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Unit 4 Lesson A: In the morning

Vocabulary
Food and drink
breakfast (n)
lunch (n)
coffee (n)
tea (n)

Free time
exercise (n)
newspaper (n)
game (n)
go on the internet (v)
listen to (music) (v)
play (games on the computer) (v)
read (the newspaper) (v)
watch (TV / videos) (v)

Routine activities
check (my) email (v)
do homework (v)
drive to work (v)
eat (breakfast) (v)
exercise (v)
get up (early / late) (v)
have (breakfast / coffee) (v)
read (v)
sing in the shower (v)
study (v)
talk (v)
watch (v)

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Routine verbs
drive (v)
like (v)
work (v)

Other words
crazy (adj)
noisy (adj)
a lot (adv)
early (in the morning) (adv)
late (at night) (adv)
pretty (quiet) (adv)
alarm clock (n)
radio (n)
homework (n)
work (n)

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Grammar
Simple present statements
You can use the simple present to talk about routines and things that are always true.

Affirmative statements

Use verb with I, you, we, and they:

I eat breakfast.

They read the paper.

Use regular verb + -s / -es / -ies with he, she, and it:

He listens to the radio.

She watches TV.

He studies English.

Negative statements

Use don't (= do not) + verb with I, you, we, and they:

You don't have tea.

We don't get up early.

Use doesn't (= does not) + verb with he, she, and it:

He doesn't listen to CDs.

She doesn't watch videos.

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Verb endings: he, she, and it

Verbs with he, she, and it end in -s or -es.

Add -s to most verbs He gets up late.

Add -es to verbs ending in -ch She watches TV.

Add -s to verbs ending in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + -y He plays video games.

Add -ies to verbs ending in a consonant + -y She studies in the morning.

Remember, a consonant is any letter that is not a vowel.

Irregular verbs

The irregular verbs have, do and go have different endings with he, she, and it:

He has coffee.

She does her homework.

My brother goes on the Internet.

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