Refreshing your grammar

Present Simple

3.7.1.1 Do you agree that …

A good student …

… always comes to class in time.

… pays attention to the manner of his/her behaviour.

… does homework everyday.

… never interrupts the teacher.

… asks intelligent questions.

… doesn’t forget things.

3.7.1.2 Work in pairs. Choose one of the following and discuss what the person does and doesn’t do. Write a list

a good mother a good father

a good wife a good husband

a good friend a good son or daughter

a good boss a good employee

Discuss your list with other students

3.7.2 Past Simple

3.7.2.1 Listen to the poem and try to write down the verbs

My old dad

We never ……… him in the mornings

And he always ………. home late

Then he ……… and ……… the paper

And …………the crossword while he ……..

He never ………. us with our homework

But he ……… me how to swim

And he ……… to be patient

I guess I …… a lot from him.

My old dad

He was one of the good guys

He was nobody’s hero

But he was special to me.

Every summer we ………. to Blackpool

Except when he ……… unemployed

He …….. to ……… and ……….. the sunset

That ………. one thing we both ………..

He …….. very gentle

Nothing ever ……. him mad

He ……… never rich or famous

But I …… proud of my old dad

My old dad

He was one of the good guys

He was nobody’s hero

But he was special to me.

3.7.2.2 Match the present and past forms of these irregular verbs

go tell can do come hear wake have say know woke could went heard said told came had did got knew

3.7.2.3 Make fifteen sentences about people who lived in Russia 500 years ago. Use didn’t, wasn’t and weren’t

Examples:

They didn’t eat bananas.

They didn’t drink tea.

They didn’t have passports.

Most people weren’t very tall.

There wasn’t any paper money.

3.7.3 Future Simple

3.7.3.1 Write your own “promise” what you will do (not do) when you are old. Use some or all of the following structures

When I am old, I will …

I will …

I will not …

I will (not) be able to …

I will (not) have to …

I (don’t) suppose I will …

I doubt if I will …

I am sure I will (not)

I might …

3.7.3.2 Choose five of the following predictions and say whether or not you agree with them. Add three more predictions of your own