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Present Simple & the time

(1) Read the text below. Complete it conjugating the verbs in the correct form.
PAY ATTENTION TO THE PERSON!!!

A Different lifestyle::
Africa
Misozi is 11 years old and she __________ (LIVE) in Zambia, Africa.
She _________ (HAVE) got a little sister. Her name is Grace. Every
morning, Misozi and her little sister get up at half past four. First,
they ________ (GET) water. It takes an hour. Then, at six o’clock they
come home and they have breakfast with their mother. At quarter
to seven, their mother ________ (GO) to work. Then, the sisters walk
to school. They always leave the house at quarter past seven and
they get to school at half past seven. They ____________ (LOVE)
school. At twenty past twelve students have lunch.

In the afternoons, at five o’clock, the girls walk home. They ___________ (CLEAN) their small
house. They get water again. At half past seven, their mother _________ (COME) home from
work with some food. She ___________ (COOK) dinner. After dinner, Misozi helps Grace with
her homework. Grace ___________ (STUDY) a lot. Finally, they go to bed at quarter past ten.

Their life isn’t easy, but they __________ (HAVE) got a mother, food, and they go to school.
Many African children haven’t got these things.

quarter past ten.

(2) Write True or False. Correct the false.

a) Misozi has got an older sister. a little e) The sisters go to school by car.
b) Misozi and her sister get up early. f) The girls take 15 minutes to get to school.
c) First they have breakfast. Then they get water. g) The girls clean the house after school.
d) Their mother has breakfast with them. h) The girls cook dinner.

(3) Re-read the text and draw the time when these actions occur.

The girls get up at half past four. At quarter past seven they leave the house.

At six o’clock they have breakfast. At twenty past twelve students have lunch.

At quarter to seven their mother goes to work. They go to bed at quarter past ten.

(4) Re-write these sentences in NEGATIVE. Remember to use don’t/doesn’t.

a) Misozi and her little sister get up at half past four.
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b) Misozi helps Grace with her homework.
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c) They go to bed at quarter past ten.
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(5) Now it is your time to write! Ask your classmate these questions.

a) What time does he/she get up on Sundays?

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b) What does he/she have for breakfast on Sundays?

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c) What does he/she normally have for lunch on Sundays?

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d) What does he/she do in the afternoons?

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e) (6)
WhatNow,
time does
write he/she go to
a text with thebed on Sundays?
information from activity 4.
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Use sequence markers. (first, then, after that, next, finally)
 Write the time when he/she does each activity.

____________’s lifestyle
This is __________________’s typical day at weekends.
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