O 3 Who's Who 3 Grammar Simple Present Tense Use the simple present to talk about things that are true in general or that happen all the time. Affirmative (+) Negative (-) | You You work don't We in a hospital. We work in a hospital. They They He works He doesn't She She There is an s ending on verbs for the third person singular (for he, she, it). Add -es for verbs that end in s, x, ch, or sh: dresses, fixes, teaches, washes. Wh- Questions in the Simple Present Q: Where does he/she work? A: He/She works in a hospital. What do you do? usually means “What's your job?" Q: Where do you/they work? A: I/They work in a hospital. Professions and Verbs The names of many jobs are like the verbs. a teacher-teaches a player-plays a driver-drives a translator-translates a designer-designs a writer-writes Q: What do you do? A: I'm a salesperson. Noun Endings: -er, -ist, -or Many names for people's jobs have these endings. -er: driver, photographer, reporter, waiter -ist: receptionist, scientist, dentist, journalist -or: actor, director, doctor, translator Verb Want + Infinitive Q: What do you want to be? A: I want to be an engineer. Q: What does he want to be? A: He wants to be a pilot. A. Complete the sentences with the simple present tense of an appropriate verb. Also fill in the subject pronoun. Fadwa is a teacher. She teaches in an elementary school. 1. My uncle is a writer. 2. Omar and Ali are engineers. 3. Adnan is a bus driver. 4. Fahd is a salesperson. 5. Hameed is a journalist. history books. for a construction company. a bus for the city. computers. for the city newspaper. pila20jljg Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 20 رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa 30/4/24 12:02 AM

O B. Write questions for the answers. Use Wh-questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. رابط الدرس الر www.ien.edu.sa ? Fahad is a waiter. ? He works part-time in a restaurant. ? He lives at home with his parents. ? He wants to be a computer programmer. ? He goes to school during the day. C. Complete the conversations with appropriate verbs in the simple present tense. Then practice with a partner. 1. A: What do your uncles B: They're scientists. They A: That's exciting. ? in a laboratory. 2. A: Where does your brother ? B: He works in a bank. He's a teller, but he to be a manager. 3. A: My brother for the United Nations. B: Really. What does he do? A: He's a translator. He five languages. D. Choose an adjective for each of these jobs. Use the words in the box or your own ideas. Then compare with a partner. Do you agree or disagree about the jobs? easy difficult boring exciting 1. teacher 3. dentist stressful fun interesting satisfying 7. waiter 5. worker on an assembly line 2. flight attendant 4. lawyer 6. computer programmer A: I think reporters have an interesting job. B: Yes, but their job is very stressful. They have a lot of deadlines. 4 Listening Raymond wants to be a lawyer. What does he say? Answer yes or no. The job is interesting and exciting. 4. 8. reporter Raymond is a good speaker. 1. 2. 3. A person doesn't need to be smart. 5. The job is stressful. 6. He wants to be a lawyer for the money. Raymond's grandfather was a lawyer. 5 Pronunciation Listen to the pronunciation of want + to. Then practice. I want to be a pilot. I don't want to be a doctor. وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 SG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 21 What do you want to be? Do you want to be a teacher? 21 30/4/24 12:02 AM