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LANGUAGE ANALYSIS
1 Read these sentences from Odette Spiteri’s blog post in Read on. Then identify the correct 
affi rmative about them and write it in your notebook.
I Learning helps me discover my hidden talents.
II The English Language plays an important role in our life.
III The English Language helps us to communicate with nearly all the people around 
the world. 
A The sentences are about future situations related to Odette.
B In these sentences, Odette presents facts about her and about the English language. X
C These sentences bring information about the history of languages.
D The sentences are about past events.
2 Read the excerpts from activity 1 again. Then check the 
correct alternatives.
A Helps, in sentences I and III, and plays, in sentence II, 
refer to the... 
• past.
• present. X
• future.
B These verbs are in...
• affi rmative sentences. X
• negative sentences.
• interrogative sentences.
C Both verbs get an -s at the end because they refer to the 
third person 
• singular. X
• plural.
3 Read the information from the box below and, in your notebook, write one sentence to 
complete each example. Use sentences from Read on and Listen up! when possible. 
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THE SIMPLE PRESENT
We use the Simple Present when we want to talk about things that 
are true in general, or that happens regularly, like routines, facts, 
hobbies, and actions that repeat themselves. 
Example:
Possible answers: Most people 
understand English better. / I feel 
that the more I know, the more 
I am capable of accomplishing what 
I want. / Most content creators use 
English on their channels.
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4 In your notebook, make the following sentences true according to the texts you read and 
heard so far. 
A English language doesn’t play an important role in our life. 
B Big companies usually hire professional staff that are not good in English. 
C The English language doesn’t help us connect to different people around the world.
D Wendy Vaz doesn’t understand why people struggle to decide between English and their 
mother tongue.
English language plays an important role in our life.
The English language helps us connect to different people around the world. 
Wendy Vaz understands why people struggle to decide between English and their 
mother language.
The negative form of the Simple Present is made with: 
S ubject (I, you, we, you, they) + do + not + verb + complement
 or
Subject (he, she, it) + does + not + verb + complement
Example:
The interrogative form of the Simple Present is made with: 
Do + subject (I, you, we, you, they) + verb + complement
 or
Does + subject (he, she, it) + verb + complement
Example:
Some verbs need to add or remove some letters besides the -s for 
the third person singular.
Add -es when verb ends in: -ss / -sh / -ch / -x / -o / -z
Remove -y and add -ies when verb ends in: consonant + y
Example:
Possible answers: Do I/you/we/they … ? / Does he/she/it … ?
You don’t need to worry about it. / He doesn’t understand my videos.
Possible 
answers: 
videos on the internet. / She tries to speak English 
on her channel.
5 Choose verbs from the box below to write three questions 
about language learning. In pairs, ask and answer the 
questions. Follow the example. Use your notebook.
like – speak – study – practice – use
• Do you like to study languages? Personal answers.
4b. Big companies usually hire 
professional staff that are good in 
English. / Big companies usually 
don’t hire professional staff that are 
not good in English.
Possible answers: She goes to a language school. / He watches many 
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