Read the text. Who are the people in the photographs? My family My name's Luis. I live with my wife, Mariluz, and our two children in Madrid, but | was born in Ronda in the south of Spain. My parents stil live there. They don’t visit us very often because they don't like big cities. ‘We visit them two or three times a year ~ at New Year and in the summer - and when there’s a big family celebration like a wedding or a special birthday. I've got a lot of aunts and uncles and cousins there, too, so it's good fun. My grandfather - that’s my mother's father ~ is still alive, He's eighty-two and he lives with one of my aunts, My other grandparents are dead now. I've got a brother and a sister. My sister lives in Canada with her husband. I don't see her very often, but we send emails and she phones me, too. They've got one child ~a litle girl ‘My brother is still single. He lives in Madrid, too, so I see ‘him now and then. Our children love him. They think Uncle ‘Manolo is cool because he drives a sports car,Grammar Verb Tens Simple Present Tense Look at these sentences from the reading: 1 Live with my uncle. 2 Lam very shy. 3 He is a happy guy. 4 I worry a lot All of the sentences above contain verbs that tell about things that are usually, generally, or always true. They are not only happening now. These verbs are in the simple present tense. We often see them in sentences that also have frequency words. These are words that tell how often an action happens. Examples of frequency words are always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, and never. 5 I seldom worry. 6 He always enjoys self, The simple present tense is also used to describe feelings or thinking: 7 I think my father is like that 8 He wants to study computer science. 9 She knows he was tired.The simple present tense is also used to describe how things look or sound: 10 100k like him. 11 He seems happy. 12 That sounds good. Simple present tense verbs have a special form. Many times verbs in the simple present tense have no endings: 13 | look like him. 14 They worry a lot However, sometimes simple present tense verbs end with -s. IF the subject of the sentence can be he or she or it, simple present tense verbs end with -s. Look at these examples: 15 He lives in New Jersey. 16 My teacher lives in Los Angeles. (This subject can be she or he.) 17 She seems nice.My Life and Personality rd | My name is Sebastiano Colén. I came to this country about eight years ago. I live with my uncle on Springfield Avenue. I have a job in my uncle’s store. His store is in our neighborhood, a few blocks from his house. I spend most of my time with my uncle and my cousins. My uncle is a good man. He is quiet and serious. He works every day in his store. My uncle is very popular in our neighborhood. Everyone says that he is very helpful and generous. He is also a calm person. He takes care of me, and he shares everything with me. He says I am like his son. Iam very shy, and this has a big effect on my life. am very quiet, and it is not easy for me to meet new people. I do not have many new friends in the United States. I have some friends at my job, but I don’t see them outside of work. After work I just like to go home and read or listen to music. At home weusualy speak our language. I feel a ltele embarrassed because I have been in this country for along time, but my English is not very good. Part of the reason. is thac Lam shy. People say that my personality is very differene from my father's, He isa happy guy, and he always enjoys himself. He is very popular in our home town. [Everyone knows him, He talks alot, and he likes to meer new people. He does not worry about life. [am not ike him. Lam a serious person. worry aloe about the future. [wane to be more like my father! Vocabulary “The words below are from the composition you just read. These vocabulary words are in the order they appear in the reading. For example, the frst word in thelist below is the first vocabulary word in the reading; the second word in thelist appears second in the reading. ‘Work with a partner and write the meanings of the words on the lines that follow. If you do not know the meaning of a word or phrase, ey to guess. Find the word in the story before you guess. The sentence where you see the word ‘may help you to guess its meaning. f you cannot guess, try to find the correct ‘meaning in the dictionary, or ask your teacher. 1, serious (adjecive) 2, hy (adjective) 3. embarrassed (adjective) 4, enjoys himself (verb)ACTIVITY 3 Discussion A Here is a list of words that can describe people. These words can describe people’s feelings, and also their personalities. Your teacher can explain the meanings of the words. Which of these words describe you? What other words can describe you? shy funny helpful adventurous happy nice calm generous serious angry mature relaxed quiet proud sad nervous outgoing Describe an important person in your life. Describe this person’s personality. Are you different from this person, or are you the same?ACTIVITY 7 S YS Eenanreyn Write complete sentences to answer these questions. Check to make sure that you used the simple present tense correctly. Make sure that you write sentences, not short phrases. Use she or he as the subject. When you are finished, show your sentences to your teacher. Where do you live? . Who lives with you? What family member looks like you? Who do you love? What languages do you know? What do you like to do for fun? How do you usually feel on Saturday night? How do you feel when you meet a new person? What do you worry about? What do you say when someone sneezes?