Grammar: Simple Present, Want + Infinitive & Relative Pronouns

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Lesson idea

Use the simple present for facts and routines, want + infinitive for wishes, and who/that/which to add information about a noun.

Key points

• He/She/It + verb-s: She works in a hospital. Add -es after s, x, ch, sh: teaches, fixes, washes.
• Negative: don't / doesn't + base verb. Question: Where does he work? / Where do they work?
• want + to + verb: I want to be an engineer. He wants to be a pilot.
• who/that for people; that/which for things and animals: The waiter who is serving the customers is friendly.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (15)

1. She ____ in an elementary school.
   Answer: teaches
2. My uncles are scientists. They ____ in a laboratory.
   Answer: work
3. He ____ work in a bank. He works in a hospital.
   Answer: doesn't
4. "Where ____ your brother work?" – "He works in a bank."
   Answer: does
5. "What do you do?" – "____"
   Answer: I'm a salesperson.
6. He's a teller, but he wants ____ a manager.
   Answer: to be
7. "What does he want to be?" – "He ____ to be a pilot."
   Answer: wants
8. My brother ____ five languages. He's a translator.
   Answer: speaks
9. Question for the answer "Fahad is a waiter.":
   Answer: What does Fahad do?
10. Question for the answer "He lives at home with his parents.":
    Answer: Where does he live?
11. The neighbor ____ lives downstairs is a chef.
    Answer: who
12. Is English a language ____ is easy to learn?
    Answer: which
13. My uncle works in a factory ____ makes cars.
    Answer: that
14. The salesperson ____ helped me was very friendly.
    Answer: who
15. A civil engineer is someone ____ designs roads and bridges.
    Answer: who

More lessons in Unit 3: Who's Who

• Unit 3 Vocabulary: Jobs & Workplaces
• Reading & Writing: Jobs and Employment in Saudi Arabia
• Unit 3 Test