Unit 1. A day in the life of

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Choose one correct answer for each sentence:
1. John isn`t contented with his present salary.
A. excited about B. disappointed about
C. interested in D. satisfied with
2. John often goes to bed early and …………….
up late.
A. to get B. gets C. get D. got
3. The word which is synonym with “farmer”
is………………… .
A. peasant B. employer C. worker D. driver














1. John isn`t contented with his present salary.
A. excited about B. disappointed about
C. interested in D. satisfied with
2. John often goes to bed early and …………….
up late.
A. to get B. gets C. get D. got
3. The word which is synonym with “farmer”
is………………… .
A. peasant B. employer C. worker D. driver




1. THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
*Form:
( ) S + V(s;es) + Object ...
(-) S + do/ does not + V(inf) ...
(?) Do/ Does + S + V(inf) …. ?

* Usage: The simple present tense express
- things in general
Ex: Nurses look after patients in hospitals.

- habitual or repeated activity
Ex: I often gets up at 6 o’clock every
morning.
- general truth
Ex: The earth goes round the sun.
- ability
Ex: Lan speaks English very well.
* Adverbs to distinguish:
always; usually; often; sometimes; seldom;
occasionally; ever; rarely; every.......
2.THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
*Form:
( ) S + V(ed/2) + Object ...
(-) S + did not + V(inf) ...
(?) Did + S + V(inf) …. ?
* Usage: The simple past tense express
- an action and activity began and ended
in the past
Ex: He visited his relatives last week.


- many actions happened at the same
time in the past
Ex: Yesterday , she got up at seven
o’clock and had a big breakfast.
* Adverbs to distinguish:
Yesterday; the day before yesterday; ago; already; last; in
3. The present progressive tense:
*Form:
( ) S + am/is/are + V-ing ….
(-) S + am/is/are not + V-ing ...
(?) Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing …. ?
* Usage: The present progressive tense express
- an action or activity that is happening at
the same time of speaking.
Ex: Mary is cooking in the kitchen now.


- changes happening around now
Ex: The population of the world is
rising very fast.
* Adverbs to distinguish:
At the moment; at this time;
right now; now
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
Last year we (have) ……………………………… a holiday in California.
I (answer) …..………… question no. 3 at the moment.
I (be) ……………………………………… in Rome last month.
Last year we …………… a holiday in California.
I ……..…..………… question no. 3 at the moment.
I ………… in Rome last month.
had
am answering
was
Five years ago we (move) ……………… to this town.
I (learn) ………………… English at school from 1976 to 1980.
They (live) ……………… in Paris from 1983 to 1986. 
Five years ago we ……………… to this town.
I ……………… English at school from 1976 to 1980.
They ……………… in Paris from 1983 to 1986. 
moved
learned
lived
7. Ba (study) …………………. for 8 hours every day.
8. He often (play) ………………. football after class.
9. I (not, be) ……………. very well last night.
7. Ba ……………… for 8 hours every day.
8. He often ………….. football after class.
9. I (not, be) ……………. very well last night.
studies
plays
wasn‘t
CONSOLIDATION
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
THE PRSENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
HOMEWORK
1. Learn the forms & usages of the tenses
2. Do the exercises
3. Prepare the next lesson