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This is my family. We are in New York now. My father is short, and my mother is tall. He is a mechanic. She is a nurse. They are happy. My sister and I are short. My cousin is tall. My parents are old, and we are young. My sister is a travel agent. She is happy. My cousin is a tourist. She is very happy. I am a student. I am unhappy. My father is Venezuelan, and my mother is Colombian. My cousin is Colombian, but my sister and I are American.

Answer the questions:

1. Are they in Colombian or New York?
2. Is the mother tall or short?
3. Are the parents happy or sad?
4. Is the cousin a tourist or a travel agent?
5. Are the mother and father Venezuelan or Colombian?

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Joseph and Rose are brother and sister. They are tourists. He is in Berlin. She is in Madrid. Berlin and Madrid are not countries. They are cities. Berlin is in Germany. Madrid is in Spain. Germany and Spain are countries. They are in Europe. Europe is big. It is interesting.


Answer the questions:

1. Are Joseph and Rose cousins?
2. Is Rose in Madrid?
3. Are Madrid and Berlin cities?
4. Are they in the United States?
5. Is Spain a country?

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Michael and Kathleen are not brother and sister. They are friends. He is from Chicago. She is from Dublin. Michael is a pilot. He is tall and handsome. He is in Dublin now. Kathleen is a travel agent. She is not sad. She is very happy.


Answer the questions:

1. Are Kathleen and Michael brother and sister?
2. Is Michael from Chicago?
3. Is Kathleen from Chicago?
4. Is Michael tall and handsome?
5. Is Kathleen sad?

Working about speaking in the “present simple”


Barbara speaks about herself in the first person:

“I’m Barbara Stern. I’m a translator. I speak English and Chinese. I work in an office at the United Nations. I translate letters. I read letters in Chinese. I write letters in English. I practice Chinese in the office, and I read Chinese newspapers at home. I speak English to Dennis.”

Dennis speaks about Barbara in the third person:

“She is Barbara Stern. She’s a translator. She speaks English and Chinese. She works in an office at the United Nations. She translates letters. She reads letters in Chinese. She writes letters in English. She practices Chinese in the office, she reads Chinese newspapers at home. She speaks English to me.”

Dennis speaks about himself in the first person:

“I’m Dennis Taylor. I work at the United Nations. I’m a guide. I guide visitors. I speak English and Spanish. I read Spanish novels. I understand them. I write letters in English.”



Your turn now, continue in the same way, tell about Dennis Taylor!

(Şimdi sıra sizde; siz de Dennis Taylor hakkında yukarıdaki örnekte olduğu gibi bir paragraf yazın)

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Simple present and present continuous

It is eight o’clock. The Taylor family is home. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are in the kitchen. Mrs. Taylor is washing the dishes and Mr. Taylor is cleaning the table. Donald Taylor is in the bedroom. He is writing a science report and he is working hard. Janice Taylor is playing the piano in the living room. She is practicing a very difficult piece. Dennis Taylor is in the basement with a friend, Carol. They are playing cards and watching television. It’s an interesting television show. They are having a good time. They Taylor family is always busy.

Answer the questions:

1. Where is the Taylor family?
2. What are Mr. and Mrs. Taylor doing?
3. What is Donald writing?
4. Who is playing the piano?
5. Is she practicing an easy piece?
6. What are Dennis and Carol doing?
7. How is the television show?
8. Are they having a good time?

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Simple present and present continuous

How are you? My family and I are fine. Robert and Susan are now in college. Robert is studying languages. Susan is studying chemistry. It’s a difficult subject, but she likes it. I am now captain of the soccer team. We practice every day after school. We have an excellent team. What are you doing? Please tell me? Write me a long letter. Send me pictures of you and your family. Don’t forget. Please give your family my love.

Your friend,

Richard

Answer the questions:

1. What is Richard writing
2. Where are Robert and Susan?
3. Who is studying chemistry?
4. What is Robert studying?
5. Is Richard captain of the soccer team?
6. How is the soccer team?

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Reading (Simple present and present continuous)

Robert, Sylvia, and Vincent are friends. They are learning Spanish in the evening. They listen to the teacher, and they speak Spanish in class. At home they read Spanish books.

Robert works in a garage. He fixes cars. He’s a mechanic. Vincent is a singer. He sings in a club. He sings English songs, Italian songs, and Spanish songs. Sylvia is a teacher. She works in a high school. She teaches chemistry.



Answer he questions:

1. What are Robert, Sylvia, and Vincent learning?

2. What do they read at home?

3. Are Robert and Sylvia singer?

4. What is Robert?

5. What does he fix?

6. Where does Vincent sing?

7. Does Sylvia work in a club?

8. What does she teach?

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Simple present and present continuous


DINNER IN NEW YORK

Hector and Isabel Rivera are in a restaurant in New York. They are having dinner. They are from Venezuela. They are tourists in the United States. They speak Spanish, but they speak English well too. They are talking to the waiter in English. Isabel is ordering soup, fish, and rice. She likes fish. Hector doesn’t like fish. He wants meat. He is ordering soup, meat, and potatoes. He also wants coffee after dinner. Isabel drinks coffee after dinner, but she wants water right now. They do not want wine or beer. Hector and Isabel like American food. They like the restaurant. The waiter is polite and friendly. They like him too.


Answer the questions:

1. Where are Hector and Isabel?

2. What are they doing?

3. Where are they from?

4. Do they speak English well?

5. What is Isabel ordering?

6. Does Hector like fish?

7. Doe he want coffee with dinner?

8. Does Isabel want coffee right now?

9. Do they want wine?

10. Do they like the waiter?