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1 116 UNIT 8 OPENING TASKL ooking at Healthy and Unhealthy LifestylesUNITUNIT GOALS8 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEA ffirmative and Negative Statements, TimeExpressions: In/On/At, Like/Need/ Want Make Affirmative andnegative statementsusing the simplepresent tense Know how to spell andpronounce the thirdperson singular form ofverbs in the simplepresent tense Use frequency andtime expressions Use the simple presenttense to: talk about habitsand routines talk about thingsthat are always true talk about what youlike, want, or needMICHAELSAM27407_08_ch08 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 116 STEP 1 Look at the photos of Michael and Sam. Michael has a very healthy lifestyle. Sam has anunhealthy lifestyle. Use your own knowledge of healthy and unhealthy habits. Imagine whatMichael s and Sam s habits are. Discuss their habits with your 2 For each habit, write one statement about Michael and one statement about PRESENT TENSE Affirmative and Negative Statements, Time Expressions: 1171.

2 FOOD2. DRINK3. EXERCISE4. CIGARETTES5. SLEEP6. HOBBIES or ACTIVITIESHABITSMICHAEL S HABITSSAM S HABITS27407_08_ch08 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 117 In/On/At, Like/Need/WantEXERCISE 1 Read the true statements about Michael and Sam. Circle the correct form of the verb ineach Michael and Sam are friends. They (work/works) at the same computer Michael (love/loves) his Sam (feel/feels) stressed at They (share/shares) an They (work/works) Michael (eat/eats) three healthy meals every He (drink/drinks) a lot of Sam (skip/skips) He (order/orders) take-out food from nearby Michael and Sam both (like/likes) Michael (get/gets) a good night s Sam has trouble sleeping at night. He (take/takes) sleeping pills to help him Michael and Sam (watch/watches) football on TV together on Sam (smoke/smokes) half a pack of cigarettes a Michael and Sam (go/goes) out for dinner together on Friday Michael (exercise/exercises) three times a Sam (spend/spends) his free time in front of the Michael and Sam (buy/buys) season tickets to baseball 8formFOCUS 1 Simple Present Tense: Affirmative StatementsSUBJECTVERBIYou* *Both singular and plural27407_08_ch08 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 118 EXERCISE 2 Work with a partner.

3 For each habit, find one thing about you and your partner that isthe same. Write a sentence in the WEcolumn. Then write two more sentences. Look atitem 3 for an FOOD2. DRINK3. EXERCISEWe both like sports. I play tennis. He plays CIGARETTES5. SLEEP6. HOBBIES or ACTIVITIESHABITWEYOUYOUR PARTNEREXERCISE 3 Match each occupation with what the people do. Use the correct verb forms and makestatements :A doctor takes care of sick a doctora. repair cars2. construction workersb. enforce the law3. a mechanicc. greet people4. air traffic controllersd. take care of sick people5. a receptioniste. build houses6. taxi driversf. direct airplanes7. police officersg. work in emergencies8. a firefighterh. take passengers to different placesWhich of these jobs are the most stressful? Explain 2 Talking About Habits and RoutinesEXAMPLESEXPLANATION(a) Michael exercises several times a the simple present tense to talk about habits(b) Michael and Sam eat dinner together on or routines (things that happen again and again).

4 Friday 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 119 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Affirmative and Negative Statements, Time Expressions: 119 In/On/At, Like/Need/Want120 UNIT 8formFOCUS 3 Third Person Singular: Spelling and PronunciationBASE FORM OF VERBSPELLINGPRONUNCIATION1. The final sound of the verb is Add s. voiceless (for example:f/k/p/t/s/th):sleepMichael sleepseight/s/hours a The final sound of the verb is Add s. voiced (for example:b/d/g/l/m/n/r/vor a vowel):feelHe feels The verb ends in sh, ch, Add adds another syllablex, z, or ss:to the The verb ends in a Change yto i and +y:worrySam worries about his The verb ends in a vowel + y:Add playstennis on Irregular Forms:haveMichael hasa healthy goesto the gym twice a doesthe 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 120 EXERCISE 4 The pictures of Lazy Louie and his wife Hannah are not in the correct order. Number thepictures in the correct order. Then write the number of the picture next to the sentencesbelow.

5 Finally, circle all the simple present tense Poor lazy Louie leaves the house and goes He lies down on the bench and says, Finally, I am free! Then he goes to Lazy Louie hates exercise. He wants to sleep, but he gets up. He puts onhis clothes and sneakers with his eyes closed. Hannah pushes him out ofthe Lazy Louie loves to sleep. He dreams about sleeping! But he snores all thetime, and his wife gets no sleep. Hannah is tired and needs to He runs to the park and finds his favorite Hannah finds a way to get Louie out of bed. She wakes him at 6:45 everymorning. He continues to sleep. She shakes him. She shouts in his ear, Time to get up! You need your exercise, dear! 27407_08_ch08 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 121 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Affirmative and Negative Statements, Time Expressions: 121In/On/At, Like/Need/WantEXERCISE 5 Here is a list of third-person singular verbs from the story about Lazy Louie. Read theverbs aloud.

6 Then check ( ) the sound you say at the end of the verb. Compare youranswers with a 81. loves 2. dreams3. snores4. gets5. needs6. finds7. wakes8. continues9. shakes10. shouts11. hates12. wants13. puts14. pushes15. leaves16. goes17. runs18. lies19. saysVERB/s//z//iz/EXERCISE 6 Work in groups of five. Sit in a circle. The first person in the circle starts to tell the storyof Louie and Hannah and the next continues, and so on all around the circle. The picturesin Exercise 4 and the verb list in Exercise 5 will help 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 122 EXERCISE 7 Lifestyle of a College Student. Fill in the blanks with a frequency or time is a nursing student at a college. Jay gets up (1) 7:00 (2) day of the week. He leaves home (3) 8:00and gets to work (4) 8:45. He finishes work (5) 1:00. He attends classes at the college (6) the afternoon three days aweek. He works at a local hospital two afternoons (7) . (8) the evening, he cooks dinner and studies.

7 He reviews his workand his experiences at the hospital (9) night. He goes to bed late (10) weekdays.(11) Saturday, Jay works at his second job. Jay is busy almostall the time, but (12) Saturday nights, he goes out with friends. (13) Sunday mornings, Jay sleeps late. (14) theafternoon, he does the laundry and food shopping. (15) the evening,he studies. Jay is typical of many working students at colleges in the United 4 Frequency and Time ExpressionsEXAMPLESEXPLANATIONS every morning/afternoon/evening/nightFrequency expressionstell how often we doevery day/week/yearsomething. every summer/winter/spring/fallall the timeonce a weektwice a monththree times a yearin+the morningmore generalTime expressionstell when we do afternoonthe eveningin+1986the summerJuneon+Wednesday(s)March 17the weekendat+7:30nightnoonmore specific27407_08_ch08 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 123 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Affirmative and Negative Statements, Time Expressions: 123In/On/At, Like/Need/WantEXERCISE 8 Make true statements about your habits or routines using the time and frequencyexpressions below and the simple present :once a weekYou say:I go to the movies once a once a week 2.

8 Every weekend 3. twice a week 4. on my birthday 5. once a year 6. at 7:30 in the morning 7. on Friday nights 8. in September 9. in the summer 10. all the time 11. on December 31 12. at 6:00 in the evening 124 UNIT 8formFOCUS 5 Frequency and Time ExpressionsEXAMPLESEXPLANATIONS(a) They cook dinner every and time expressions usually come(b) Jay plays soccer twice a the end of a sentence.(c) They cook dinner every night at 7 there is both a frequency and a time (d) They cook dinnerat 7:00 every in one sentence, the frequency expression can come before or after the time expression.(e)Once a week,they go out to and time expressions can (f )On weekends,they stay come at the beginning of a a comma (,) after the expressions at thebeginning of a sentence.(g) I work on days and dates, onis not necessary.(h) I work Saturdays.(i) I work on July 4th.(j) I work July 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 124 EXERCISE 9 Erika is a teacher at a community college.

9 Look at Erika s weekly schedule. Then fill inthe blanks in the exercise with the simple present tense or a frequency or time :00wake up7:30eat breakfast at homego out forbreakfast9:30teach Frenchgo joggingteach Frenchdo aerobicsteach French12:00eat lunch eat lunch eat lunch eat lunch attend at schoolat homeat schoolat homemeetings3:00play tennisprepare play tennisgo food cleanlessonsshoppingapartment6:00meet a friend go to cooking go to the take dancing go out with for dinnerclassmovieslessonsfriends8:00do the laundryspend time on read students preparethe Internetpaperslessons10:30go to bed early12:00go to bedMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY1 . Erika on Thursday Erika cleans her apartment .3. Erika every day at 7 She eats breakfast at home .5. Once a week, on Friday mornings, she .6. She three times a She does aerobics .8. She eats lunch at school .9. She attends meetings .10. She eats lunch at home .11. She goes to cooking class.

10 12. She reads students papers .13. On Friday evening, she .14. She goes to bed early .15. She at midnight on She does the laundry .17. She at 8:00 on Thursday make three more statements about Erika s Friday afternoon goes food shopping 27407_08_ch08 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 125 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Affirmative and Negative Statements, Time Expressions: 125In/On/At, Like/Need/WantEXERCISE 10 Refer to the Opening Task on pages 116 and 117. For each verb below, make a truenegative statement about Michael or :smokeMichael doesn t drink soda2. exercise a lot3. skip breakfast4. eat healthy food5. order take-out food from restaurants6. get a good night s sleep7. sit home and watch TV8. drink a lot of water9. feel stressed10. take sleeping pills126 UNIT 8formFOCUS 6 Simple Present: Negative StatementsSUBJECTDO/DOES NOTBASE FORM OF VERBIYou*do notWeTheydon tMichael and notSheItdoesn tErika*Both singular and 12/21/06 10:08 AM Page 126 EXERCISE 11Go back to the statements you wrote for the Opening Task on page 117 and correctthem, if 12 STEP 1Do you have a healthy lifestyle?