Simple present statements with irregular verbs

I/you/we/they                                         he/she/it

I have a bike.                                            My father has a car.

We do our homework every day.       My mother does a lot of work at home.

my parents go to work by bus.          The bus goes downtown .

A Ashley is talking about her family and her friend Jason.

Complete the sentences. Then compare with a partner.

1. My parents ........... (have / has) a house in the suburbs.

     My momand dad ........... (go / goes) downtown to work. 

     My parents are verybusy, so I ........... (do / does) a lot of work at home.

2. My brother doesn’t live with us. He ........... (have / has) an apartment in the city.

     He ........... (go / goes) to school all day, and he........... (do / does) office work at  night.

3. I ........... (have / has) a new friend. His name is Jason.

    We ...........(go / goes) to the same school, and sometimes we ........... (do / does)our                   homework together.

C Pair work Tell your partner about your family.

“I have one brother and two sisters. They . . . ”

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PRONUNCIATION  Third-person singular -s endings

Listen and practice. Notice the pronunciation of the -s endings.

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WHO IS IT?

A  Write five sentences about you and your family.

Write “Male” or “Female” on your paper, but not your name.

B  Class activity  Put all the papers in a bag. 

Choose a paperand describe the writer. 

Your classmates guess the writer.

A: She lives with her parents. She has two sisters. 

Herfather works downtown. . . . Who is it?

B: Michelle, is it you?

C: No, it’s not me. . . .