Starter • Unit 3: Daily Life

Do You Like This Book?

Ask yes/no questions with 'Do you...?', give short answers (Yes, I do / No, I don't), and use common verb phrases.

50 min
simple present questions: Do you...? + Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
14 words
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Listening

10 minutes
At an airport café. Laura starts a conversation with a traveler.

Dialogue: At an airport café. Laura starts a conversation with a traveler.

Laura and Aisha

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Laura
Excuse me, is this seat free?
Yes, please sit down.
Aisha
Laura
Do you like coffee?
Yes, I do. I love coffee.
Aisha
Laura
Do you travel a lot?
Yes, I do. I'm a photographer.
Aisha
Laura
Oh, nice! Do you work in Brazil?
No, I don't. I live in Dubai.
Aisha
Laura
Do you have family here?
Yes, I do. My sister lives in São Paulo.
Aisha
or click any bubble to hear one line

Comprehension:

1. Does Laura ask a lot of questions?

2. Does Aisha live in Brazil?

3. What's Aisha's job?

4. Does Aisha have family in Brazil?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar Discovery: simple present questions: Do you...? + short answers

Look at these questions and answers from the dialogue. What word starts every question?

Do you like this book? → Yes, I do.

Do you live in New York? → No, I don't.

Do you have children? → No, we don't.

How do we make questions with 'you'?

Try it!

1. ___ you live near here? (Do / Are)
2. Do you like coffee? Yes, I ___. (do / like)
3. ___ you have children? No, we ___. (Do/don't)
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Practice

15 minutes

Do you...? + Short Answers

Complete with Do, do, or don't.

Dododon't
1. you like coffee?
2. Yes, I .
3. you work in Brazil?
4. No, I .
5. you travel a lot?
6. you have family here?

Verb + Complement

Match the verb to its complement.

Column A

live
work
speak
read
listen to
go to

Column B

a newspaper
near here
the gym
English
music
for a company

Dialogue Verbs

Complete with the correct word from the box.

liketravelhavedodon'tlive
1. Do you coffee?
2. Do you a lot?
3. No, I . I in Dubai.
4. Do you family here?
5. Yes, I .
6. you work in Brazil?

Do You...? Interview

Interview each other! Your teacher asks 5 questions, then you ask 5 questions.

Scenario:

You and your teacher interview each other about real life.

Useful Expressions

Do you live near here?Do you have brothers and sisters?Do you like coffee?Do you watch TV in the evening?Do you read books?Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Round 1 — Teacher asks, you answer

TEACHER: Do you live near here?
YOU: Yes, I do. / No, I don't. I live in ___.
TEACHER: Do you have brothers and sisters?
YOU: Yes, I do. I have ___.
TEACHER: Do you like coffee?
YOU: Yes, I do. / No, I don't. I like ___.
TEACHER: Do you watch TV in the evening?
YOU: Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
TEACHER: Do you read books?
YOU: Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

Round 2 — You ask, teacher answers

YOU: Do you live in an apartment?
TEACHER: (answers)
YOU: Do you eat meat?
TEACHER: (answers)
YOU: Do you speak Spanish?
TEACHER: (answers)
YOU: Do you listen to music?
TEACHER: (answers)
YOU: Do you go to the gym?
TEACHER: (answers)
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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Getting to know each other with Do you...? questions.

1. Do you live near the school?

Follow-up: Do you like your neighborhood?

2. Do you speak another language?

Follow-up: Do you want to speak English well?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • I can ask: "Do you live near here?" / "Do you like coffee?"
  • I can answer: "Yes, I do." / "No, I don't."
  • I can talk about my habits with a partner.

Great work today!

Next class: Next class: What time is it? — You'll learn to tell the time and say how you feel!