Smooth Sailing 7

Vera Lillrank Katja Lähde

Schildts & Söderströms

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The topic of this unit is family and friends.

The purpose is to practise the vocabulary for introducing yourself, your family, where and how you live and talking about your relatives. You will also learn something new about all the different kinds of families there are. Working with this unit will give you an opportunity to hopefully get to know yourself better as well.

We will also be talking about different kinds of friend-

WORDLIST dish – maträtt introduce – presentera opportunity – tillfälle, möjlighet practise – öva purpose – syfte, avsikt quality – egenskap

ships and the qualities that make a good friend.

P L E A S E I N T R O D U C E YO U R S E L F Name: Surname: Favourite colour: Favourite dish/food: Favourite animal: Music I listen to: A film I like: A TV series I like: A game I like to play:

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UNIT

CHAPTER

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Meet My Family & Family Friends

The idea of family, like a lot of things, has changed and evolved over the centuries. In rural communities in the countryside for example,

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many generations could live together on the same farm, like a sort of

annoying – iriterande

extended family. In the Middle Ages it was not uncommon to remarry

embarrassing – pinsam

if your husband or wife died. So new stepfamilies were not unusual.

evolve – utvecklas

When people in the 19th Century started moving into the cities,

extended family – utvidgad familj

the idea of what a family is changed again. The apartments

force – tvinga

were small and a family of five could be forced to live in an

immediate family – den

apartment with only one room and a kitchen. This meant that there was only room for the immediate family.

närmaste familjen (kärnfamilj) Middle Ages – medeltiden nowadays – nuförtiden

There are a lot of different types of families nowadays and

rural – landsbygds

they keep changing with society. Families can be annoying and

stepfamily – styvfamilj

embarrassing, and families can be wonderfully supportive.

supportive – stödjande, stöttande

All families are different and unique in their own way, but what they have in common is that your family is yours. Now let us have a look at a few different stories about families.

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uncommon – ovanlig unusual – ovanlig

TA L K I N G A B O U T W H E R E YO U L I V E Different types of houses

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apartment (AmE) – lägenhet apartment building (AmE) – höghus, bostadshus block of flats (BrE) – höghus, bostadshus detached house / single family home – småhus, egnahemshus (finlandssvensk) flat (BrE) – lägenhet row house / terrace house – radhus semi-detached house – parhus studio apartment – ett rum och kök, en etta three-bedroom apartment – fyra rum och kök, en fyra

THINK for yourself

P A I R with a classmate

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SHARE ––– with the class

Work in pairs and discuss the following questions 1. Who are the members of your family? Vem hör till din familj?

2. What kinds of houses/apartments have you lived in? Hurdana hus/lägenheter har du bott i?

3. Make a mind map of all the different types of families you can think of.

Gör en tankekarta över alla olika sorters familjer ni kan komma på.

4. If you could have any pet in the world, what would it be? Om du kunde få ha vilket husdjur som helst, vilket skulle det vara?

5. What are your hobbies and what do you like to do in your free time? Vad har du för hobbyn och vad gillar du att göra på fritiden?

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BASIC

U N I T 1 —— C H A P T E R 1

Greetings from Seattle JAKE FROM SEATTLE Hi, My name is Jake Johnson and I am 13 years old. I live with my mom and little sister, Claire, who is 8 years old. I live in Seattle in an apartment building outside the city centre. My mother is a single parent. She is a doctor, so she works a lot. But when she doesn’t work, she makes time for us and takes us swimming at the local swimming pool or to get ice-cream.

Last week our family got a new dog. It is so cute and my sister and I love playing with it. The dog has brown eyes and is a yellow Labrador retriever.

At first, we talked about getting a cat or a hamster, but agreed that a dog would be more company.

Every other week my sister and I stay with my father and his new family at their row house. My dad is a chef at a restaurant and my stepmother is a bus driver. She is usually nice and sometimes we get to ride with her on the bus. Our stepsister is much older than us, so she doesn’t live with my father and his new wife anymore. Our half-sister, my dad and stepmom’s baby girl, is only two years old. She can be super annoying when she doesn’t get what she wants. But other than that, we get along well. She is really cute and I like playing with her, but I don’t like when she tries to pull my hair, because it really hurts.

When I’m not at school I like to draw and listen to music. My hobbies are playing the guitar and soccer (or football as it is also called). This year I even made the school soccer team! I have also played the piano since I was 8 years old.

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WORDLIST agree – vara överens apartment building (AmE)/ block of flats (BrE) – höghus cute – söt, gullig get along – komma överens make time for – ta sig tid row house – radhus single parent – ensamförsörjare stepmother – styvmamma stepsister – styvsyster usually – vanligtvis

MEET MY

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EXERCISE

F A M I L Y

a) Fill in the gaps. Fyll i luckorna. OBS! orden ska böjas i rätt tidsform och med bestämd (the) eller obestämd (a/an) artikel.

1. Janet

(spelar inte) basketball.

2. My dad is

(en ensamförsörjare).

3. Sometimes family can be

(irriterande).

4. They just moved into

(ett höghus).

5.

(hade ni roligt) at the café?

6. I

(gillar inte) when my baby sister pulls my hair.

b) Fill in the correct preposition. Fyll i rätt preposition.

WITH

IN

1. Mary plays

FOR

IN

a band.

2. Peter Parker lives

his aunt May.

3. Rey always makes time

her friends.

4. Would you like to live

a city?

c) Find the related words in the texts and write them down in the right box.

Hitta orden i texten som handlar om samma saker och skriv in dem i rätt ruta.

HOBBIES

PLACES YOU LIVE

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PETS

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U N I T 1 —— C H A P T E R 1

d) The odd one out. Which word does not belong and why? Hitta den udda. Vilket ord hör inte till och varför?

1. CAT – HAMSTER – DOG – TIGER 2. KITCHEN – LIVING ROOM – ROW HOUSE – BEDROOM 3. UNCLE – BROTHER – SISTER – MOTHER

IN ENGLISH, PLEASE

1. Dave har spelat piano sedan han var åtta år.

2. Hade du tagit dig tid för läxor?

3. Har du några husdjur?

4. Men utöver det kommer vi bra överens.

1. My stepsister doesn’t live with us.

2. Have you lived in a row house?

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JO B!

MEET MY

F A M I L Y

Hello from Oxford JANE FROM OXFORD

WORDLIST according

to

–

enligt

adopted – adopterad adopted parents – adoptivföräldrar

Hi there, My name is Jane Walters. There is not really much to say about me. I’m just your regular, normal teenager.

amusement – nöje area – område backyard – bakgård, trädgård

I live in Oxford, England. It is a beautiful historical city, proud of its famous university. I am 13 and my closest family is my mum, dad and my big brother Archie who is 15. My parents met at a party when they both went to Oxford University. Mum is Jamaican and dad is originally from Scotland. At first mum had a hard time finding a job, but now she works as a school secretary. Dad owns his own second-hand bookshop and is sometimes a guest lecturer in literature at the university.

be into – vara intresserad av

We live in a detached house in a nice and quiet neighbourhood.

Sometimes I take our pet bunny Bouncer (yeah, that horrible name was Archie’s idea not mine), out in the backyard so she can hop around for a while and enjoy the grass. But when she is inside she has to stay in her big cage. Archie and I often fight about whose turn it is to clean the cage.

horrible – fruktansvärd, hemsk

In my free time I like to go skateboarding and I also play the drums in a band. We haven’t had any gigs really, so we just play for our own amusement. I also love the theatre and so I have become active in our school drama club.

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cage – bur celebration – fest, högtidsfirande detached house – egnahemshus, småhus enjoy – njuta av gig – spelning guest lecturer – gäst föreläsare

neighbour – granne neighbourhood – grannskap only child – enda barnet originally – ursprungligen parents – föräldrar regular – (här) vanlig second-hand bookshop – antikvariat sibling – syskon suburb – förort

I N T E R M E D I AT E

U N I T 1 —— C H A P T E R 1

My best mate is Diego Rivers. He doesn’t have any siblings, so he is an only child and was adopted by his adopted parents from Mexico at the age of 2.

They moved here six years ago but before that they had a house in a suburb of San Francisco. Diego says it was a very nice area and that they often had barbeque parties with the neighbours. The 4th of July and Halloween especially were really huge celebrations according to him. He is really into playing computer games and draws his own comics. We often go riding around on our bikes with our friends.

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EXERCISE

a) What’s the word? Find the word in the text. Vilket ord är det frågan om?

Hitta ordet i texten.

1. Your mother and father 2. A family house 3. Area outside of the city 4. Your brothers and sisters

b) Expand your vocabulary. Find the synonyms in the text. Utöka ditt ordförråd. Hitta synonymen i texten.

1. Terrible.

2. Garden.

3. Festivities.

4. Typical/normal.

c) Fill in the correct preposition. Fyll i rätt preposition.

1. Claire was really

computer games.

2. Would you want to go 3. The Jedi master is proud 4. The house they bought is

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a university abroad? the young Padawan. a new neighbourhood.

MEET MY

F A M I L Y

d) The odd one out. Which word does not belong and why? Hitta den udda. Vilket ord hör inte till och varför?

1. PIANO – VIOLIN – GUITAR – COMPUTER GAMES

2. HALLOWEEN – THURSDAY – ST PATRICK’S DAY – NEW YEAR

3. BLOCK OF FLATS – TERRACE HOUSE – NEIGHBOURHOOD – DETACHED HOUSE

IN ENGLISH, PLEASE

1. Diego flyttade till Oxford för sex år sedan.

2. Enligt henne var jul och nyår stora fester/festligheter.

3. Har bandet haft några spelningar?

4. Gör Jane något annat än spelar datorspel?

1. We have moved from the suburbs to the city.

2. Was it a nice and quiet neighbourhood?

3. Does the bunny always have to stay in the cage?

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L D O N E!

ADVANCED

U N I T 1 —— C H A P T E R 1

G’day from Down Under ALEC FROM MELBOURNE

G’day mates, My name is Alexander Kelly, but everyone calls me Alec, for short. As you probably guessed by the greeting, I come from the lovely country down under, Australia. Well, actually, Melbourne to be more precise. So, let me introduce you to my family.

There are seven people in my family – my two mums, my older sister Jane who is 23, younger brother Derek 12, and our two dads and of course me, the lovable 15 year old dork. Yes, I know, it’s not the most traditional of families, but there is a lot of fun and laughter in our big, crazy family.

We have a semi-detached house that is situated on the outskirts of town. My mums and dads each live in one part of the house and we kids can come and go as we please between the two parts. So, for us it is a perfectly good arrangement.

Oh, and don’t forget the possibility to negotiate a double allowance either!

My mum Tracy is a car mechanic and my mum Kathy is an accountant. My dad Duncan works as a nurse at the hospital, while my other dad Sid also works as an accountant with Kathy. That is how the four of them met actually.

My older sister recently moved into a rental studio apartment, which is perfect for me because I get to go there and hang out every once in a while when the house gets too loud.

In my free time I usually just hang out with my mates Abby, Mark and Maddie and we go to the beach or have a barbeque.

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WORDLIST accountant – revisor, bokförare allowance – veckopeng dork – tönt hang out – umgås lovable – älskvärd, sympatisk lovely – härlig, underbar negotiate – förhandla outskirts of – utkanten av possibility – möjlighet precise – exakt recently – nyligen semi-detached house – parhus situated – belägen studio apartment – en etta, enrummare

MEET MY

F A M I L Y

Good day from Toronto, eh?

AISHA FROM TORONTO

Hey, I am yours truly, Aisha Abbas, a 14-year-old Pakistani-Canadian teenager. I live in the city of Toronto so naturally I’m a huge fan of the Maple Leafs ice-hockey team.

My immediate family consists of my mom and dad and my twin sister Maryam and our kid brother Aziz who is five. Everyone says he is the spitting image of my mother, which is actually true. Maryam and I, on the other hand, resemble our father.

Both our parents are engineers, but I don’t think I will follow in their footsteps. I am much more into languages and want to be a teacher someday.

We live downtown in a three-bedroom apartment, since my parents want to live close to their work and quite like the city centre.

In my spare time I like to read and watch movies and since I am quite good with words (a.k.a. eloquent) I am also captain of the debate team in school. Maryam and I are both active in our school newspaper and Maryam is also a member of the school lacrosse team. Besides that, I just hang out with my friends at our local coffee shop. We have a lot of fun people watching and making up stories about the passers-by.

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WORDLIST actually – faktiskt, egentligen be the spitting image of – likna någon på pricken consist of – bestå av downtown – stadens centrum, i centrum engineer – ingenjör immediate family – närmaste familjen Pakistani-Canadian – pakistansk-kanadensisk parents – föräldrar passers-by – förbipasserande people watching – att titta på människor resemble – likna, se ut som spare time – fritid three-bedroom apartment – en fyrarummare, lägenhet med fyra rum och kök

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U N I T 1 —— C H A P T E R 1

R

N

A D V A N C E D

TA L K I NG A B O U T H OW YO U L I V E Då man på engelska talar om hur stor en lägenhet är, räknar man antalet sovrum.

Det vill säga man räknar inte med vardagsrummet.

T.ex. They live in a two-bedroom apartment. The apartment has two bedrooms.

På svenska anger man antalet rum (+ kök). Det vill säga man räknar med vardagsrummet T.ex. De bor i en trea, Lägenheten har tre rum och kök

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EXERCISE

a) Explain the words in English. Förklara ordet på engelska.

1. Suburb 2. Stepmother 3. Sibling 4. Immediate family b) Find the expressions in English in the text. Hitta uttrycken på engelska i texten.

1. I utkanten av staden 2. Likna någon på pricken/vara någons avbild 3. Tillbringa tid med någon 4. Sitta och kolla på förbipasserande c) Fill in the gaps. Fyll i luckorna.

1. Pocket money is almost the same as 2. Shuri has moved into

(veckopeng). (en enrummare/etta).

3. Where (belägen)?

(exakt) is the bookshop

(egentligen) the Avengers 4. (bestå av) a bunch of superheroes who work together to defeat Thanos.

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MEET MY

F A M I L Y

d) Fill in the correct preposition. Fyll i rätt preposition.

1. Sharon is a huge fan 2. Will you follow

IN ENGLISH, PLEASE

anime. your brother’s footsteps?

3. Janet had gotten her brother

video games too.

4. Where do you usually hang out

your friends?

1. Mina föräldrar och syskon tycker att jag liknar min bor på pricken.

2. Jag har nyligen flyttat till en etta i utkanten av staden.

3. Följer hon i sin styvmammas fotspår?

4. Förra året köpte vi ett småhus/egnahemshus i förorten.

5. De hade inte umgåtts med sina vänner på länge.

1. I’m a huge fan of our ice-hockey team.

2. Will we have the possibility to get double allowance?

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3. J.R.R. Tolkien was more into languages and wanted to become a teacher.

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A D V A N C E D

BO

U N I T 1 —— C H A P T E R 1

N U S!

E N G L I S H I D I O M S A B O U T FA M I LY It runs in the family – det går i släkten To follow in someone’s footsteps – följa i någons fotspår To be the black sheep of the family – vara familjens svarta får To take after someone – vara lika/ta efter The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – äpplet faller inte långt från trädet To be the spitting image of – likna på pricken, se precis lika ut

Match the idioms to their meaning. Para ihop det idiomatiska uttrycket med dess förklaring.

1. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

2. The black sheep of the family.

3. It runs in the family.

4. To be the spitting image of.

5. To follow in someone’s footsteps.

6. To take after someone. a. A characteristic or trait that is shared by many members of a family, being passed on from one generation to the next. b. Someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else. c. A child usually has a similar character or similar qualities to his or her parents. d. To look or behave like an older relative. e. An odd member of a group with a bad reputation, who behaves disgracefully. f. To do the same things that another person has done before.

SPEAKING OF… CHECK OUT PP. XXX

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Exercise

for everyone Make a mind map of your room (you can include what it looks like and what furniture is in it).

Gör en tankekarta ditt rum (du kan ta med hur det ser ut och vilka möbler där finns).

MY ROOM

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Irregular verbs for everyone 1a temaformen

2a temaformen

3e temaformen

vara göra ha hitta känna få ge gå, fara säga se Fill in the blanks with the right tense of the verb. Fyll i luckorna med verbets rätta tidsform.

1. Where (har du varit)?

2. Mary and Mike (hade haft) a lot of fun at the party.

3. I 4.

5.

6.

(kommer att ge) you a chance to explain. (såg du) the beautiful car our neighbours bought?

They (kände sig) happier than in years.

Mary (hade farit) to the bookshop again.

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GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR

1. VERB Verbs Ord som beskriver vad någon gör, vad som händer ex. walk, run, write – verb kan böjas i olika tidsformer ex. I walk to school every day.

Yesterday I walked to the mall.

This year I have walked over 1000 miles.

By the time it got dark, I had already walked home.

1.1 Tidsformer – En översikt The Tenses

Presens

gör work

Imperfekt

gjorde worked

Perfekt

har gjort

has worked

Pluskvamperfekt

hade gjort

had worked

Futurum

ska göra

will work

1.2 Enkelt presens (=gör) The Simple Present

– vad någon gör, vad som händer regelbundet

TO BE = att vara JAKANDE

NEKANDE

FRÅGANDE

I

am

am not

Am I?

you

are

are not

Are you?

he, she, it is

is not

Is he/she/it?

we

are

are not

Are we?

you

are

are not

Are you?

they

are

are not

Are they?

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EXERCISE

 BASIC

Which form? Mark the correct form.

Vilken form? Markera det rätta alternativet.

1. What is / are your favourite food?

2. My sisters is not / are not in this school.

3. My favourite hobby is / are skateboarding.

4. Is / Are Mark sick again?

5. Jordan and Rick is / are twins.

6. They is / are very much alike.

7. My cat Tinkerbell is / are very playful.

8. Little Maggie is not / are not very old, only a year.

9. Is / Are Kate good at singing?

10. The boys is / are on their way.

11. What is / are wrong with that guy?

12. Two plus two is / are four.

13. John and Cindy Miller is / are my neighbours.

14. Cindy is / are Irish but her parents is / are American.

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EXERCISE

 I N T E R M E D I AT E

AM, IS or ARE? Fill in the blanks.

Fyll i luckorna med am, is eller are. Använd not där det behövs.

1. Life ___is___ (är) not always easy when you _______ (är) young.

2. __________________ (Är inte) that computer class you signed up for on Tuesdays?

3. ______________ (Är) you there already?

4. Those who live in the mountains _______ (är) usually good climbers.

5. Why _________ (är) the 4 o’clock tram late again?

6. It ___________ (är) the first time I _________ (är) outside of my own country.

7. London _________ (är) a pretty cool place to live.

8. The kids in my neighbourhood ___________ (är inte) shy at all.

9. Public transport ___________ (är) the way to go.

10. Keeping a journal _________ (är) a very good idea.

11. This __________________ (är inte) something I’d tell everyone.

12. Poor Nelson _______ (är) so nervous that he chews his fingernails.

13. Now it _______________ (är) your turn to practise.

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GRAMMAR

EXERCISE

 ADVANCED

In English, please!

1. Thomas är inte så bra på att spela flöjt, men han är mycket förtjust i att sjunga.

2. Vi har gott om tid, vi har inte bråttom.

3. Du har rätt, de är aldrig här när man behöver dem.

4. Mina föräldrar är nuförtiden alltid upptagna med trädgårdsarbete.

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5. Ni är väl inte sena till lektionen igen, eller hur?

T

M ORE

Sammandragna former

Contractions

Kallas ibland för short forms.

Man ersätter en bokstav med apostrof (’).

I am

= I’m

is not

you are = you’re she is

= isn’t

are not = aren’t

= she’s

we are = we’re they are = they’re

TO HAVE =att ha JAKANDE

NEKANDE

FRÅGANDE

I have

don’t have

Do I have?

you have

don’t have

Do you have?

he, she, it

has

doesn’t have

Does she have?

we

have

don’t have

Do we have?

have

don’t have

Do you have?

they have

don’t have

Do they have?

you

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EXERCISE

 BASIC

HAS or HAVE? Fill in the blanks.

Has eller have? Fyll i luckorna.

1. Fire fighters _____________ a very difficult job.

2. Look! Dad _______________ toothpaste on his tie.

3. The old lady next door ______________ a great personality.

4. The teachers always ___________ a meeting on Wednesday morning.

5. My grandmother _____________ an old John Deere tractor.

6. Uncle Mark _____________ three Icelandic horses and a Shetland pony.

7. I wonder if Sandra _____________ any plans for Saturday night.

8. Does Jordan __________ many good friends?

9. The Robinsons ____________ a big family reunion next Saturday.

10. Do they _____________ anything in common?

11. Remember that the children _____________ choir practice at 7.00 p.m.

12. My pet bunny _______________the cutest little ears.

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EXERCISE

 I N T E R M E D I AT E

In English, please!

1. Har inte Fred sin ryggsäck med sig idag?

2. För tillfället har vi inte några sällskapsdjur, men i framtiden vill jag ha ett marsvin.

3. En av mina klasskamrater har varken syskon, kusiner eller småkusiner.

4. Jag undrar vem som har mest följare på Twitter.

5. Den här elektroniska apparaten har allt ni kan önska er.

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 ADVANCED

TO HAVE or TO BE? Conjugate and fill in.

Fyll i rätt form av to have eller to be.

A. Derek

an ordinary Irish teenager. He lives in a semi-detached house. He

hobbies

boxing and playing the bass guitar. He

a Shetland sheepdog. Derek and his siblings B. Lizzy and Suzie driver’s licence and her friends

originally from Cardiff. The girls both

Bondi Beach and the Maldives. Suzie

almost no leisure time since she and

always up to something, like fixing their cars. The girls say that they

nothing alike, still they

always enjoyed road trips in their old Mustang.

– används då något händer ofta, regelbundet eller som en vana ex. My mum works for a construction company. She really likes her job as a construction worker.

you

work

work

he, she, it works we

work

you

work

they

work

T

their

also interested in scuba diving and thinks that the best places

JAKANDE PRESENS (=gör)

I

a dog, Rex, who

all into music and sometimes they jam together.

really into cars. Lizzy

one thing in common; they

a dad and two brothers. His

a huge fan of Muhammed Ali. He also

twins. They live in Cambridge but they

in the world to go diving

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GRAMMAR

EXERCISE

=jobbar

M ORE

Enkelt presens används ofta tillsammans med följande ord: always

= alltid

never

= aldrig

often

= ofta

sometimes

= ibland

usually

= oftast

every

= varje

seldom

= sällan

regularly

= regelbundet

Ex. I always wash my hands before dinner.

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EXERCISE

 BASIC

Which form? -s or no -s? Mark the correct form.

Vilken form? -s eller utan -s? Markera det rätta alternativet.

1. My best friend Nathan sit / sits a few desks away.

2. The tourists smile / smiles sweetly and grab / grabs their maps and headphones.

3. Jeremy run / runs to school every morning.

4. The kids want / wants ice cream and hot fudge for dessert.

5. It’s quite common that people enjoy / enjoys a cup of tea after work.

6. Did you know that my sister Julie work / works in London?

7. The boys share / shares a dorm room on campus.

8. Both my parents live / lives in Liverpool nowadays.

9. Ted and his sister usually get / gets up before 8 o’clock.

10. Mum and dad love / loves spending time in their greenhouse.

11. My cat Rudolph often take / takes a nap after dinner.

12. Mr. Stewart count / counts sheep every night in order to fall asleep.

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EXERCISE

 I N T E R M E D I AT E

Fill in the blanks with the simple present.

Fyll i luckorna med enkelt presens.

1. Summer holiday in Finland ____starts____ (börjar) on May 31.

2. The Smiths

(reser) to the archipelago every summer.

3. My stepsister 4. Water

(föredrar) vegan dishes. (fryser) at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and

5. Mom always

(avnjuter) her coffee while reading the newspaper.

6. The Earth

(roterar) around the Sun.

7. My grandparents regularly 8. It often

(anländer) on time. (älskar, avgudar) his precious Stradivarius violin.

11. The neighbour’s puppy 12. Which movie

(rensar ogräs) their front yard.

(duggar) during the early afternoon hours in summer.

9. My cousins seldom 10. Dad truly

(kokar) at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.

(skäller) at everyone passing the house. (verkar) better, the old western film or the romantic comedy?

13. Sometimes wonderful and unexpected things

(händer).

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Exercise

for everyone

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