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Practice of Simple Present

Name:______________________________________________________
Eber Andrio Borbor Navarro Turn: _______
Morning

LISTEN AND COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION: Audio #1

Man: When do you have to go downtown?

Woman: Umm… Monday morning and ____________. And it’s 11:25 now, so my first meeting of the week starts
__________
In 20 minutes WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Man: Have fun.

Man: How long are you planning to stay in Boston?

Woman: Oh, just one day. I’m driving back home ___________-
on Thursday , that’s tomorrow, so, just one day. I’m really in a hurry. It’s
_________
Have pass already, and I’ve got a lot to do before I leave.

Woman: What do you _____ do for a living, Robert?

Man: I’m a salesman. I work abroad a lot, and I usually work from __________
monday to saturday
________. Today is my free day. That’s
why I’m sitting here doing nothing. Normally _____________ I would be at the church.
I eat 5:50

Woman: How was your flight?

Man: Oh, awful. I left Mexico yesterday _____________
at 11 pm so that was Saturday night. What time is it now?
Woman: It’s, oh, 11:00 a.m. You must be really tired.
Man: I am. Anyway, it’s great to be here againg…

Man: which one is Daniel?

Woman: He’s the one on the left. He’s tall and wearing a green jacket. He is a soldier
Man. Ok. Does he often __________
come here?
Woman: well, he always comes here_______________ . in fact, he is my boy friend. He is my fiancé
at half past 9 on fridays
LISTEN AND COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS: Audio #2
Instructions: Fill in the blanks using the words of the chart. (Listen from 0:50 minutes to 3.18 minutes)

like and dislike, Thank you so much, making, have, appreciate, reading and playing, Oregon USA,
understand , interesting, work, love, think, self-motivate, team player, call you, Stephen, need, it is,
enjoy, speak, work, Beautiful, don´t like, am 35, Classic Bike Company, nice to meet, unique about you

A: Hello, James. My name is ___________(1).

Stephen I’m the owner of this company. Please sit down over here.
B: (Sit down) Thank you, Stephen. It’s _____________(2)
Nice to meet you.
A: So, welcome to ___________________________
classic Bike Company (3), where we specialize in ___________
making (4) the finest bicycles in the
world.
B: Thank you for giving me this interview. I ________________
appreciate (5)it!
A: My pleasure. James, why are you applying for a job with our company?
B: Well, honestly, I ________
need (6) a new job and I ________
love (7)your company. So here I am
A: I________________
understand (8). James, tell me about yourself.
B: Well, I _________
am 35 (9)years old . And I am from_____________
Oregon USA (10).
A: Oregon? I think I’ve heard of that state._______________
Beautiful (11), and very green, right?
B: Yes,____________
it is (12).
A: I see. And tell me about your family.
Well, there are 6 people in my family, I _______
have (13) a wonderful wife and 4 daughters.
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A: That’s great. And what do you currently do?

B: I currently ______________
Work (14) on a farm, raising chickens…. and I teach English, part time.
A: That’s interesting. Do you ___________
enjoy (15) what you do?
B: Um, Yes, Both jobs are great. But they’re only part time.
A: I see. Tell me, what are your interests? What do you_______________________
like and dislike (16)?
B: Ok, well… I enjoy ______________________
reading and playing (17) the guitar. My favorite foods are
guacamole and Thai food. And I ______________
don´t like (18) sweets because They give me headaches.
A: Wow. That’s ___________
Interesting (19). And what skills or talents do you have that might be beneficial for work here at my
company?
B: Well, I can _________
work (20) with customers, I´m good with computers, I___________
speak (21) Chinese. And I´m really good at
working with others.
A: That’s nice. James, there have been many applicants into my office today, and we can only hire one of you. Please
tell me… (look into their eyes)… why should we hire you instead of the other applicants? What is____________________
unique about you
(22)? What makes you stand out from the crowd?
B: Well, I _________
think (23) your company should hire me because I am________________
self motivate (24), a _______________
team palyer (25) and
a quick learner.
A: Ok, James. Thank you for coming today. We will _____________
call you (26) in a few weeks with our decision. Take care, and
have a nice day.
B: ____________________
Thank you so much (27). Goodbye.

Listen and answer the following questions: Audio #3

1. What time does he read a book?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
He reads a book at nine o´clock

2. When does he go to the gym?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
He goes to the gym on weekends in the morning

3. What time is his first class?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
His first claa starts at 8 o´clock

4. What time does john get up?

At six early in the morning he gets up
_____________________________________________________________________________________

5. When does he chat with his family?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
He chats with his family at dinner time

6. When does he hang out with his Friends?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
On saturday evening he hangs out with his friends

7. What time does he go back home?

_____________________________________________________________________________________
Around to at noon he goes back home
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Write sentences using a preposition of time with the following words.

1. 2017: _________________________________________________________________________________
My brother was born on july in 2017

Every day I wake up 8 o´clock to go to my school

2. 8 o’clock: ______________________________________________________________________________

The firt car was invented in 20th century

3. 20th Century: __________________________________________________________________________

4. the morning: ___________________________________________________________________________

I love eat toast and fruit juice in the morning

My birthday is in the next week

5. next week: _____________________________________________________________________________

6. spring: ________________________________________________________________________________
My family and me always travel to Arequipa in spring

My grandparents every Christmas visit us

7. Christmas: _____________________________________________________________________________
Every day i have to go to my university
8. every day: _____________________________________________________________________________
I will have an exam on july 4th
9. July 4th: ______________________________________________________________________________
In the night i like watch horror movies
10. night: ________________________________________________________________________________

Read and complete with the correct prepositions of time (in,on, at, next)

Hi, my name is Laura. I live with my parents and my brother. His name is Adam. He is thirteen years old. He was
born ____June
in and I was born ____
on March 21st. My birthday is ___on Saturday. I will be sixteen years old. So, let
me tell you about what I’d like to do ___
next my birthday. I’m going to get up ___
at 7:30 ___
in the morning, then take a
shower, and have breakfast ___ 8:00. After that, I’m going to brush my teeth and get ready to wait for my
at
friends. I invited my friends at school last week to come over and have some fun all day long __ on Saturday. We
are planning to go rollerblading. We will arrive there ___
at 10:00 o’clock. We are going to spend about two hours
there. Then ___at 12 noon we are going bowing and have lunch in the new mall. After bowling, we are going to
visit an Aquarium ____at around 5:00 o’clock we’re going to a go kart track near the Aquarium. We’re going to
race and have lost of fun! Finally, when we get home ___the
in evening, mom is going to have ready a Delicious
dinner and a chocolate cake! Isn’t it awesome?

Complete the text in simple Present: Tom’s Job

Tom __________(work)at
works a bank. He is the manager. He __________(start)work
starts every day at 8:00 am. He
_____________(finish)work every day at 6:00 pm. He _______(live) very close to the bank. He _________(walk)
finishes lives walks
to work every day. His brother and sister also __________(work)
work at the bank. But, they _____________(not/
don´t live
live) close to the bank. They ___________ (drive) cars to work. They start work at 9:00 am. In the bank, Tom is
drive
the boss. He _____________(help)
helps all the workers and _________(tell)
tell them what to do. He __________(like)
likes
his job. He is also very good at his job. Many customers _______(like)
like Tom, and they say hello to him when they
come to the bank. Tom (like) to talk to the customers and make them feel happy. Tom really likes his job.

Answer the following questions:

1. When were you born?
The 24th of June.

2. What time does your family usually go to work?

Starting at 08:00 o´clock.