Step 7: He Works, She Plays
Other people's routines — Present simple: third person -s
📖 Read — People at Work
Mr. Carter works in a bank. He helps people every day. His wife works in a hospital. She helps sick people. Their son plays football on Fridays. He plays very well! Their daughter studies English. She watches English films and she reads English books. She speaks English well.
🧩 Grammar — Present simple — he / she / it + -s
With he, she and it, add -s to the verb: he works. Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -ss, -x add -es: she watches. Verbs ending in consonant + y: study → studies.
- He works in a bank.
- She watches films.
- He plays football.
- She studies English.
🏗️ Key structures
- He/She + verb-s + in a + place — She works in a hospital.
- He/She + verb-s + every day — He helps people every day.
- He/She + verb-s + well — He plays very well.
⭐ Idiom & natural phrases
She studies every day — practice makes perfect!
🔤 New words
do something useful for a person
He helps people.
do a game or sport
He plays football.
look at something for a time
She watches films.
say words; talk
She speaks English.
help people learn
My mother teaches children.
control a car
He drives a bus.
make food hot and ready
She cooks dinner.
make words on paper
He writes emails.
🎧 Say it with me
He works in a bank, and she works in a hospital.
🎤 Your turn to speak
Talk about your father's or mother's day with he/she verbs.
Say it out loud three times. Even better: record it on your phone and listen — your ear is your best teacher.
✍️ Your turn to write
Write 4 sentences about a famous person.
See a model answer
He plays football. He trains every day. He speaks three languages. He is famous.
Self-check: capital letters? Full stops? Did you use the grammar of this step?
📝 Quick check
Go deeper
This step is a doorway — the full lesson goes much further:
Present Simple: Habits & Facts — full lesson + 50-question quiz
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