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MIRIAM MAKEBA
Miriam Makeba is a singer. For most of the year she works at a theatre in Johannesburg. When
she is on stage, she wears beautiful clothes and make-up. She sings into a microphone which
carries her voice to all the people in the theatre. Occasionally she visits other parts of Africa
and entertains people in the theatres there too.
Complete questions using the Present Simple Tense
1. Who is Miriam Makeba?
2. Where does she work?
3. What does she wear when she is on stage?
4. Where does she visit?
5. What does she do there?
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A GOLD MINER
A gold miner works deep underground. He goes down the mine shaft in a cage. He carries a
lamp on his helmet to give him light. When he arrives at the rock face, he digs (13 dig) out the
rock with a pick. It is this rock which contains the gold. He then puts the rock in a skip and
pushes the skip back to the shaft. Another skip takes the rock up to the surface.
Complete questions using the Present Simple Tense
1. Where does a miner work?
2. What does he carry on his helmet?
3. What does he do at the rock face?
4. What does this rock contain?
5. Where does the miner put the rock?
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CAPTAIN THABISO KWENA
Thabiso Kwena is the captain of an aeroplane. He lives in Johannesburg. Every Monday
afternoon he flies from the airport in Johannesburg to Mombasa in Kenya. It is a long flight and
takes over three hours. On the way to Mombasa they fly across the borders of Zimbabwe and
Tanzania. They arrive in Mombasa early in the evening.
Complete questions using the Present Simple Tense
1. Where does Captain Kwena live?
2. When does he fly to Mombasa?
3. Where is Mombasa?
4. How long does the flight take?
5. When do they arrive in Mombasa?
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Meet Captain Kwena
Hello! My name’s Thabiso Kwena and I’m the captain of this aeroplane. James and I are both
pilots. He is the co-pilot of the aeroplane. We work for All Africa Airlines. We fly all over the
continent.
I’m a very lucky man. I have an exciting job. James has an exciting job too. I meet lots of
interesting people. I travel to all the major cities in Africa.
Come and see my aeroplane. This is the cockpit where we work. It is full of instruments. The
instruments give us information about our flight.
This section of the aeroplane is for the passengers. Lindiwe here is an air hostess. She checks the
passengers’ tickets and shows them to their seats. During the flight, she serves them a meal and
sorts out any problems they have.
Over there is Peter, the aeroplane mechanic. He tests the engines and makes sure they are all
right.
Here come the first passengers. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to All Africa
Airlines. I hope you enjoy your flight.
Work in pairs.
The verbs which Thabiso Kwena uses are all in the present simple tense. Use this tense to ask
your partner the questions below. Remember the ending -s or -ies on verbs like: James helps,
flies.
Example
Who is Thabiso Kwena?
Answer: He’s the captain of the aeroplane.
1. Who is James?
2. Who do the pilots work for?
3. Where do they fly?
4. Who does Thabiso meet?
5. Which cities does he travel to?
6. What information do the instruments give the pilots?
7. Who is Lindiwe?
8. What does she do for the passengers?
9. What does she do during the flight?
10. What does the aeroplane mechanic do?
