Grammar summary | UNIT 1

GRAMMAR Present simple 2 Complete the questions and answers with do,
does, don’t or doesn’t.
Form
1 A: you like jazz?
B: Yes, I . It’s my favourite.
Affirmative Negative
2 A: your friend like R&B?
I/You/We/They like I/You/We/They don’t like B: Yes, he . He loves it.
hip-hop. hip-hop. (don’t = do not) 3 A: your friends like K-pop?
He/She/It likes jazz. He/She/It doesn’t like jazz. B: No, they like it at all.
(doesn’t = does not) 4 A: your mother like rock music?
B: No, she . She hates it.
Question Short answer
3 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
Do I/you/we/they like Yes, you/I/we/they do.
hip-hop? No, you/I/we/they don’t. My friends 1 love / loves music, but they 2 don’t /
doesn’t like the same thing. They 3 has / have
Does he/she/it Yes, he/she/it does.
very different tastes. Jeff 4 like / likes pop, but he
like jazz? No, he/she/it doesn’t. 5
don’t / doesn’t like jazz. Dee 6 hate / hates pop,
but she 7 love / loves jazz! As for me, I 8 love /
Notice that in short answers we use do and don’t,
loves R&B. I 9 listen / listens to it every day.
not the main verb.
A: Do you like country music?
B: Yes, I do. (not Yes, I like.) LANGUAGE FOCUS Talking about likes
Spelling rules for he/she/it and interests
Most verbs add -s: We can use Wh- questions (what, where, how, etc.)
like → likes, show → shows to ask about:
Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x add -es: ●● the types of things someone likes or doesn’t like.
watch → watches, finish → finishes A: What kind of art do you like?
B: I like modern art.
Verbs ending with consonant +-y change to -ies:
A: What kind of music don’t you like?
try → tries
B: I don’t like hip-hop.
Some irregular verbs ●● someone’s favourites.
A: Who’s your favourite musician?
do → does, have → has, go → goes, be → is B: David Bowie.
A: What’s your brother’s favourite painting?
Use
B: I don’t know. He doesn’t like art very much!
We use the simple present to talk about: To talk about likes, we can say:
●● our likes and dislikes.
I like Picasso a lot. (strong)
I love hip-hop. I really like the British artist, Bridget Riley. (strong)
●● our habits and routine. I love Van Gogh. (very strong)
I listen to music every day. To talk about dislikes we can say:
●● things that are always true. I don’t like science fiction films very much. (not
I come from Brazil. very strong)
I don’t like horror films at all. (strong)
EXERCISES I hate romantic comedies! (very strong)
1 Complete the sentences with the present simple
form of the verbs. EXERCISE
1 My brother (go) to a lot of concerts. 1 Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences or questions.
2 What kind of films your sister
(watch)? 1 all / like / doesn’t / at / music / my sister / pop
3 My mother (teach) music in a school. 2 don’t / what / books / kinds / like / you / of / ?
4 My friend (study) classical guitar. 3 much / I / like / very / don’t / opera
5 My parents (not play) the same 4 favourite / who / artist / your / is / wife’s / ?
kind of music.
6 This (be) my favourite song.
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GRAMMAR Adverbs and expressions of LANGUAGE FOCUS Talking about
frequency habits and routines
Form To ask about frequency we can form two different
kinds of questions:
Adverbs of frequency ●● For yes/no answers we can use do + ever.
100% I always do my food shopping on Saturday. A: Do you ever spend money on designer shoes?
usually B: No, I hardly ever spend money on expensive
clothes.
often
sometimes A: Does he ever download films?
B: Yes, he sometimes downloads films.
hardly ever / rarely
●● To find out more exact information, we can use
0% never
how often.
The adverb of frequency goes before the main verb A: How often do you spend money on books
(but after the verb to be). and magazines?
I often get cheap vegetables from my local shop. B: I buy a new book nearly every weekend.
The vegetables are often cheap at my local shop.
A: How often do your parents go shopping?
Expressions of frequency B: They go shopping every Monday.

once
I do my food EXERCISE
twice a week.
shopping 1 Write the correct question for each answer.
three times
week. 1 A: .
I go to my local B: No, I rarely go to a restaurant for lunch. I
every weekend.
market usually have a sandwich.
month.
2 A: .
Notice that expressions of frequency go at the end B: I take a taxi about three times a year. Not
of the sentence. very often!
3 A: .
Use B: My brother? Yes, he often buys video
games. He must spend a lot of money on
We use adverbs of frequency to say how often
them.
something happens.
4 A: .
I always pay for things with cash.
B: I probably go away at weekends about
We can also use time expressions to express twice a month.
frequency.
I buy a coffee every morning / once a day.

EXERCISE
1 Rewrite each sentence using the adverb or
expression of frequency.
1 I go shopping alone. (sometimes)
.
2 We look for sale items. (usually)
.
3 I spend money on myself. (hardly ever)
.
4 My friends go shopping. (twice a week).
.
5 You are at the shops! (always)
!
6 I pay for my bus pass. (every month)
.

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GRAMMAR like and would like LANGUAGE FOCUS Asking about
and describing jobs
Form
To ask someone to describe something we can
ask questions with what + is + like.
Affirmative Negative
A: What’s your new office like?
I like my job. I don’t like my job. B: It’s nice but it’s pretty noisy.
I like working here. I don’t like working A: What are the hours like?
here. B: They’re not bad. I usually work 9–5.
I’d like to work from I wouldn’t like to work
The usual question to ask about someone’s job is:
home. from home.
What do you do?
(I’d = I would)
The usual answers are I’m a … or I work in … .
Questions Short answers I’m a teacher. (to talk about your role)
I work in marketing/sales/education. (to talk
Do you like your job / Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
about an area of work)
working here?
Would you like to get Yes, I would.
a new job? No, I wouldn’t.
EXERCISE
1 Complete the question for each answer.
Use 1 A: What your new job like?
B: It’s great!
 o ask if someone likes or enjoys something now,
T
we can use do you like + ing. 2 A: What you like about working
Do you like being a dancer? here?
B: It’s really interesting.
 o ask what someone wants to do in the future, we
T
can use would you like to + infinitive. 3 A: What you like about your job?
Would you like to dance for a big ballet company? B: The pay is pretty terrible.
4 A: What kind of job you like to
EXERCISE have one day?
B: I’d like to work in politics.
1 Complete the text with these words.
5 A: What does your husband ?
being        
doesn’t     to have B: He’s a journalist.
meeting     would       wouldn’t

Ken Arnold has a new job as the director of a

museum in Copenhagen. He really likes
1
in a new city and 2
interesting people. But it’s hard work and he
3
like being so busy and tired! When
I ask him, ‘4 you like to go back to
your old job?’ He says, ‘No, I 5 –I
love this job, but I would like 6
more
hours in the day!’

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