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Beginner Unit 8a

This document provides information about using the present simple tense to talk about routines and permanent situations. It includes examples of affirmative and third person singular present simple sentences. Conjunctions like 'and' and 'but' are explained and can be used to show extra information or differences. Key vocabulary related to common verbs and occupations is also provided. Exercises reinforce using the present simple correctly in sentences about people's routines, where they live, and where they work.

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Beginner Unit 8a

This document provides information about using the present simple tense to talk about routines and permanent situations. It includes examples of affirmative and third person singular present simple sentences. Conjunctions like 'and' and 'but' are explained and can be used to show extra information or differences. Key vocabulary related to common verbs and occupations is also provided. Exercises reinforce using the present simple correctly in sentences about people's routines, where they live, and where they work.

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Life Beginner Unit 8a

Present simple 1: Conjunctions: and/but

Man: Where are you from?


Woman: I’m from Spain but I live in London. I work in
a bank.
Man: Have you got any brothers and sisters?
Woman: I’ve got one brother, Alberto. He works in a
hospital and he lives in Madrid.

Presentation

Use the present simple to talk about …


• routines: I walk to work every day.
• permanent situations: She lives in New York.
Affirmative Third person ( he/she/it ) s : key spelling rules

I • Most verbs: live → lives, start → starts, work → works …


You live • Verbs ending with -s, -sh or -ch: finish → finishes, watch → watches …
We work Verbs ending with consonant + -y: study → studies …
in London. • 
They
• Irregular verbs: have → has, do → does …
He lives
See page 233: Spelling rules
She works

Conjunctions: and/but
• Use and for extra information: He works in a hospital and he lives in Madrid.
• Use but to show difference: I’m from Spain but I live in London.

Key vocabulary Verbs: finish, have, live, start, study, walk, watch (television), work
Have: have lunch, have a break
Occupations: banker, chef, doctor, nurse, teacher, waiter

Exercises
1 Write sentences about where they live.
1 I / Spain / but / London I’m from Spain but I live in London.
2 Alberto / Spain / and / Madrid Alberto’s from Spain and he lives in Madrid.
3 Tessa / Greece / and / Athens
4 Jim and I / the UK / but / Tokyo
5 Yang and Li / China / but / Paris
6 Dan / Australia / and / Melbourne

Practical Grammar 1 1 © National Geographic Learning


Beginner Unit 8a
Exercises
2 Write sentences about where they work. Use the words in the box.
bank hospital school restaurant

1 Alberto’s a doctor. He works in a hospital.


2 Nina’s a banker. She works in a bank.
3 Tessa’s a teacher.
4 Dan’s a waiter.
5 Yuko and Tomi are nurses.
6 Juana and I are chefs.

3  Choose the correct verbs. Then listen and check.


My wife 1 work / works in a bank and I 2 work / works in a hospital. I 3 start / starts work
at nine o’clock every day. My wife 4 start / starts at eight but she 5 have / has a break at half
past ten. We both 6 have / has lunch at half past twelve. She 7 finish / finishes work at five
o’clock and I 8 finish / finishes at half past five. In the evening she 9 study / studies English
and I 10 watch / watches television.

4 Complete the description of Sophie and Emma’s routines.

Sophie Emma Larry Dan

start 10:00 09:30 16:30 17:00

break 15:00 15:00 19:30 19:30

finish 16:30 16:00 23:30 24:00

Sophie and Emma are chefs. Sophie 1 starts


work at ten o’clock and Emma 2
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at half past nine. They 3 a break at
three o’clock. Sophie 4 work at half
past four and Emma 5 at four o’clock.

5 Look at the timetable in exercise 4 again. Write a description


of Larry and Dan’s routines.
Larry starts


6 Write a description of your routine.





Practical Grammar 1 2 © National Geographic Learning

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