I like school

Present simple with I, you, we and they

Present simple with I, you, we and they

I like school On weekdays Jenny and Nick get up at half past seven. They walk to school every day. They wear uniforms.

I like school. It’s funny.

I don’t like school. I hate Maths .

They go home at three o’clock. Then they do their homework – well, not always. After dinner they watch television. They don’t go to bed until nine o’ clock.

Present simple with I, you, we and they

Grammar lesson Present simple with I, you, we and they

I you we they

like

I you we they

do not OR don’t like

Present simple with I, you, we and they

Use the present simple 1. for repeated actions, often with time phrases such as

on weekdays, every day / week / on Saturday: → On weekdays they get up at half past seven.

They walk to school every day.

2. for facts which do not change: → The children wear uniforms.

3. with verbs such as love, hate, like, dislike: → I don’t like school. I hate Maths.

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EXERCISES

Present simple with I, you, we and they

1. Jenny and Nick’s day Put in do (x 2), get up, go (x 2), have (x 2), play, start, walk, watch. Jenny and Nick get up at half past seven and they 1___________ breakfast at eight. Then they 2___________ to school. Lessons 3___________ at nine o’ clock. The children 4___________ lunch at school. They 5___________ more work after lunch, or they 6___________ games. They 7___________ home at half past three. Then they 8___________ their homework before dinner. After dinner they 9___________ television, and they 10___________ to bed at nine o’ clock.

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2. Nick’s class

a) Say what the pupils like and what they don’t like.

Maths 5 15

English 14 6

Geography 11 9

History 12 8

Science 10 10

→ Five pupils like Maths and fifteen pupils don’t like Maths.

b) Now say what you like and what you don’t like. → I like English, but I don’t like History.

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3. Hobbies and interests

Say what you do and what you don’t do in your free time. → read magazines

I read magazines. → go fishing

I don’t go fishing. 1. read books 2. watch television 3. read comics 4. listen to the radio 5. play the piano 6. go swimming

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4. Nature quiz

The given sentences are wrong. Correct them using the following phrases.

→ Birds fly under water. Wrong. Birds don’t fly under water. They fly in the air.

in the ground in Australia under water in China

leaves at the South Pole in the air in hot countries

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Nature quiz

1. Pandas live in Africa.

2. Fish swim in the air.

3. Bananas grow in cold countries.

4. Kangaroos live in India.

5. Peanuts grow on trees.

6. Penguins live at the North Pole.

7. Koalas eat fish.

ANSWER KEY

Present simple with I, you, we and they

Present simple with I, you, we and they

1. Jenny and Nick’s day

1 have 2 walk 3 start 4 have 5 do 6 play 7 go 8 do 9 watch 10 go

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2. Nick’s class

a)

→ Fourteen pupils like English and six pupils don’t like English.

→ Eleven students like Geography and nine students don’t like

Geography.

→ Twelve pupils like History and eight pupils don’t like History.

→ Ten students like Science and ten students don’t like Science.

b) –

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3. Hobbies and interests

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4. Nature quiz

1. Wrong. Pandas don’t live in Africa. They live in China.

2. Wrong. Fish don’t swim in the air. They swim under

water.

3. Wrong. Bananas don’t grow in cold countries. They

grow in hot countries.

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Nature quiz

4. Wrong. Kangaroos don’t live in India. They live in

Australia.

5. Wrong. Peanuts don’t grow on trees. They grow in the

ground.

6. Wrong. Penguins don’t live at the North Pole. They live

at the South Pole.

7. Wrong. Koalas don’t eat fish. They eat leaves.