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Read the sentences. Change them to make them true for you.

Example: I have three brothers. No, I don't. I have one sister.

1. My dad is a firefighter.

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2. I live in a house with a big garden.

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3. I always have toast for breakfast.

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4. I walk to school every morning.

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5. I never play hockey at school.

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6. I often have two hours of homework to do.

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7. I never travel by train.

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8. I usually go swimming at the weekend.

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9. I rarely go to see a doctor.

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10. I never eat meat.

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11. I always go to bed before nine o'clock.

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12. I often eat dinner in front of the TV.

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Activity Instructions
Language Focus: Present simple
Vocabulary Focus: Unspecific
Level: Kids
Skill: Writing
Time: 20 minutes
Organisation: Students work individually
Stage: Controlled grammar writing practice
Suggested Method:

1. Copy one handout for each individual young learner and distribute them.

2. Focus students' attention on the instructions. Students read the sentences and
write a correction to make the grammar true for them. Refer the learners to the
example and demonstrate with other examples of your own.

3. Monitor the students, and when appropriate provide any necessary individual
language or vocabulary input.

4. Give the learners a warning when their time limit is about to expire and then
insist on pens down and heads up.

5. For feedback, options include the learners writing some/all of the answers on
the board or having them contribute their answers out loud.

6. Draw your learners' attention to any specific mistakes which seem prevalent
through the work and offer language input.

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