Andy, businessman, and Sam, actor
Unit 1 · Lesson B

1B Same but different

GRAMMAR · present simple: he, she, it
VOCABULARY · common verb phrases
PRONUNCIATION · third person -s
Start here

Same family, different lives?

Look at Andy and Sam. Make a few guesses before you read.

Talk
Who are the people?
What could be different about their lives?
Vocabulary

Common verb phrases

Match the verbs with the phrase groups.

Use the phrases to talk about yourself.
Do you get up early?
Do you study English every day?
Do you go out a lot?
Do you play a musical instrument?
Do you live alone?
Do you work or study from home?

Try a full short answer: Yes, I do. I usually… / No, I don’t. I…

Reading

Identical twins?

Predict first. Then read and check.

Click a phrase, then choose Sam or Andy.

SAM

ANDY

Visuals for the reading: cooking, a small village and a city apartment
Look at the pictures before you read. Which details belong to Sam and which belong to Andy?

Andy writes about life as a twin

Many brothers are very different from each other, but people think twins are exactly the same. In fact, my twin brother Sam and I are very different. It’s hard to believe we come from the same family!

Sam lives in a small village and he’s an actor. He also teaches drama students at university, because he doesn’t have a lot of money. My life is very different. I’m the businessman in the family. I have a small tech start-up company. I work from home, from my flat near the city centre. I think his work is crazy – and he thinks mine is!

Our day-to-day life is very different. I get up early, usually for video calls with business partners in Asia. Sam gets up at about eleven. After that he studies Chinese for an hour. He loves languages! Sam is a vegetarian and he cooks at home for himself. I don’t have time to cook, I go out a lot to local restaurants with friends. Sometimes Sam visits me in the city, and we go and listen to music somewhere. The problem is that Sam likes jazz – he plays the guitar in a jazz band – but I prefer indie concerts.

The great thing is that Sam and I are really good friends and we often do things together. It’s funny when we are out together. People see us and say, “Wow, am I seeing double?” I think this is probably normal for all twins.

True or false?
1. Sam has a lot of money.
2. Sam studies for one hour a day.
3. Sam cooks Chinese food with chicken in it.
4. Andy doesn’t go out to eat alone.
5. The brothers don’t like each other.
Grammar

Present simple: he, she, it

First notice the pattern in the text. Then build the rule yourself. After that, open the full grammar tables and practise.

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Notice it in the text

Go back to the article if you need help. Complete the sentences yourself.

Sam ___ in a small village.
He also ___ drama students at university.
He ___ have a lot of money.
Sam ___ up at about eleven.
He ___ Chinese for an hour.
He ___ at home for himself.
Sam ___ jazz.
He ___ the guitar in a jazz band.
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What is the rule?

Use the sentences above. Choose the best answer.

With he / she / it, we usually...
After doesn't, we use...
In questions with he / she / it, we use...
After does, the main verb is...
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Full grammar tables

Open one table at a time. Read the examples aloud and stop if anything is unclear.

Subject
Positive
Negative
He / She / It
works
finishes
studies
goes
has
doesn't work
doesn't finish
doesn't study
doesn't go
doesn't have
Important: after doesn't, use the base verb. He doesn't works ✗ → He doesn't work ✓
Verb type
Rule
Example
most verbs
+ s
play → plays
live → lives
-ch, -sh, -s, -x
+ es
teach → teaches
finish → finishes
watch → watches
consonant + y
y → ies
study → studies
do / go
+ es
does / goes
have
special
has
DOES+he / she / it+base verb?
Does Sam live in a village?
Where does he work?
Does she cook? — Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.
Important: after does, use the base verb. Does he lives? ✗ → Does he live? ✓
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Spelling practice

+ s

+ es

y → ies

special

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GRAMMAR BANK · PRACTICE 1

Marta's room

Use the picture and the verbs to write eight sentences about Marta.

Marta's room with eight visual clues
Use the numbered clues in the picture to make eight sentences about Marta.
1. Marta
2. Marta
3. Marta
4. Marta
5. Marta
6. Marta
7. Marta
8. Marta
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GRAMMAR BANK · PRACTICE 2

The couple that does it all!

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs.

cookdriveenjoyflynot havenot likereadrelaxteachwork
Ken and Susie Parker are famous in their home town of Queenstown, New Zealand. Everybody knows them because they do everything! In the mornings, Susie as a shop assistant in a ski shop. In the afternoons she storybooks to children in the local school. In the evenings she Maths classes. Her students her classes because she's a good teacher and she's very funny.

Ken a taxi, the school bus and a tourist boat. On Saturdays he's a pilot and he a small plane for groups of tourists.

From Monday to Saturday Ken and Susie very much free time, so on Sundays they have a day off. Ken at lunch because Susie cooking. She just sits and in the garden.
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GRAMMAR BANK · PRACTICE 3

Write the questions

Read the answers about Ken and Susie. Write the questions.

In a ski shop.
She reads to children.
Maths classes.
Because she's a good teacher.
A taxi, a bus, and a boat.
A small plane, for groups of tourists.
No, she doesn't. She hates cooking.
She relaxes in the garden.
Pronunciation

Third person -s

The spelling is always -s / -es, but the sound changes. The sound depends on the final sound of the verb.

/s/

After a quiet, voiceless sound

Put your hand on your throat. If there is no vibration at the end of the verb, final -s is usually /s/.

work → works
sit → sits
stop → stops
/z/

After a voiced sound or a vowel

If your throat vibrates at the end of the verb, final -s is usually /z/.

live → lives
stay → stays
go → goes
study → studies
/ɪz/

After a “hissing” sound

After sounds like s, z, sh, ch, j, we need an extra syllable: /ɪz/.

finish → finishes
watch → watches
Important: don't choose the sound from the spelling alone. Listen to the last sound of the base verb.
Try first. Put each word into /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/.

/s/

/z/

/ɪz/

Read aloud. Make the final sound clear.
I work → He works
I live → She lives
I study → He studies
I watch → She watches
Questions

Does he…?

Use does + he/she/it + base verb.

DOES+HE / SHE / IT+BASE VERB?
He likes jazz. → Does he like jazz?
After does, no final -s on the main verb.
he / live / in London
she / work / at home
Sam / play / the guitar
Andy / cook / at home
Speaking

Guess the person

Think of one person you know. Don’t say who it is.

Ask

Is it a man or a woman?

Does he/she work?

Does he/she study?

Does he/she live near you?

Does he/she speak English?

Does he/she play sport?

Same but different

Choose one person you know well.

Speaking goal: talk for 30–60 seconds and use at least three he/she verbs.
Homework

Workbook · Lesson 1B

Complete everything here in the same HTML file. Use Check only after you finish each exercise.

VOCABULARY · A

Match (1–8) with (a–h) to make sentences.

VOCABULARY · B

Choose the correct word.

1. Do you ___ out a lot at the weekend?
2. I ___ from home, not in an office.
3. At the weekend I usually ___ running.
4. We ___ in a small village.
5. Do you ___ tennis?
6. We need to ___ up early tomorrow.
VOCABULARY · C

Put the words in the correct order.

university / I / a / teach / at
day / I / up / early / every / get
also / guitar / I / the / play
a / go / we / out / lot
money / make / of / a / lot / don't / I
GRAMMAR · A

Each sentence has a mistake. Choose the best correction.

1. What time your brother finishes work?
2. Kate and her friends lives together.
3. Robin don't go out a lot.
4. Your children like their school?
GRAMMAR · B

Choose the correct words to complete the text.

My brother is a nurse and he at a hospital in our city. He work at 10 a.m. every day and at 9 p.m. On Saturdays, when he at the hospital, he lunch at a café with friends. I usually him on Sundays and we tennis and lunch together. On Sunday evenings he Italian for an hour and then to bed early.
GRAMMAR · C–D

Complete Anika's day, then put the sentences in order.

get upgogo outhavestartstudyteachwork
a. She ___ work at 9 a.m. She ___ from home.
b. After that, she ___ with friends.
c. She ___ running, then ___ breakfast.
d. In the evening, she ___ French.
e. Anika ___ at 5 a.m.
f. In the afternoon, she ___ students online.

D. Put a–f in the correct order.

PRONUNCIATION · A

Choose the correct -s sound.

studies
sits
works
stays
does
finishes
goes
stops
watches
lives

Then read all ten words aloud twice.

READING · 4

Choose the correct word.

Rowan is a shop assistant. He ___ in a supermarket. He starts at 12 p.m. and finishes at 8 p.m.
READING · 5

Best friends but different!

Rowan
My best friend is Annie. She's great. We have very different lives though. She's a lawyer. She gets up at 7 a.m. every day. She has breakfast and then goes to work. She often works late (sometimes until 9 p.m.!), but not on Thursdays. She has a Spanish class on Thursday evenings. She studies Spanish because her boyfriend is from Argentina. I don't study. I'm a shop assistant and I work in a supermarket in the centre of town. I don't start work until 12, so I usually get up late – around 10.30 a.m. I go to work by bus and work hard all day. I finish work at 8 p.m., then come home and cook dinner. Annie and I have very different lives, but we still make time to see each other.

Annie
I know my good friend Rowan from school. We live in the same town and we always see each other at weekends. We have different interests, so it's usually interesting to spend time together! Rowan plays a lot of sports, like football and tennis, but I like going for walks or to the cinema. So, how do we decide what to do in our free time? It's easy. One weekend I choose what to do, and the next weekend Rowan chooses. This weekend I want to watch a film, and next weekend Rowan wants to cook dinner. He loves cooking, but I hate it, so he cooks and I eat. It's perfect. I think we're good friends because we do things together that we don't usually do alone.

A. True or False?

1. Annie is Rowan's wife.
2. Annie's boyfriend is Spanish.
3. Rowan works for eight hours every day.
4. Annie always sees Rowan at the weekend.
5. Annie and Rowan go to the same school.
6. They like doing the same things.
7. Rowan likes sport.
8. Annie likes cooking.

B. Choose the correct answer.

1. What's Annie's job?
2. What does she do in the morning?
3. What does she do on Thursdays?
4. How does Rowan know Annie?
5. What does Annie hate?
6. What does Annie say about being different to Rowan?
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