• life on a farm in the countryside

My name is Lestari. I live with my family. We live on a farm in the countryside in Sumatra.

I get up at six o’clock. I wash my face. I brush my teeth. Then I have breakfast. I eat rice. I drink tea.

At seven o’clock, I go to school. My younger brother, Indra, goes to school too. We go to school together.

At school, I learn English and maths. I see my friends. I go home at two o’clock.

At home, I have lunch. Then I help my family. I help on the farm. I feed the animals. I help my parents.

In the afternoon, I do my homework. Then I play with my brother.

In the evening, I have dinner with my family. I help my mother. Then I brush my teeth.

At nine o’clock, I go to bed. I go to sleep.

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Vocabulary:

• the countryside – land outside a town or city, with farms and fields
• to wash your face – to clean your face with water
• to brush your teeth – to clean your teeth with a toothbrush
• a tooth (plural: teeth) – one of the hard white things in your mouth
• together – with another person or other people
• to have lunch – to eat lunch
• to feed the animals – to give food to animals

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Match the words with the definitions

1. the countryside
2. to wash your face
3. to brush your teeth
4. a tooth
5. together
6. to have lunch
7. to feed the animals

A. to give food to animals
B. with another person or other people
C. to eat lunch
D. one of the hard white things in your mouth
E. land outside a town or city, with farms and fields
F. to clean your teeth with a toothbrush
G. to clean your face with water

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Answer: 1-E, 2-G, 3-F, 4-D, 5-B, 6-C, 7-A

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Match the definitions with the words

1. land outside a town or city, with farms and fields
2. to clean your face with water
3. to clean your teeth with a toothbrush
4. one of the hard white things in your mouth
5. with another person or other people
6. to eat lunch
7. to give food to animals

A. together
B. to feed the animals
C. a tooth
D. to have lunch
E. the countryside
F. to brush your teeth
G. to wash your face

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Answer: 1-E, 2-G, 3-F, 4-C, 5-A, 6-D, 7-B

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True or false

1. Lestari lives in the countryside.
2. Lestari gets up at seven o’clock.
3. Indra is Lestari’s younger brother.
4. Lestari eats rice for breakfast.
5. Lestari goes to school alone.
6. Lestari studies English at school.
7. Lestari comes home at two o’clock.
8. Lestari does not help her family.
9. Lestari feeds the animals.
10. Lestari does her homework in the morning.
11. Lestari plays with her brother.
12. Lestari goes to bed at nine o’clock.

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Answer:
1-T, 2-F, 3-T, 4-T, 5-F, 6-T, 7-T,
8-F, 9-T, 10-F, 11-F, 12-F

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Full version:

1. Lestari lives in the countryside.
2. Lestari gets up at seven o’clock.
   True is: Lestari gets up at six o’clock.
3. Indra is Lestari’s younger brother.
4. Lestari eats rice for breakfast.
5. Lestari goes to school alone.
   True is: Lestari goes to school with her brother.
6. Lestari studies English at school.
7. Lestari comes home at two o’clock.
8. Lestari does not help her family.
   True is: Lestari helps her family.
9. Lestari feeds the animals.
10. Lestari does her homework in the morning.
    True is: Lestari does her homework in the afternoon.
11. Lestari does not play with her brother.
    True is: Lestari plays with her brother.
12. Lestari goes to bed at nine o’clock.

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Match the sentence halves

1. Lestari gets up
2. She brushes
3. She has
4. Lestari goes to school
5. Indra goes to school
6. Lestari comes home
7. She helps her family
8. She feeds
9. She does
10. She goes to bed

A. with her brother.
B. the animals.
C. her teeth.
D. at nine o’clock.
E. at six o’clock.
F. her homework.
G. at two o’clock.
H. on the farm.
I. lunch at home.
J. too.

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Answer:
1-E, 2-C, 3-I, 4-A, 5-J, 6-G, 7-H, 8-B, 9-F, 10-D

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WH-questions – short answers

1. Where does Lestari live?
2. Who does Lestari live with?
3. When does Lestari get up?
4. What does she eat for breakfast?
5. What does she drink?
6. Who goes to school with Lestari?
7. What does Lestari learn at school?
8. When does she come home?
9. Where does she help her family?
10. What does she feed?
11. When does she do her homework?
12. What time does she go to bed?

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Answers:

1. Where does Lestari live? In Sumatra.
2. Who does Lestari live with? Her family.
3. When does Lestari get up? At six o’clock.
4. What does she eat for breakfast? Rice.
5. What does she drink? Tea.
6. Who goes to school with Lestari? Indra.
7. What does Lestari learn at school? English and maths.
8. When does she come home? At two o’clock.
9. Where does she help her family? On the farm.
10. What does she feed? The animals.
11. When does she do her homework? In the afternoon.
12. What time does she go to bed? At nine o’clock.

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Complete the sentences

1. Lestari lives with her __________.
2. She gets up at __________ o’clock.
3. She drinks __________ for breakfast.
4. Indra is her younger __________.
5. Lestari goes to __________ at seven o’clock.
6. She comes home at __________ o’clock.
7. She has __________ at home.
8. She helps her family on the __________.
9. She feeds the __________.
10. She does her __________ in the afternoon.
11. She plays with her __________.
12. She has __________ with her family.
13. She helps her __________ in the kitchen.
14. She goes to __________ at nine o’clock.

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Answers:

1. Lestari lives with her family.
2. She gets up at six o’clock.
3. She drinks tea for breakfast.
4. Indra is her younger brother.
5. Lestari goes to school at seven o’clock.
6. She comes home at two o’clock.
7. She has lunch at home.
8. She helps her family on the farm.
9. She feeds the animals.
10. She does her homework in the afternoon.
11. She plays with her brother.
12. She has dinner with her family.
13. She helps her mother in the kitchen.
14. She goes to bed at nine o’clock.

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Choose the correct answer

1. Where does Lestari live?
   a) At school
   b) In a city
   c) In the countryside
2. What does Lestari eat for breakfast?
   a) Bread
   b) Rice
   c) Cake
3. Who goes to school with Lestari?
   a) Her mother
   b) Her father
   c) Indra
4. When does Lestari get up?
   a) At five o’clock
   b) At seven o’clock
   c) At six o’clock
5. What does Lestari drink?
   a) Tea
   b) Milk
   c) Water
6. What does Lestari learn at school?
   a) Music and art
   b) English and maths
   c) German and science
7. When does Lestari come home?
   a) At three o’clock
   b) At two o’clock
   c) At one o’clock
8. Where does Lestari help her family?
   a) At school
   b) In a shop
   c) On the farm
9. What does Lestari feed?
   a) Her friends
   b) The animals
   c) Her brother
10. When does Lestari do her homework?
    a) In the afternoon
    b) In the morning
    c) At night
11. Who does Lestari play with?
    a) Her mother
    b) Her school friends
    c) Her brother
12. What time does Lestari go to bed?
    a) At ten o’clock
    b) At nine o’clock
    c) At eight o’clock

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Answer:
1-C, 2-B, 3-C, 4-C, 5-A, 6-B,
7-B, 8-C, 9-B, 10-A, 11-C, 12-B

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Put the day in order – put the activities in the correct order.

A. Lestari does her homework.
B. Lestari goes to school.
C. Lestari goes to bed.
D. Lestari gets up.
E. Lestari helps on the farm.
F. Lestari has breakfast.
G. Lestari has dinner with her family.

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Answer: D, F, B, E, A, G, C

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Correct order:

1. D. Lestari gets up.
2. F. Lestari has breakfast.
3. B. Lestari goes to school.
4. E. Lestari helps on the farm.
5. A. Lestari does her homework.
6. G. Lestari has dinner with her family.
7. C. Lestari goes to bed.

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Complete the sentenes – fill in:

1. __________ is Lestari’s younger brother.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   Indra is Letari’s younger brother.
   
2. __________ is where Lestari learns.
3. __________ is where Lestari helps her family.
4. __________ get food from Lestari.
5. __________ lives in Sumatra.
6. __________ goes to school with Lestari.
7. __________ is where Lestari studies English.
8. __________ is where Lestari feeds the animals.
9. __________ lives on a farm in Sumatra.
10. __________ are on the farm.

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Correct version:

1. Indra is Lestari’s younger brother.
2. School is where Lestari learns.
3. Farm is where Lestari helps her family.
4. Animals get food from Lestari.
5. Lestari lives in Sumatra.
6. Indra goes to school with Lestari.
7. School is where Lestari studies English.
8. Farm is where Lestari feeds the animals.
9. Lestari lives on a farm in Sumatra.
10. Animals are on the farm.

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Present Simple – A1 Basics

We use the present simple for things we do every day or things that are usually true.

1. I / You / We / They

Use the verb in its basic form.

• I live on a farm.
• You go to school.
• We have breakfast.
• They play football.

2. He / She / It

Add -s to the verb.

• She lives on a farm.
• He goes to school.
• She has breakfast.
• It looks good.

3. Negative

Use do not (don’t) with I, you, we and they.

• I don’t go to school on Sunday.
• They don’t live in the city.

Use does not (doesn’t) with he, she and it.

• She doesn’t go to school on Sunday.
• He doesn’t play football.

Important: After doesn’t, use the basic verb.

❌ She doesn’t goes.
✅ She doesn’t go.

4. Questions

Use Do with I, you, we and they.

• Do you live here?
• Do they go to school?

Use Does with he, she and it.

• Does she live here?
• Does he go to school?

Important: After does, use the basic verb.

❌ Does she goes?
✅ Does she go?

5. Short Answers

• Do you live here? → Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
• Do they play? → Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
• Does she live here? → Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
• Does he work here? → Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

6. Common Time Words

• every day
• every morning
• every evening
• usually
• sometimes
• always
• never

Example:

Lestari gets up at six o’clock every day.

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Fill in the correct form of the verb

Her name _____ (be) Lestari. She _____ (live) with her family. They _____ (live) on a farm in the countryside in Sumatra.

She _____ (get up) at six o’clock. She _____ (wash) her face. She _____ (brush) her teeth. Then she _____ (have) breakfast. She _____ (eat) rice. She _____ (drink) tea.

At seven o’clock, she _____ (go) to school. Her younger brother, Indra, _____ (go) to school too. They _____ (go) to school together.

At school, she _____ (learn) English and maths. She _____ (see) her friends. She _____ (go) home at two o’clock.

At home, she _____ (have) lunch. Then she _____ (help) her family. She _____ (help) on the farm. She _____ (feed) the animals. She _____ (help) her parents.

In the afternoon, she _____ (do) her homework. Then she _____ (play) with her brother.

In the evening, she _____ (have) dinner with her family. She _____ (help) her mother. Then she _____ (brush) her teeth.

At nine o’clock, she _____ (go) to bed. She _____ (go) to sleep.

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Correct version:

Her name is Lestari. She lives with her family. They live on a farm in the countryside in Sumatra.

She gets up at six o’clock. She washes her face. She brushes her teeth. Then she has breakfast. She eats rice. She drinks tea.

At seven o’clock, she goes to school. Her younger brother, Indra, goes to school too. They go to school together.

At school, she learns English and maths. She sees her friends. She goes home at two o’clock.

At home, she has lunch. Then she helps her family. She helps on the farm. She feeds the animals. She helps her parents.

In the afternoon, she does her homework. Then she plays with her brother.

In the evening, she has dinner with her family. She helps her mother. Then she brushes her teeth.

At nine o’clock, she goes to bed. She goes to sleep.

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Remember how babies
learn a language:

Babies learn a language by listening.
They use their ears to hear sounds.
Their brain remembers these sounds.
Babies connect sounds with people and things.
They listen to their parents.
Then they copy the sounds they hear. They imitate words.
Slowly, babies learn to speak.

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