Unit 5: Things I love about Britain

Vocabulary:
- verb phrases

Grammar:
- present simple + and -

At the end of this unit you will be able to:

- talk about what’s typical in Britain
- make short sentences using the present simple + and –

Unit 5 - 1
 1. Listen and match the sounds and verb phrases.

___ drink mineral water ___ speak German

___ play the guitar ___ watch TV
___ like animals

2. Match the verbs and pictures. Listen and check.

…….. cook
…….. do
…….. do
…….. drink
…….. eat
…….. go
…….. have
…….. like
…….. listen
…….. live
…….. play
…….. play
…….. read
…….. say
…….. speak
…….. study
…….. take
…….. want
…….. watch
…….. wear
…….. work

Unit 5 - 2
Notes
1. Work has two meanings
• She works in a museum = it’s her job
• The phone doesn’t work = it’s broken

2. Have or eat?
• Have can be used with both food and drink, and is common with meals.
e.g. have a sandwich, have a coffee, have lunch
• Eat can only be used with food.
e.g. eat fast food

3. Read the article and complete the things Carola likes (1-8) with a word or phrase
from the list. Listen and check.

gardens – Indian food – multiculturalism

– pubs – the BBC – the freedom – the
language – the weather

4. Answer the following questions.

1. Look at the highlighted verbs. How are the verbs different in phrases 7 and 8? Why?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Find the negative forms in the article and complete the chart. How are they different?

+ -

I have ………………………………………………….

It rains ………………………………………………….

Unit 5 - 3
GRAMMAR
Present simple + and -

Affirmative
I live
you live
he
she lives
in New York.
it
we live
you live
they live

We use the present simple for things that are generally true or that habitually happen.

Third person singular: Spelling rules:

1. For most verbs add -s.

e.g.: I work – he works
I eat – he eats
I like – he likes
I play – he plays

2. For verbs ending in consonant + -y: -y à -ies

e.g.: I study – he studies

3. For verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -o, -s, -x; add -es
e.g.: I do – he does
I watch – he watches

Make the negative with don’t (= do not) + infinitive or doesn’t (=does not) (for he, she, it) +
infinitive.

Negative
I don’t
you don’t
he
she doesn’t
live alone.
it
we don’t
you don’t
they don’t

I have à he has
I go à he goes
I do à he does

Remember the verb to be is completely different!

Unit 5 - 4
 5. Write the correct form of the verbs.

1. I swim => he ………….……

2. I study => he ………….……
3. I do => he ………….……
4. I play => he ………….……
5. I make => he ………….……
6. I go => he ………….……
7. I buy => he ………….……
8. I watch => he ………….……
9. I take => he ………….……
10. I fly => he ………….……
11. I wish => he ………….……
12. I wash => he ………….……
13. I write => he ………….……
14. I wake up => he ………….……
15. I open => he ………….……
16. I come => he ………….……
17. I look => he ………….……
18. I have => he ………….……
19. I am => he ………….……
20. I try => he ………….……

6. Change the sentences.

1. I go to the cinema. She ………………………………………………………

2. We live in a flat. He………………………………………………………..
3. She has two children. They .…………………………………………………….
4. My dad doesn’t like cats. I ………………………………………………………….
5. The shops close at 5.30. The supermarket ………..……………………………….
6. We don’t study French. My sister ..……………………………………………….
7. I do housework. My husband .…………………………………………….
8. I want a guitar. My son .………………………………………………….
9. I don’t work on Saturdays. My friend .……………………………………………….
10. Our lessons finish at 5 o’clock. Our English lesson ……………………………………….

Unit 5 - 5
 7. Complete the sentences with a positive or a negative verb.

eat – have – listen – play – read – speak – wear – work

1. - Pedro ……………………………………… in an office.

2. + Eva ……………………………………… books in English.
3. + You ……………………………………… Arabic very well.
4. - I ……………………………………… games on my phone.
5. + Paolo ……………………………………… glasses.
6. + We ……………………………………… to music on the bus.
7. - They ……………………………………… fast food.
8. + Julia ……………………………………… two children.

8. Listen. Change the sentences.

I live in a flat. She à She lives in a flat.

9. Speaking. By pairs. Look at the verbs in n°2. Tell your partner six true things about
you, make three positive and three negative sentences. Then change partners and tell
your new partner about your old partner.

10. Write the correct form of the verbs between brackets.

Hello! My name 1……………(be) Andrew. I 2……………(live) in a small house near the centre of
London. I 3……………(work) in a bank. I 4……………(be) 35 years old. I 5……………(be)
6 7
married. My wife’s name ……………(be) Kelly and she ……………(be) 32. She
8 9
……………(work / not), she ……………(stay) at home with our baby. His name
10 11 12
……………(be) Dean. We also ……………(have) a daughter, her name ……………(be)
13 14
Emily. She ……………(be) 7 years old and ……………(go) to school in London. Every
morning she 15……………(take) the bus to go to school.

Unit 5 - 6
11. Reads the article. Write ü if the person is positive about the UK, û if he or she is
negative, and üû if he or she is positive and negative. Give reasons for your answers.

Unit 5 - 7
 12. Read the article again and complete the sentences with a name.

1. …………………… likes the weather.

2. …………………… and …………………… don’t like the weather.
3. …………………… loves the food.
4. …………………… and …………………… don’t like the food.
5. …………………… and …………………… think British people are friendly.
6. …………………… thinks British women live in a different way in her country.
7. …………………… doesn’t think British people work hard.

13. Look at two words from the article. Match them to their meanings. What do you think
everywhere means?

everybody
everything

1. all things …………………………………….

2. all people …………………………………….

14. Listen to three speakers talking about Britain. Answer the questions with Hannah,
Anna or Roberta.

Hannah, Korea Anna, Poland Roberta, Italy

Who?
1. doesn’t like the food ………………….
2. likes eating food from many different countries ………………….
3. likes the atmosphere at work ………………….
4. likes the parks ………………….
5. thinks the traffic is terrible ………………….
6. thinks that people are nice to foreigners ………………….

Unit 5 - 8
 15. Final task. Talk about your country. Complete the sentences under each heading in
your own words. Think about why you like (or don’t like) them.

Things I like about my country

My favourite thing about …………………… is …
I really love …
I also like …

Things I don’t like about my country

One thing I don’t like is …
I also don’t like …

Useful words: Why? and because

Use because to answer the question Why?
I don’t like the weather because it rains a lot.

Unit 5 - 9
 MY VOCABULARY LIST

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Checklist: Yes, I can!

Write a ü if you can do it!

I can … Yes, I can!

talk about what’s typical in Britain
make short sentences using the present simple + and -
name the activities I do

Unit 5 - 10