Exercise 12. Match the questions and answers.
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Exercise 11. Here are some exchanges from an interview between an American journalist and a French film star. Can you complete them with the correct tenses (the Present Simple or the Present Continuous)?
1. 'How (you usually start) work on a film?' 'I (read) the script and (make) notes.'
2. 'I (make) notes of our interview. I hope you don't mind.' 'No, that's OK.'
3. 'What languages (you speak)?' 'English, French and Spanish.'
4. I'm glad we (do) this interview in English. My French isn't very good.'
5. 'Who (play) that guitar?' 'My son, when he (have) time.'
6. 'Who (play) the piano upstairs?' 'My sister. She's having a concert tomorrow.'
7. 'What (she play)?' 'I think it's a piece by Mozart.'
8. '(She play) any other instrument?' 'The violin. She's very musical.'
9. 'Your daughter's very keen on sport, isn't she?' 'She (play) tennis.'
10. 'Where is she now?' 'She (play) tennis, as usual.'
11. 'What's that delicious smell?' 'My husband (cook).'
12. 'Is that usual?' 'Yes, normally I (shop) and my husband (cook).'
13. 'What a lovely clock!' 'It (not work), I'm afraid - it's been broken for years.'
14. 'Could I use your phone?' 'I'm afraid it (not work) at the moment.'
| 1. What do you do? | a. | Actually, that's the radio. |
| 2. What are you doing? | b. | French - she's from Belgium. |
| 3. Where do you work? | c. | I want to get this car started. |
| 4. Where are you working? | d. | I'm an architect. |
| 5. Does your son play the violin? | e. | I'm in Cardiff this week. |
| 6. Is your son playing the violin? | f. | In a big media company. |
| 7. What language does she speak? | g. | It sounds like Russian. |
| 8. What language is she speaking? | h. | Me - can I have some more? |
| 9. Who drinks champagne? | i. | Me, when I can afford it. |
| 10. Who's drinking champagne? | j. | No, the piano. |
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