What do you do every morning?

On the left, there is a list of habits. On the right, make a list of your habits every morning. Put them in order. What do you do first, second, third, etc.?

Habits

My habits every morning

eat breakfast go to class put on my clothes drink a cup of coffee / tea shave put on my make up take a shower / a bath get up pick up my books walk to the bathroom watch TV look in the mirror turn off the alarm clock go to the kitchen / the cafeteria brush / comb my hair say good-bye to my room-mate / wife / husband / parents brush my teeth do exercises wash my face stretch, yarn, and rub my eyes other habits

The alarm clock rings. I turn off the alarm clock. _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ 10. ______________________ ­­­­­­11. ______________________ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­12. ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ 23. ______________________

Now write about a friend or someone in your family. What does he / she do every day?

Using Frequency Adverbs
Adverbs of frequency (often, always, usually, sometimes, etc.) are placed before main verbs but after auxiliary / modal verbs (be, have, can, will, must, shall, etc.).
They seldom make mistakes. He often goes to the theatre. She always brushes her teeth after meals.	He is rarely late. Tom has never been to Australia. They will often visit us.
Some frequency adverbs can also come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. For example:
I sometimes get up at seven.	Sometimes I get up at seven. I get up at seven sometimes.

Exercise 30

Add the frequency adverbto the sentence.

Example:

always

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I eat breakfast. I alwayseat breakfast.

1. 2 3. 4 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

usually often never seldom sometimes usually rarely always often never always

I get up at 7.00. I drink two cups of coffee in the morning. I eat carrots for lunch. I watch Tvin the morning. I have tea with dinner. Bob eats lunch at the cafeteria. Ann drinks tea. I do my homework. We listen to the music after dinner. John and Sue play computer games in the afternoon. The students speak English in the classroom.

Exercise 31

Add the Frequency Adverbto the sentence.

Example:

always		Ann ison time for lass. Ann isalwayson time for class.
always		Ann comesto class on time. Ann alwayscomes to class on time.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

often often never never usually usually seldom rarely often sometimes usually never usually

Sue is late for class. Sue comes to class late. Ron is happy. Ron smiles. Bob is at home in the evening. Bob stays at home in the evening. Tom dreams in English. I eat breakfast. We study English grammar. She spends time with her friends. My father reads newspapers after dinner. My friends go dancing. The weather is hot in July.

Exercise 32

Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentences.

1. I (A) … always …keep(B) ……….my room tidy. (always)

2. Do you (A) ……….go(B) ……….on holiday in winter? (sometimes)

3. (A) ……….he(B) ……….helps with the housework. (never)

4. She (A) ……….plays(B) ………. cards. (rarely)

5. Does he (A) ……….visit(B) ………. his friends? (often)

6. They (A) ……… don’t(B) ……… eat sweets. (often)

7. We (A) ……….eat(B) ……….a lot of vegetables. (usually)

8. You (A) ……….must(B) ……..tell lies. (never)

9. She (A) ……….can(B) ………answer the teacher’s questions. (always)

10. He (A) ………drives to work(B) ………. (every day)

Exercise 33

Use the given words to make truthful sentences. Use the Present Indefinite.

Example:

Grass / be blue. Grass / be green. Dogs / have tails. People / have tails.

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Grass isn’tblue. Grass isgreen. Dogs havetails. People don’t havetails.

1. A restaurant / sell shoes.

2. A restaurant / serve food.

4. People / wear clothes.

5. Animals / wear clothes.

6. A child / need love, food, care and toys.

7. A child / need a driver’s licence.

8. Refrigerators / be hot inside.

9. Refrigerators / be hot inside.

10. Refrigerators / be cold inside.

11. Electricity / be visible.

12. Light / be visible.

13. Fresh vegetables / be good for you.

12. Junk food / ( food that has a lot of fat and / or sugar, but little nutritional

value) / be good for you.

15. Cats / have whiskers.

16. Birds / have whiskers.

17. An architect / design buildings.

18. Doctors / design buildings.

19. Doctors / take care of sick people.

20. A bus / carry people from one place to another.

21. Glass / break.

22. Rubber / break.

12. English / be an easy language to learn.

24. People in my group / be friendly.

25. Apples / have seeds.

26. Scientists /have all answers to the mysteries of the universe.

Exercise 34

Use the verbs in italicsto complete these sentences.

1. brush 2. teach 3.fix 4. drink 5. kiss 6. wear 7. wash 8. walk 9. stretch yarn 10. have

Anita brushes her hair every morning. Alex _____ English. A mechanic _____ cars. Sonya _____ tea every afternoon. Peter always _____ his children goodnight. Tina usually _____ her jeans to class. Eric seldom _____ dishes. Jessica _____ her dog twice a day. When Don gets up in the morning, he _____ and _____. Every man _____ his hobby horse.

Exercise 35

Complete the sentences. Use the Present Indefiniteof the words in brackets.

Example:

• Alex (like) _____ juice, but he (like, not) _____ lemonade.

• Alex likesjuice, but hedoesn’t likelemonade.

1. Sara (know) _____ Ali, but she (know, not) _____ Hiroshi.

2. Pablo and Maria (want) _____ to stay home tonight. They (want, not ) _____ to go to a movie.

3. Robert (be, not) _____ hungry. He (want, not) _____ a sandwich.

4. Mr. Smith (smoke, not) _____ cigarettes, but Mr. Jones and his son (smoke) 20 cigarettes every day.

5. I (be, not) _____ rich, I (have, not) _____ a lot of money.

6. This pen (belong, not) _____ to me. It (belong) _____ to Pierre.

7. My friends (live, not) _____ in the dorm. They (have) _____ an apartment.

8. It (be) _____ a nice day today. It (be, not) _____ cold. You (need, not) _____ your coat.

9. Today (be) _____ a holiday. We (have, not) _____ classes today.

10. He (work, not) _____ as an engineer, he (major) _____ in medicine.

Exercise 36

Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs in the Present Indefinite.

cause close

invite open

speak ask

bite drink

live know

enjoy answer

do cash

say take place

Example:

• Ann _____ German well.

• Ann speaksGerman well.

1. I never _____ coffee.

2. The swimming pool _____ at 9 a.m. and _____ at 6 p.m. every day.

3. Bad driving _____ many accidents.

4. My parents _____ in a very small flat.

5. The Olympic Games _____ every four years.

6. Olga _____ her finger nails when she is nervous.

7. Mr. Cook always _____ hello to his neighbours. In the morning.

8. Sam _____ cooking.

9. My friends _____ me to dinner once a month.

10. Don _____ a check at the bank twice a month.

11. The students often _____ and _____ questions in class.

12. She always _____ the shopping on Thursday afternoons.

12. How do you _____ all this?

Exercise 37

Choose the correct completion.

1. Alex _____ know French.
a. isn’t	b. doesn’t	c. don’t
2. _____ you speak Russian?
a. is	b. Does	c. Do
3. _____ Alex from Canada?
a. Is	b. Does	c. Do
4. When _____ you usually study?
a. are	b. Does	c. Do
5. Anita _____ a job.
a. no have	b. no has	c. doesn’t have
6. Omar _____ his new car every Saturday.
a. wash	b. washs	c. washes
7. Where does Daniel _____ to school?
a. go	b. goes	c. to go
8. Fumiko and Omar _____ students at this school.
a. is	b. are	c. be
9. Fumiko _____ English at this school.
a. study	b. studies	c. studys
10. They _____ speak the same language.
a. aren’t	b. doesn’t	c. don’t

Exercise 38

This paragraph is from a book about British towns. It’s about a town called Milchester. Complete the paragraph by putting the Present Indefiniteforms ofbe, have, bring, live and work.

Milchester ….. a lovely old town on the river Swenley. The famous castle ….. lots of tourists to the town. The old street near the castle ….. many interesting little shops, and there ….. a very good museum. The town also ….. a theatre and a cinema. 27,000 people ….. in Milchester, and quite a few of them ….. at the new computer factory. Other industries ….. paper making and chocolate.

Activity

Write a short description of a town you know well.

Exercise 39

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

Example:

Yoko live Japan.

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lives Yoko live in Japan.

1. Ann comes usually to class on time.

2. Peter watch TV every evening.

3. Anita carry a briefcase to work every day.

4. She enjoy her job.

5. I no know Joe.

6. Mike don’t like milk. He never drink it.

7. Tina doesn’t speak Chinese. She speaks Spanish.

8. Do you are a student?

9. Does your roommate sleeps with the window open?

10. Do you like strong coffee? - Yes, I like.

11. Where your parents live?

12. What time is your English class begins?

13. Oleg isn’t need a car. He have a bicycle.

12. Do Publo does his homework regularly?

13. Her husband never remember her birthday.

CONVERSATIONS

Exercise 40

Complete these dialogues. Use the Present Indefinite.

1.	A: B:	What time _____ every morning? I normally get up at 7 o’clock.
2.	A: B:	_____ to the radio every morning? I listen to it most mornings.
3.	A: B:	_____ in Manchester? No, he lives in Newcastle.
4.	A: B:	What time _____ work every day? She usually finishes at 5:30.
5.	A: B:	How often _____ swimming? I go about once a week.
6.	A: B:	What time _____ lunch every day? They usually have lunch at 1 p.m.
7.	A: B:	_____ TV every evening? They watch it most evenings.
8.	A: B:	_____ the guitar? Yes, she plays the guitar and the piano.
9.	A: B:	How much money _____ a month? We earn about $800.
10.	A: B:	_____ much in your country? Yes, it snows a lot during the winter.
11.	A: B:	_____ make a lot noise? Yes, jet engines make a lot of noise.
12.	A: B:	Where _____? The President of the USA lives in the White House.
13.	A: B:	What part of the world _____? The sea covers two thirds of the world.

Exercise 41

Read the text.