __________________ now?
6. __________________ the same kinds of things?
7. __________________ somehow?
C. Mark each of the following statements T for true or F for false, according to the
information in the song.
_____ 1. He’s single.
_____ 2. He has two sisters.
_____ 3. His older brother’s name is John.
_____ 4. His sisters look very different.
_____ 5. She (the singer) has a large family.
_____ 6. He’s an only child.
_____ 7. He has no cousins.
_____ 8. She (the singer) plays basketball.
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ABOUT YOU. Answer the questions.
1. Are you an only child?
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2. If you are not an only child, how many sisters and brothers do you have?
__________________________________________________________________
3. How many cousins do you have?
__________________________________________________________________
4. Are you single, married, or divorced?
__________________________________________________________________
5. Do you have any children? If so, write about your children.
__________________________________________________________________
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6. Are there any twins in your family?
__________________________________________________________________
SPEAKING OPTION. Use your answers to tell your class about your family.
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