The Sentence Structure

Cost do do go have play rain smoke speak like

Cost drive go know play see sell smoke wash wear

1. 'Have a cigarette.' 'No, thank you. I don't smoke.

2. They don’t sell newspapers in that shop.

3. She has a car but she doesn’t drive very often.

4. I like films but I don’t go to the cinema very often.

5. He smells because he doesn’t wash very often.

6. It's a cheap hotel. It doesn’t cost much to stay there.

7. He likes football but he doesn’t play very often.

8. I don’t know much about politics.

9. She is married but she doesn’t wear a ring.

10. He lives near our house but we don’t see him very often.

– You are asking somebody questions. Write questions with Do/Does...?

1. I work hard. And you? Do you work hard?

2. I play tennis. And you? Do you play tennis?

3. I play tennis. And Ann? Does Ann play tennis?

4. I know the answer. And you? Do you know the answer?

5. I like hot weather. And you? Do you like hot weather?

6. I smoke. And your father? Does your father smoke?

7. I do exercises every morning. And you? Do you do exercises every morning?

8. I speak English. And your friends? Do your friends speak English?

9. I want to be famous. And you? Do you want to be famous?

– These questions begin with Where/What/How...?

1. I wash my hair twice a week. (how often/you?) How often do you wash your hair?

2. I live in London. (where/you?) Where do you live?

3. I watch TV every day. (how often/you?) How often do you watch TV?

4. I have lunch at home. (where/you?) Where do you have lunch?

5. I get up at 7.30. (what time/you?) What time do you get up?

6. I go to the cinema a lot. (how often/you?) How often do you go to the cinema?

7. I go to work by bus. (how/you?) How do you go to work?

– Use the verbs in the list to make questions. Use the word(s) in brackets ().

(he) _ Does he_ often _ play _ volleyball? Yes, he's a very good player.

(you) Excuse me, do you speak English? Yes, a little.

(you) What do you do? I'm a secretary.

(your sister) What does your sister do? She works in a shop.

(she) Does she work? Yes, 20 cigarettes a day.

(it) How often does it rain in summer? Not often. It's usually dry.

(you) Do you like dancing? Yes, I love it.

(they) What time do you usually go to bed? 10 o'clock.

(you) What do you usually have for breakfast? Toast and coffee.

(it) How much does it cost to stay at this hotel? 30 & per night.

– Write positive or negative short answers (Yes, he does/No, I don^'t etc.).

1. Do you smoke? No I don’t.

2. Do you live in a big city? Yes, I do.

3. Do you drink a lot of coffee? No, I don’t.

4. Does your mother speak English? Yes, she does.

5. Do you play a musical instrument? No, I don’t.

6. Does it rain a lot where you live? Yes, it does.

Explain students the word order of English sentence:

Subject – verb – object – place – time (SVOPT) and do the exercises at the lesson to be sure they understand this grammar material.

Then they may do revision test.

Revision test

– Put the words in the right order.

1. (a newspaper / reads / every day / Jill) Jill reads a newspaper every day

2. (football / don’t like / very much / I) I don’t like football very much.

3. (London / do you know / very well?) Do you know London very well?

4. (I / very well / French / don’t speak) I don’t speak French very well.

5. (I / this picture / don’t like / very much) I don’t like this picture very much.

6. (she / smokes / every day / ten cigarettes) She smokes ten cigarettes every day.

7. (you / the same clothes / wear / every day) You wear the same clothes every day.

8. (I / want to speak / fluently / English) I want to speak English fluently.

9. (lost/I/my watch/last week). I lost my watch last week.

10. (Tom/the letter/ slowly/read). Tom reads letter slowly.

– Put the words in the right order.

1. (to work/every morning/walks /George) George walks to work every morning

2. (goes / every year / to Italy / Jill) Jill goes to Italy every year.

3. (in London / Alice / in 1951 / was born) Alice was born in London in1951.

4. (in October / Barbara / to university / is going) Barbara is going to university in October.

5. (to work/ tomorrow/are you going?) Are you going to work tomorrow?

6. (next week/they/to London/are going) They are going to London next week.

7. (many times/my parents/have been/ to the United States) My parents have been to the United States many times.

8. (a beautiful bird/this morning/I/in the garden) I saw a beautiful bird in the garden this morning.

9. (my umbrella/last night/ I think I left (in the restaurant) I think I left my umbrella in the restaurant last night.

10. (at the party/we/early/arrived) We arrived at the party early.

11. (they/since 1984/here/have lived) They have lived here since 1984.

12. (will you be/this evening/at home?) Will you be at home this evening?

13. (to the cinema/last night/did you go?) Did you go to the cinema last night?

14. (on Monday/here/will they be?) Will they be here on Monday?

Raymond Murphy, Grammar in Use

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