Danny is also a student. He lives in Salamanca with his parents and his little sister, Sue. His school is very near his house, so he always goes on foot. After school, Danny goes t[r]
(1)Linda is a school girl She lives in a little village near Barcelona Every day she takes a bus to school Her school is in a bigger place which is km away from Linda’s house
Classes at school start at 8:30 and finish at 2:00 Linda is an excellent student She often spends the whole afternoon studying and doing her homework Her parents are very proud of her
After dinner, Linda usually listens to music or surfs the Internet She goes to bed at about 11:30
At the weekend, she likes going shopping with her parents On Sundays she often goes to the cinema with her friends
Danny is also a student He lives in Salamanca with his parents and his little sister, Sue His school is very near his house, so he always goes on foot Classes at Danny’s school start at 9:00 and finish at 12:30, but he also has classes in the afternoon, from 4:00 to 5:30 After school, Danny goes to a sports centre where he plays football He ´s a good player and one day he would like to play for his local team He´s quite a good student, too His favourite subject is maths At weekends, Danny and his family go to Ciudad Rodrigo, a village where Danny’s grandparents live He really enjoys his weekends there as he has lots of friends
Mrs Blanco is a teacher at a secondary school in Lugo She teaches English to students from 12 to 17 years old She loves her work Her students say she is very strict, but they like her because she´s a great teacher and they learn a lot with her Apart from being a teacher Mrs Blanco is also a housewife She has a husband and two sons Her husband is also a teacher at a primary school
Mrs Blanco is always very busy and has little free time At weekends, she has to correct lots of exercises and exams When she has time, she loves having a walk round the city with her husband and sons
Mr García was a lawyer, but he doesn´t work any more as he is retired Now his life is very peaceful He lives in a little village by the sea in the south of Spain He is not married and has no children, but has lots of nieces and nephews who adore him, as he is a really nice man
Now, Mr.García gets up late, has breakfast and goes for a walk along the beach Then, he gets back home and has a shower He spends the rest of the morning doing the gardening He loves plants and has got a beautiful garden at the back of his house After lunch, he has a nap, then reads, watches TV, or does a crossword He likes going to bed after
Now answer the following questions about the four people above:
How does Danny go to school?
How far is it from Linda’s house to her school) Is Mr García unemployed?
Does Linda have to go to school in the afternoon? How old are Mrs Blanco’s students?
Where Danny’s grandparents live? How is Mr.García´s life now?
How does Linda go to school? Who does Danny live with? Is Mrs Blanco married?
What time classes start at Linda’s school? When morning classes finish at Danny’s school? Do Mrs Blanco’s students like her? Why?
Where does Mr Gracía go after breakfast? Does Linda study hard?
What sport does Danny like playing? How many children has Mrs Blanco got?
Do Mr García´s nieces and nephews love him? Why? What does Linda after dinner?
Which subject does Danny like most? Where does Mrs Blanco’s husband work? Where is Mr García´s garden?
Who does Linda go shopping with at the weekend? Does Danny like going to Ciudad Rodrigo?
What does Mrs Blanco have to at weekends? Does Mr García watch TV in the afternoons? Where does Linda often go on Sundays? Has Danny got many friends in Ciudad Rodrigo? What does Mrs Blanco like doing when she is not busy? Does Mr García go to bed before 12?
Look at the pictures and complete the text about John’s daily routine Use the following expressions:
do homework meet friends get up watch TV go to bed
do karate have a shower have breakfast have dinner
John _ at 8:00 He a shower at 8:15 Ten minutes later he _ At 10:00 he _ and at 12:00 he _ In the afternoon he _
_ at 4:30 He _ at 7:45 At 8:30 he _ and finally he _ at 11:00
Look at the following pictures about different activities some people every day Match the words in A with the words in B:
A B
drink the bed
make to school
feed computer games
ride the ironing
read a bike
play a bus
take the dog
go the newspaper
brush coffee
do your teeth
Now write sentences about what the people above every day Use the Present Simple tense of the verbs in column A in the previous exercise:
Now answer the following questions about yourself: What time you get up?
Do you have breakfast?
How long does it take you to get dressed? How you go to school?
When classes start and finish? What you usually after dinner? What time you go to bed? Do you go out at the weekend? Do you play any sports?
Do you help your parents at home? Do you ever go to the disco or the cinema?