1) The document provides instructions and exercises for students to practice using simple present tense verbs and statements about daily routines. 2) Students are asked to complete sentences about what different people do in the morning by filling in verbs like "check", "have", and "read" based on a reading. 3) Another exercise has students use pronouns like "he", "she", and "they" to complete sentences about what each person does, like "Jennifer's sister watches TV." 4) A chart for students to complete teaches the conjugations of regular verbs in the simple present tense for pronouns like "I", "you", "he", "she", and "it."

1. Figure it out
Unit 4 Everyday life
Lesson A
In the morning
A. Read about the people on page 34 of Student’s Book 1. Then complete the sentences.
Touchstone Level 1 Figure it out worksheet Unit 4 Everyday life • Lesson A
1. Greg "I ______ my e-mail."
6. Amanda "My husband ________ _____ breakfast."
2. Jennifer "I ______ _____ mornings."
7. Alex "I _____ breakfast."
3. Jennifer "My sister ________ TV."
8. Alex "My wife ____ coffee."
4. Jennifer "My brother ______ games."
9. Alex "We both _____ the newspaper."
5. Amanda "We ____ ___ late."
10. Alex "We ______ _____ a lot."
check
B. Complete the sentences with He, She, or They. Notice the verb endings.
Greg
Alex's wife
1.
_____
studies.
4.
_____
has coffee.
Jennifer's brother
Jennifer's sister
2.
_____
plays games.
5.
_____
watches TV.
Amanda's husband
Alex and his wife
3.
_____
doesn’t have breakfast.
6.
_____
read the newspaper.
He
C. Complete the chart. Use Exercises A and B to help you.
Simple present statements
I
You
We
They
play games.
______ play games.
He
She
______ games.
doesn't play games.

I, You, We, They: For negative statements,
add ______ before the verb.

He, She: Add ___ to the verb. For negative
statements, add ________ before the verb.

don't = do not ________ = does not
Note
The parrot
It
Verb endings: he, she, it
watch → ________
play → ________
study → ________
have → ________
do → ________
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talks a lot.
does