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PRESENT SIMPLE - PREPOSITIONS of TIME
A Write the sentences in the Present Simple in the negative and question form.
1 You come late every day.
- ….
? …..
2 He goes to the cinema once a month.
- ……
? …..
3 Our dog eats a lot.
- …..
? ..…
4 Anne and Mark always study hard.
- ….
? ….
5 We often wake up at 09.00 at the weekend.
- ….
? ….
B Complete the sentences in the Present Simple. Use positive, negative or question form.
1 We……………………. (not go) out much.
2 …………………………….. (he/know) how to play the drums?
3 Why……………………….. (I /have) to clean and tidy my room?
4 They …………………………. (believe) what the Prime Minister says.
5 She ……………………………(not/want) to go to the island.
6 Mike …………………….. (play) basketball.
7 Where……………………….. (you/go) to school?
8 They …………………………. (not/like) animals.
9 Helen ……………………….. (miss) her friends.
10 He……………………. (make) too much noise at night.
C Complete the sentences with the question words: where, when, why, how, who, what.
1 ………….. many children does he have?
2 ……..…… do you go for a walk?
3 …………… do you finish your homework?
4 …………… time do we wake up?
5 ……………. are you late?

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D Make correct sentences. Add and change what is necessary.
1 What/you/do every afternoon?
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2 How often /he/ eat/ meat?
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3 How long/ it/take from Omonoia to Elliniko?
…..
4 What time /the film/start?
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5 Where/they/play tennis?
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LIFE in SPACE
What’s that in the sky? Is it a planet? No, it’s an International
Space Station. I’m here for six months with other five astronauts
from Russia, the USA, Holland and Japan. We travel around Earth
sixteen times a day. We get up at 6 o’clock in the morning and
wash. Everything floats in space because of zero gravity, so water
floats, too! We have a special shampoo to wash our hair without
water!
I get dressed in a T-shirt and shorts. We only wear spacesuits outside the space station.
Outside the temperature changes a lot. It’s 100C in the sun but it’s -100C in the dark!
Then, we have breakfast. We eat from tins and it isn’t very nice.
Later, we start work. We do experiments and work on the computers. Before dinner we do
exercises for an hour. Exercise is very important in space because we don’t move a lot. In
the evenings we play games, chat or use the internet and on Sundays we have a video chat
with our families. I miss my husband and my son so much!
A1 Read the text and underline the verbs in the present simple. Who is writing it and what is his
profession (job)? _______________________________________________________________
A2 Read it again and find if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
1 The astronauts are different nationalities. ______
2 They wash their hands with a special shampoo ______
3 The food they eat in space is common. ______
4 They were spacesuits only outside. ______
5 When it’s dark, it’s very cold. ______
6 They exercise every day. ______
7 They have a video chat every evening. ______
8 They surf the internet only at the weekends. ______
B Answer the following questions from the text.
1 What the astronauts’ work in the space station?
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2 What is strange about the water in space?
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3 What is strange about their food?
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4 Why do they exercise every day?
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5 How do they spend their time in the evenings?
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6 What do they do on Sundays?
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C Rewrite the second and third paragraph using the subject he or she. Be careful with the verbs
in the third person.
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D Circle the following words in the text. What do they mean? Explain them in English, Greek or
your language.
float:
including:
spacesuit:
tin:
temperature:
change:
do an experiment:
husband: ≠
E Complete the sentences with the prepositions: on, in, at, by, for, from, with, to.
1 I was born ______ 1998 _______ Mumbai. My birthday is _______ 30th
July.
2 I drink coffee only ______ the weekend.
3 We finish school ________ 13.00 but next week we’ll finish _______ 14.30.
4 Winter ______ Greece starts ______ December and ends ______ February.
5 Some teachers come to school _______ bus but some ______ car. Nobody comes ______ foot.
6 _______ the afternoon she rests _______ some time and _______ the evening she reads and
does the housework. Later, _______ night she watches a movie or surfs _______ the internet.
7 They are _______ different countries, such as India, China and Turkey.
8 We always play volleyball _______ Friday evenings.
9 You’ve been here _______ 10 months.
10 They go ________ a weekend trip every two months.
11 He is looking _______ me with surprise.
12 We love listening ______ jazz music.