Michael is a self-confessed ‘couch potato’ He wakes up and turns on the TV in his bedroom He watches children’s programmes and then a film until about eleven o’clock Later, he goes downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room For lunch he has some biscuits and a strawberry milkshake He watches the news In the afternoon he watches his favourite soap operas and sometimes he falls asleep In the evening he prefers watching sport, basketball, soccer, tennis, etc… He usually spends fifteen hours in front of the television Of course he doesn’t read, walk or visit friends COMPLETE WITH PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OF VERBS BRACKETS OR IN A friend of mine, called Lorena is the opposite of a couch potato Right now, she ……………(sit) on the train, probably ……………… (listen) to her walkman and ………(read) a magazine at the same time In her free time she ………… (swim) She only ……… (watch) TV when there is sport on Lorena is very kind so she …………(help) old people She ……… (clean) their houses and ……… (cook) for them At the moment she ……… (learn) Italian because she …………(want) to visit Italy next year ADJECTIVES : WRITE THE OPPOSITE HEALTHY ……………… FAT HOT …………… BORING EASY ………… FAST POOR ………… Robert ……… (not have) a television because he …………… (hate) it He says that it’s better listening to music o talking to friends OLD HAPPY ……… GOOD CLEVER ……… He ………… (play) the drum in a band Tonight he ………………(have) dinner with some friends at a restaurant TALL WHITE ……… CHEAP NICE …… EARLY ……… CLEAN ……… COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS Potty is a very intelligent chimpanzee who (live) with the scientist Alice Norton and her family in Amsterdam At the moment Dr Norton ………… (teach) Potty how to communicate using signs Her husband John …………………… (film) everything for a TV documentary Potty …………… (get) up very early and she has some bananas for breakfast In the morning she ………………… (practise) the Dr Norton and later they …………… (play) with children in the park She is usually very good in the house but she often ………………… (make) terrible noises and Alice Norton ……………… (tell) her to be quiet WRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE NEGATIVE FORM 1.- Helen wants to buy an iPod 2.- Alexander teaches Spanish 3.- The man loves music 4.- They repair bicycles 5.- We wash our clothes 6.- Sheila speaks Chinese 7.- The girls play table tennis 8.- Nick runs in the park 9.- The sun shines 10.- The football match finishes at 8,45 WRITE QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWERS 1.- The woman has a big house 2.- Martin goes to the gym 3.- The old man crosses the road 4.- David drives his car 5.- The nurse looks after the baby 6.- Kathy goes to work on foot 7.- Alison lives in Costa Rica 8.- We begin the lesson 9.- Carla sings nice songs