Present simple 1º

Vocabulary

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Put the animals in order from very small to very big.

wolf • elephant • gorilla • hamster • pig • mosquito • rabbit • fox

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Which animal is it?

cow • shark • mice • frog • wolf 1. This is a farm animal. It gives us milk. …………………

2. They’re very small animals. They like cheese. They’re sometimes pets. …………………

3. This fish is a hunter. It’s big and it can be dangerous. …………………

4. It’s in the dog family. It lives in a group. It sleeps during the day and hunts at night. …………………

5. This animal is an amphibian. It hasn’t got a tail. It’s a carnivore and it eats insects. …………………

3.

Look at the animal and complete the sentences.

1. It’s got the feet of a ………………… .

2. It’s got the head of a ………………… .

3. It’s got the legs of a ………………… .

4. It’s got the body of a ………………… .

5. It’s got the horns of a ………………… .

6. It’s got the ears of a ………………… .

7. It’s got the nose of a ………………… .

8. It’s got the tail of a ………………… .

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4.

Number the daily routines in the order you do them. ...... do my homework

...... watch TV

...... have a shower

...... have breakfast

...... get up

...... clean my room

...... go to school

...... meet friends

...... go to bed

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Write the routines under the pictures.

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Grammar

6.

Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple affirmative.

1. we / buy / bread / at the supermarket ........................................................................................................................

2. James / walk / to school / at 7.45 ........................................................................................................................

3. Sue and Ann / go / to the cinema / on Sundays ........................................................................................................................

4. my dad / wash / his car / every Saturday ........................................................................................................................

5. the children / watch / TV / in the evenings ........................................................................................................................

7.

Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple affirmative or negative.

ride • weigh • sleep • live • give • eat 1. Tigers ………………… in Asia. There are many tigers in China.

2. Giraffes ………………… meat. They are vegetarians.

3. A new baby ………………… about three or four kilos.

4. A cow ………………… milk until she has a baby.

5. People often ………………… on horses.

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6. Most hamsters ………………… at night. They play at night.

8.

Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. We rarely ………………… (talk) on mobile phones at school.

2. Nelly ………………… (not study) French at school.

3. Preston often ………………… (do) his homework in the afternoon.

4. ………………… mother chimpanzees ………………… (kiss) their babies?

5. Lions ………………… usually ………………… (not hunt) at night.

6. ………………… your snake ………………… (eat) mice?

9. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Use always, never, sometimes, usually, often or rarely.

1. I ………………… play computer games.

2. I ………………… go to bed after 11.00.

3. My father ………………… cooks dinner.

4. I ………………… have a shower at night.

5. My friends and I ………………… send text messages.

6. I ………………… have breakfast with my parents.

7. I ………………… do sport.

8. My parents ………………… go to the cinema.

10. Write questions for a quiz about gorillas. Use the words below.

1. where / gorillas / live ........................................................................................................................

2. how much / a gorilla / sometimes / weigh ........................................................................................................................

3. gorillas / usually / eat / meat ........................................................................................................................

4. a young gorilla / often / play / with other gorillas ........................................................................................................................

11. Complete the text with the correct Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

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What ………………… you ………………… (know) about gorillas? ………………… you ………………… (like) them, or are you frightened of them? Don’t be frightened. Gorillas rarely 3

………………… (hurt) people.

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Gorillas are very clever animals. They ………………… (live) in the jungles of Africa. Large gorillas 5

sometimes ………………… (weigh) about 180 kilos. A gorilla is usually a vegetarian: it 3

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………………… (eat) fruit and other parts of plants. It ………………… often …………………

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(not eat) meat or insects, and gorillas rarely ………………… (drink) water.

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You ………………… usually ………………… (not see) a gorilla alone. Gorillas are social animals 10

and they ………………… (like) living in groups. A young gorilla often games with other young gorillas. Its mother sometimes

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………………… (play)

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………………… (watch), but she

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………………… (not play) with them.

12. Answer the questions in Exercise 4 according to the text in Exercise 5.

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