Hi! I’m Fred, a gorilla kid from Green Leaf Jungle.

I wake up at six and stretch. I don’t drink coffee; I drink coconut milk.

My best friend is Mina, a pretty pink gorilla. She loves music and plays drums on tree trunks. She doesn’t sleep late—she catches the first sunbeam.

Every day; we climb vines, help parrots with homework, and clean our camp.

I ask, “Do you swing faster than me, Mina?” “Yes, I do!” she laughs. Fred eats mangoes; Mina eats berries. We don’t scare butterflies, and the jungle doesn’t get bored with us.

Adventures start after school time in the treetops!

Grammar Box — Present Simple (A2)

Person	Statements	Negatives	Yes/No Questions	Short Answers	Long Answers (models)
I / you / we / they	play / eat / get up	don’t play / eat / get up	Do I/you/we/they play…?	Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.	I play the drums after school. We don’t play at night.
he / she / it	play→plays; go→goes; watch→watches; study→studies	doesn’t play / go / watch / study	Does he/she/it play…?	Yes, he does. / No, she doesn’t.	He plays at noon. She doesn’t play in class.

Spelling for 3rd person -s:

• +s: plays, drinks
• after o, ch, sh, ss, x → +es: goes, watches, washes, kisses, fixes
• verb ending -y after a consonant: study → studies (drop y, add ies)

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Activities

1) Comprehension (A2)

1. Fred wakes up at six. (True/False)
2. What does Fred drink in the morning? __________
3. Mina loves music. (True/False)
4. Mina plays on: a) piano b) drums on tree trunks c) guitar
5. What do Fred and Mina climb every day? __________
6. The jungle gets bored with them. (True/False)

2) Present Simple — Affirmatives

Complete with the correct present simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. Fred ___ (wake) up at six.
2. He ___ (brush) with a banana leaf.
3. He ___ (drink) coconut milk.
4. Mina ___ (love) music.
5. She ___ (play) drums on tree trunks.
6. She ___ (catch) the first sunbeam.
7. Fred and Mina ___ (climb) vines every day.
8. They ___ (clean) their camp.

3) Present Simple — Negatives & Questions (mixed)

Use don’t/doesn’t for negatives and Do/Does for questions.

1. Fred ___ ___ (drink) coffee.
2. Mina ___ ___ (sleep) late.
3. Fred and Mina ___ ___ (scare) butterflies.
4. The jungle ___ ___ (get) bored.
5. Fred ___ ___ (wake) up late.
6. They ___ ___ (live) in the city.
7. ___ Mina ___ music?
8. ___ Fred ___ up at six?

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Grammar Box — Present Simple (A2 recap)

Person	Statements	Negatives	Yes/No Questions	Short Answers
I / you / we / they	live / eat / play	don’t live / eat / play	Do I/you/we/they live…?	Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
he / she / it	live → lives • go → goes • watch → watches • study → studies	doesn’t live / go / watch / study	Does he/she/it live…?	Yes, he does. / No, she doesn’t.

3rd person -s rules: +s (plays), +es after o, ch, sh, ss, x (goes, watches), consonant + y → ies (studies).

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Gorillas in Real Life

Mountain gorillas live in rainforests in the Congo region. They don’t live alone; they live in families called troops. One adult male, a silverback, leads and protects the troop.

Gorillas eat leaves, fruit and bamboo; they don’t hunt animals. In the morning they look for food; at noon they rest.

Mothers carry babies on their backs. Young gorillas play and tumble in the grass. Each night they build a new nest from branches, so they don’t sleep in the same nest twice.

Gorillas use sounds and simple hand signs. A silverback beats his chest to warn strangers. Rangers watch the forest and don’t harm the gorillas. Visitors are quiet and don’t touch or feed them.

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Activities

1) Comprehension

1. Where do mountain gorillas live?
   a) desert
   b) rainforest in the Congo region
   c) city
2. Do gorillas live alone? Yes / No
3. Who leads the troop? __________
4. Gorillas hunt other animals. True / False
5. What do they build every night? __________
6. Why does a silverback beat his chest? __________

2) Present Simple — Affirmatives

Complete with the correct present simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. Mountain gorillas ___ (live) in rainforests.
2. A silverback ___ (lead) the troop.
3. They ___ (eat) leaves and fruit.
4. Mothers ___ (carry) babies.
5. Young gorillas ___ (play) in the grass.
6. They ___ (build) a new nest every night.
7. Rangers ___ (help) the gorillas.
8. Visitors ___ (stay) quiet.

3) Present Simple — Negatives & Questions (all mixed up)

Use don’t/doesn’t for negatives. For 7–8, put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. Gorillas ___ ___ (live) alone.
2. They ___ ___ (sleep) in the same nest twice.
3. Visitors ___ ___ (touch) wild gorillas.
4. Visitors ___ ___ (feed) wild gorillas.
5. Gorillas ___ ___ (hunt) other animals.
6. Rangers ___ ___ (harm) the gorillas.
7. the troop / does / the silverback / lead / ?
8. use / do / gorillas / sounds / ?

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New Vocabulary

• troop – a gorilla family group
• silverback – the adult male leader
• rainforest – a hot, wet forest
• bamboo – tall, hard grass that gorillas eat
• nest – a bed made of leaves and branches
• ranger – a forest worker who protects animals
• warn – tell someone about danger
• tumble – roll and play
• branch – part of a tree
• visitor – a person who comes to see a place