Object Pronouns, Simple Present Tense: s vs. non-s Endings, Have/Has and Adverbs of Frequency

ADDITIONS

Describing Frequency of Actions
Describing People

VOCABULARY PREVIEW

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How Often?

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She Usually Studies in the Library

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We Have Noisy Neighbors

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ON YOUR OWN Very Different

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My brother and I look very different. I have brown eyes and he has blue eyes. We both have brown hair, but I have short, curly hair and he has long, straight hair. I'm tall and thin. He's short and heavy.

As you can see, I don't look like my brother. We look very different.

* Who in your family do you look like? Who don't you look like? Tell about it.

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My sister and I are very different. I'm a teacher. She's a journalist. I live in Miami. She lives in London. I have a large house in the suburbs. She has a small apartment in the city.

I'm married. She's single. I play golf. She plays tennis.I play the piano. She doesn't play a musical instrument. On the weekend I usually watch videos and rarely go out. She never watches videos and always goes to parties.

As you can see, we're very different. But we're sisters... and we're friends.

* Compare yourself with a member of your family, another student in your class, or a famous person. Tell how you and this person are different.

How to Say It!

Reacting to Information

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A. Tell me about your sister.

B. She's a journalist. She lives in London.

A. Oh, really? That's interesting.

* Practice conversations with other students. Talk about people you know.

READING

CLOSE FRIENDS

My husband and I are very lucky. We have many close friends in this city, and they're all interesting people.

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Unfortunately. we don't see Greta, Dan, Bob, or Carol very often. In fact, we rarely see them because they're usually so busy. But we think about them all the time.

READING CHECK-UP

WHAT'S THE WORD?