The present simple 1

Listen to this

Say who you are

1 Susie is on the Skateline stand at Expo - the

International Sportex Show. She makes notes about all the people she meets. I isten to her talking at the stand. Tick(/) the correct details about her visitor. ►Ml.l

Name:

Paula Visconti Olga Novotna Lena Monai

Visitor Irom:

Hungary

Russia

Italy

Company activity.

SpoiiswBar Skiing equipment

Bicycles

Action:

Send email

Arrange meeting

No act on

2 Listen again. Are these sentences about Susie's visitoi true or false? WM

1 It is her first visit to Expo T ■ F ■

2 Her home is 100 kilometres

from Moscow. T I F I

3 Technosport is in Moscow. T F I

4 She doesn't want a brochure, T I F I

Unitone 9

Grammar reference page 111 ^

The present simple 1

Wecan use the present simple to ask and answer questions when we meet people. Complete the questions and answers below.

Negative I don't live in Barcelona.

Question

live in Rome.

Where (1)...................... you live?

Look at the verb to be.

I'm from Spain. I'm a personal assistant.

I'm not from Italy. I (4)...................... not responsible for sales. No. I'm not

Where (2)...................... you from?

What (3)...................... your job?

Are you from Rome?

Yes. I (5)

Nowlook at two different ways you can use the verb to have.

No, I don't. No, I haven't.

Do you (6)..................... a brochure? Yes. I (7).........

(8)..................... you got a brochure? Yes, I have.

Do it yourself

1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. uOU

1 Do4w workmg for IBM? Do yew work for IBM?

2 Has you children?

3 1 doesn't work in Paris.

4 We working near Milan.

2 Match the beginnings and endings.

1 I work for ... 2 I come from ... 3 I live in ... 4 I'm... 5 I go to the US

... the north of England originally. ... a personal assistant. ... about six limes a year on

business. ... a British company. ... Croydon, about 20 kilometres

from London.

3 Match each question below (a-e) with one of the sentences above (1-5).

a Do you travel much in your job?

b What do you do?

c Who do you work for?

d Where do you live?

e Where are you from?

Now ask your partner the same questions.

10 Unit one

Complete tht* conversation between Susie and Maria. another visitor at the International Sportex show.

susie: So, where

you

<1> ...............

from, Maria?

.... from

maria: (2)..

Italy.

SUSIE: Really'Are you

from work sell Do don't I'm make do come are

(3>.................. Rome?

maria: No, I'm not. I'm from Milan.

(4>.................. you know Milan?

SUSIE: Yes, I went there on holiday last year. It's a lovely place.

maria: Yes. it's beautiful. Do you

(5).................. to Italy often?

susie: No. I (6)................. travel much.

maybe two or three times a year for business.

maria: Which company do you
(7).................. for?

susie: I work for Skateline.

maria: Skateline? Yes. I know the name.

What (8).................. you do exactly?

susie: We (9)................. inline skates. And you? What

do you do?

maria: We (10)................ bicycles.

Now listen and check. ►M1.2

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Reply questions

When someone asks you a question in conversation, you can ask the same question back to show interest in the other person. When you do this, it's important to stress the you in your question.

1 Listen to Susie pronounce the you in this conversation. Then practise the conversation with a partner. WLS

maria: What do you do exactly?

susie: We make inline skates. And you? What do you do?

maria: We sell bicycles.

2 Make similar conversations with these questions. Practise with your partner.

1 Where do you live?

2 What do you do?

3 Do you travel much in your job?

4 Do you play tennis?

5 Which company do you work for?

It's time to talk

Get to know the other people in the room, asking and answering questions about their job. organisation, family and home.