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G simple present: he, she, it
V jobs and places of work Where does
P third person -s; word and sentence stress she work?
1 GRAMMAR simple present: he, she, it c (4' 65>)) Listen and repeat the highlighted phrases.
a � 64>)) Listen to the dialogue.@a or b. How do the verbs change when they are about Shelly's
husband? Complete the chart.
1 a Shelly and her husband live in Japan.
b Shelly and her husband live in the US. I/you he I she
2 a Shelly's husband is a salesperson.
What do you do? What __ your husband do?
b Shelly's husband is a tour guide.
Do you like your job? __ he like his job?
3 a They like their jobs.
Yes, I like it very much. Yes, he __ art.
b They don't like their jobs.
b Listen again and read the dialogue. Check your d > p.102 Grammar Bank 6A. Learn more about simple
answers. present: he, she, it and practice it.
Maria Wow! Your Japanese is fantastic. 2 PRONUNCIATION third person -s
Shelly Thanks. I get a lot of practice. My
husband's Japanese and I work for a a f,f 67 >)) Listen and repeat the words and sounds.
Japanese company here in New York.
Maria Oh, cool. What do you do? � zebra does has lives listens reads
Shelly I'm a salesperson.
Maria Do you like your job? � snake likes speaks works eats drinks
Shelly Yes, I like it very much.
Maria What does your husband do? /IZ/ finishes watches teaches
Shelly He's a tour guide. He takes Japanese
tourists to museums.
Maria Does he like his job? p Saying third person -s
Shelly Yes, very much. He likes art. And he The endings of simple present verbs with he, she, it follow
doesn't work in the mornings, only in the same pronunciation rules as plural nouns.
the afternoons.
Maria Do your children speak Japanese? b � 68>)) Listen. Say the sentences in the third person
singular.
Shelly A little, but they prefer
English. >)) I like art. He... <;:! e likes art.
3 VOCABULARY
jobs and places of work
a Can you remember? What does Shelly do? What does
her husband do?
b > p.124 Vocabulary Bank Jobs and places of work.
c Ask five other students the question below.
What do you do?
