Look at the picture and make sentences about what the people and animals are doing, using the words in brackets.
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1. (the woman with the hat / talk / to her dog)
2. (the children on the football pitch / play / football)
3. (the family by the lake / have / a picnic)
4. (the park keeper / pick up / some rubbish)
5. (the two girls / talk / on their mobile phones)
6. (the pigeons / eat / an old sandwich)
7. (the man under the tree / listen to / the radio)
8. (the man and woman holding hands / dream / of their future)
9. (the two girls / ride / their bikes through the gates)
10. (the old woman / enjoy / the roses) 
| Brian: Hello, Steve. I haven't seen you for a long time. WhWhat……… (you/do) these days? Steve: I …………. .(work) in a supermarket. Brian: Really? Steve: Yeah. How about you? Brian: Well, I………….. (not/work) at the moment, but I am ververy busy. I am building a house. Steve: Really, ……………….(you/do) it alone? Bri Brian: No, some friends of mine ……… (help) me |
Exercise 4.Read the conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb into the correct form.
Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant
Exercise 5. Make sentences.
Example: (-) They / not /go/ to / Spain / this summer.
They aren't going to Spain this summer.
1. (?) you / stay / at home / this evening?
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2. (+) She / see / her boyfriend / tonight.
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3. (-) I not go / to work / tomorrow.
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4. (+) They / meet / friends / next Saturday.
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5. (-) We / not / go out / on Sunday.
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6. (-) he / go / the / cinema / on Saturday?
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7. (+) She / go / to her dentist / on Monday.
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8. (?) Mr and Mrs Dean / go / to Mexico / tomorrow?
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9. (-) Jason / not come / with us / this evening
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10. (?) What / you / do / on Saturday?
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Exercise 6. Look at Adam's diary and speak about your plans for next week.
Example: He is seeing the doctor on Monday at 10.30.
Exercise 7. How is our world changing? Look at the pictures and make sentences using the Present Continuous.
The population of the world / increase / every year
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Cities / grow/ bigger/ every year
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Computers / become faster / every year
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More young people / buy / cars / nowadays
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The climate / get / warmer every year
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Exercise 8.Make emotional sentences using the Present Continuous.
1. Maria………………..( always forget) to close the window.
2. You………………….( never wash) dishes.
3. Keith………………...(always take) my clothes.
4. I……………………...(never shop) here again.
5. Howard………………( always tell) me what to do.
6. Bart…………………..( always sit) on the sofa.
7. He……………………( constantly interrupt) me.
8. You…………………...(always forget) to pay the bills.
9. You……………………(always leave) the door open.
10. ‘Pete is playing his music very loud.' ‘Again! He……..(always do) that!'
Exercise 9. Translate sentences from Russian into English using the verbs in Present Coninuous.
Где Кейт? Что он делает? 2. Он работает в комнате. 3. Он сдает экзамены на следующей неделе, а потом уезжает домой. 4. Он изучет электронику и пытается cсделать робота. 5. Что ты приготовишь на ужин вечером? 6. Я ничего не собираюсь готовить! 7. Он всё время работает. 8. Я надеюсь, что он сделает нам робота, который будет нам готовить. 9. Кейт очень сильно шумит. 10. Ты постоянно берешь мои вещи. 11. Ты постоянно забываешь закрыть дверь. 12. Она никогда мне не помогает. 13. Я никуда не пойду! 14. Я сейчас много работаю. Я сдаю экзамен на следующей неделе.
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