Unit 4

The present simple (I, you, we and they)

1Things in the classroom

Begin with things you can see and touch. Your teacher can point, pick things up and demonstrate.

📘

a book

✏️

a pencil

🖊️

a pen

🪑

a chair

🪟

a window

🚪

a door

I open the book. The teacher opens a book.

I close the book. The teacher closes it.

I use a pen. The teacher writes with a pen.

A. Choose the right verb.
1. I ___ the book.
2. I ___ a pen.
3. I ___ English.

2I, you, we and they

The verb is the same after I, you, we and they.

📘 I read a book.

✏️ You use a pencil.

🖊️ We write with pens.

📚 They study English.

B. Choose the right verb.
1. You ___ a pencil.
2. We ___ books.
3. They ___ English.

3Likes, wants and needs

Use these verbs to talk about things that matter to you.

🍎

I like apples.

🥛

I need water.

📱

You need a phone.

🐕

They like dogs.

🍕

We like pizza.

🏖️

We want a holiday.

C. Choose the right verb.
1. I ___ a pen.
2. We ___ English.
3. They ___ pizza.

4Negative sentences

Use don’t (= do not) before the verb.

I don’t use a pen.

You don’t need a pencil.

We don’t study on Sundays.

They don’t read newspapers.

D. Complete with don’t or do not.
1. I ___ need a pen.
2. You ___ use a pencil.
3. We ___ study on Sundays.
4. They ___ read newspapers.

5Questions with do

Put do before I, you, we or they.

Do you have a pen?Yes, I do.

Do you use a computer?No, I don’t.

E. Choose the right question.
1. Ask about English.
2. Ask about a pen.
3. Ask about books.

6Short answers

Use do or don’t in short answers.

QuestionYesNo
Do you have a pen?Yes, I do.No, I don’t.
Do you like apples?Yes, I do.No, I don’t.
Do they study English?Yes, they do.No, they don’t.
F. Complete the short answers.
1. Do you like tea? Yes, I ___.
2. Do they work here? No, they ___.
3. Do we need a book? Yes, we ___.

7Read and answer

Read about Ana. The words in the story use the patterns you have practised.

👩🏻

Hi, I’m Ana. I live in Brighton. I work in a shop. I get up at seven o’clock. I have breakfast at home. I walk to work. I like music and I play the guitar. I don’t watch TV every day. At the weekend I meet my friends.

G. True or false?
1. Ana lives in Brighton.
2. She works in a school.
3. She walks to work.
4. She plays the guitar.
5. She watches TV every day.
6. She meets friends at the weekend.

8Your turn!

Use the language to talk about your own life.

📘
🖊️
🍎
🥛

Now write one negative sentence and one question.

Your writing stays on this page.

Teacher note: begin with real classroom objects and demonstrate actions wherever possible. Pictures support vocabulary that cannot easily be demonstrated. Recycle familiar words as learners practise the structure, and use translation briefly when it clarifies a point.