WEEK 3

GRAMMAR FOCUS: PRESENT CONTINUOUS

(+) I am (-) I am not

She/ He/ is + V-ing She/ He/ It is not + V-ing
They/ We/ You are They/ We/ You are not
Ex: They are having English lesson now. Ex: She isn’t sleeping at the moment.
(?) Are you/ we/ they+ V-ing?  Yes, they, we are/ I am/ she, he, it is.
Is she/ he/ it + V-ing?  No, they, we are not/ I am not/ she, he, it is not.
(?) Wh + is/ are/ am+ S+ V-ing?
Ex: What are you doing?
I am playing in the garden.
Time expressions: now, at the moment, at the present, right now, today, Look, Listen, Be careful……
Use
1. we are in the middle of an action.
I'm waiting for the train.(I'm at the station now.)
2. when we are in the middle of something but not actually doing it at the moment of speaking. not
I'm quite busy these days. I'm doing a course at college.
3. things are changing over a long period.
The earth is slowly getting warmer.
4. Annoying habits (usually with always)
My brother is always borrowing my CDs without asking!
II. Add “-ing” to the verbs:
1. We normally leave out e when we add -ing to a verb. take —> taking drive —> driving
But we keep a double e before - ing. see —> seeing agree —>
agreeing
2. When a verb ends in ie, it changes to -ying. die —> dying lie —> lying
But y does not change. hurry —> hurrying
3 . Sometimes we double a final consonant. This happens when a one-syllable verb ends with one
vowel and one consonant, e.g. win, put.
win —> winning put --> putting
NOTE: We do double y, w or x.
play —>played new —> newest fax —> faxing
* Present Continuous or Present Simple:
I do
I am doing
Past Now Future Past Now Future

I. Add “-ing” to the following verbs and put them in the correct list.
begin hit shave drink lie fly die smoke meet tie take laugh swim type
drop
I. Complete the sentence with the affirmative form of the verb in brackets.
1. Look, all the people (leave) ……are leaving……
2. The Earth’s temperature (rise) …………………because people (use) …………………too much
energy.
3. She (study) …………………economics and he (study) …………………philosophy.
4. You (stand) …………………too close to the road at the moment.
5. We (not/stay) …………………in a lovely hotel by the beach.
6. I (go) …………………to the supermarket now, do you need anything?
7. The cat (chase) ………………the dog.
8. Technology (become) …………………cheaper all the time.
9. Pawel and Marek (train) …………………for the football game next week.
10. Catherine (not/listen) …………………to music in her room now.
II. Put the verb into the correct form, Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Let’s go out. It...................................... (not rain) now.

2. “...........................................(you/ listen) to the radio every day?” “No, just occasionally”
3. ……….(you/ listen).....................................to the radio? Can I turn it off?
4. Josh .......................................(always / use) my bike! It’s so annoying.
5. We usually............................ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we
...............................(not grow) any.
6. “How is your English?” “Not bad. I think it ........................................ (improve) slowly.
7. Racheal is in London at the moment. She ................................ (stay) at the Park Hotel. She always
.........................(stay) there when she’s in London.
8. Can we stop walking soon? I.................................. (start) to feel tired.
9. A: Can you drive? B: I ...................................(learn) now. My father ..................................(teach)
me.
10. Normally my father ............................... (finish) work at five, but this week he
(work).........................until six to earn a little money.
11. Sonia ...................... (look) for a place to live right now. She ....................... (stay) with her sister
until she finds somewhere.
12. The River Nile ........................... (flow) into the Mediterranean.

III. Make questions for the underline parts:

1. My brother is talking on the phone now.
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2. People often travel to Singapore by plane.
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3. Emma is riding her bicycle in the park.
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4. The English book costs 12 dollars.
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5. She is shouting because she is angry.
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6. Nancy usually borrows her friend’s comic book.
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7. They are driving too fast.
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8. The train is leaving in 5 minutes. .
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9. We are writing the last question in this exercise
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10. It takes me an hour to get to work
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VOCABULARY
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 PRACTICE TEST 2

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. visits B. jogs C. remembers D. arrives
2. A. elephants B. listens C. deaths D. photographs
3. A. climb B. break C. beach D. goodbye
4. A. family B. stamp C. bad D. father
5. A. that B. this C. thanks D. there
II. Circle the correct answer.
1. ………………are on the way home from the journey around the world.
A. The Johnson B. The Johnson’s C. The Johnsons D. The Johnsons’
2. I am having a math lesson but I forgot my ……………. I have some difficulty.
A. calculator B. bike C. pencil case D. pencil sharpener
3. Every day I wake up early and ………………aerobics for 30 minutes.
A. do B. go C. play D. take
4. Kerry doesn’t like to …………………tennis.
A. go B. do C. have D. play
5. Selena goes shopping ………………
A. never B. very often C. ever D. always
6. Jimmy and Ben …………………go out for a walk in winter.
A. doesn’t often B. often doesn’t C. don’t often D. often don’t
7. Does your brother ever fix motorbikes? Yes, he …………………
A. do sometimes B. does sometimes C. sometimes do D. sometimes does.
8. Will ……………late for school.
A. is never B. never is C. does never D. never does
9. You mustn’t ……………here.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smokes
10. My mother is the only person who ……………the shopping in my family.
A. does B. gets C. takes D. goes
11. Paul is 40, but he ……………to be much younger.
A. seeming B. seem C. seems D. is seeming
12. A/An ………………is a person who takes care of other people’s children.
A. mechanic B. engineer C. nurse D. childminder
13. There are lots of …………………in the garden.
A. butterflys B. butterfly C. butterflies D. butterflyes
14. She took a lot of ……………of her kids.
A. photo B. photos C. photoes D. a photo
16. I always think ……………is more important than ………………
A. health/wealth B. healths/wealths C. health/wealths D. healths/wealth
17. “$500 is too expensive.” “………………………...”
A. Not many B. Why not? C. I agree D. Alright
18. “Would you like anything else?” “…………………………”
A. That’s all. Thank you B. Yes, I like everything
C. Two please D. I’ll take it
19. She had Mickey Mouse and some other cartoon ………………on her sweater.
A. brilliant B. garages C. characters D. factory workers
20. Lisa has a ………………….holiday every year.
A. two week B. two-week C. two weeks D. two week’s
III. Complete the sentences by putting in the verbs. Use the Present Simple. You have to decide if
the verb is POSITIVE or NEGATIVE.
0. Claire is very sociable. She (know) …knows… lots of people.
00. We've got plenty of chairs, thanks. We (want) ....don't want….any more.
1. My friend is finding life in Paris a bit difficult. He (speak) .......................French.
2. Most students live quite close to the college, so they (walk) ........................there.
3. My sports kit is really muddy. This shirt (need) ................................. a good wash.
4. I've got four cats and two dogs. I (love) ............................... animals.
5. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He (eat)................................... breakfast.
6. What's the matter? You (look).................................. very happy.
7. Don't try to ring the bell. It (work)…………………….......
8. I hate telephone answering machines. I just (like)……………………...... talking to them.
9. Matthew is good at badminton. He (win) ............................... every game.
10. We always travel by bus. We (own)..................................... a car.
Put the verb in the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. Let’s go out. It’s …isn’t raining…(not/rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She ……………………(speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody ……………………(wait) for you.
4. “…………………………(you/listen) to the radio?” “No, you can turn it off.”
5. “………………………….(you/listen) to the radio every day?” “No, just occasionally.”
6. The River Nile ……………………(flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. Look at the river. It …………………(flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.
8. We usually ……………………(grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we
…………………….. (not/grow) any.
9. “How is your English?” “Not bad. It …………………………(improve) slowly.”
10. Ron is in London at the moment. He …………………………(stay) at the Park Hotel. He
…………………………(always/stay) there when he’s in London.
IV. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
1. Jane got married ……………a rich man last year.
2. My parents look ……………my baby when I’m on business.
3. Emily is very different ……………her sister.
4. I always want to make friends ……………my brother’s friends.
5. Ginny talked ……………the phone for 2 hours yesterday.
6. Dad really shouted ……………me when I broke the window.
7. I met my boyfriend ……………work.
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1. Ann got a job in an office as a …… TYPE
2. Bob trained as an ……. ELECTRIC
3. Kate’s mother thinks that skateboarding is very…...…… DANGER
4. You can catch the train at the…......station. CENTRE
5. - What is her.….? NATION
- She is ………. TURKEY
6. He is a famous stamp ……..……He has a fine stamp.......…….. COLLECT
7. In my ….…there is a very good hotel. NEIGHBOUR
8. I don’t like that boy because he is very ….….. to us. FRIEND
9. He is one of the best…….... in the world. PHOTOGRAPH
10. Use the ............…..to guess where Roberto lives INFORM
1.__________ 2.____________ 3.___________ 4___________ 5.____________
6.__________ 7.____________ 8.___________ 9.___________ 10.___________
VI. Look carefully at each line. Underline the mistakes and write the correct solution in the space
provided on the right.
This is Tuan. He is me classmate. He gets up at a quarter 1. ……………………
to six. He brushes his teeth, takes a shower and get dressed. 2. ……………………
He does has breakfast, then he leaves the house at half past 3. ……………………
six. The school is near his house, so he goes by foot. Classes 4. ……………………
start at seven o’clock and ending at half past eleven. It’s eight 5. ……………………
o’clock in Saturday evening now and Tuan is at home. He is 6. ……………………
in he’s room and he is playing video games. He is also 7. ……………………
listening to music. He is playing games and listens to music 8. ……………………
every Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes he goes out of and 9. ……………………
plays the football with his friends. 10. ……………………
VII. Read the text below. Are the sentences ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’? If there is not enough
information to answer ‘Right’ or ‘Wrong’, choose ‘Doesn’t say’.
Antonio lives in the city of Valencia in Spain. Every year he goes to La Tomatina in Bunol, a
town near Valencia. The festival is on the last Wednesday in August, when everyone comes into the
main square to throw tomatoes at each other.
Before the fun begins, people cover the shop windows with plastic. Antonio always wears
his oldest clothes so he doesn’t get his best clothes dirty. He also always puts his camera in a
plastic bag to keep it clean. In the morning trucks arrive in the main square, the Plaza del Pueblo,
bringing more than 1000,000 kilos of tomatoes. The fight begins at 11 o’clock and always lasts for
two hours. At exactly 1 o’clock everyone stops. They never throw tomatoes after one o’clock.
They then usually spend the rest of the day cleaning themselves and the town! In the evening,
Antonio usually watches the fireworks, eats the local food and sometimes joins in the dancing.

Right Wrong Doesn’t say

1. Antonio comes from Bunol.   
2. The festival is at the beginning of August.   
3. Antonio never wears his best clothes to the festival.   
4. Everyone wears their old clothes.   
5. The fight usually lasts for more than two hours.   
6. The next day everyone cleans the streets.   
7. Antonio always watches the fireworks.   
8. Antonio sometimes dances.   

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given:

1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.  You don’t ........
2. Those pictures are beautiful.  How ..........!
3. It is an interesting film.  What ..........!
4. How tall is Peter’s father?  What........?
5. What is the weight of your suitcase?  How............?
6. Where do you come from?  What ............?
7. How many students are there in your class?  How many students does.........?
8. These magazines are interesting.  They ................
necessary to do  need to do
How + adj+ S+ to be!

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IX. Use the words given to write sentences:
1. Nadine and Claire / do / quite well / school / at the moment
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2. You / practice / piano / two hours / every day?
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3. My bother / get / ready / school / so / can’t / come / the phone
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4. good friend / know / when / you / upset / something
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5. She / usually / have / a glass / milk / after breakfast /, / but / today / she / drink / a cup / coffee.
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6. They / think / I /be/ strict / because / shout / all / time.
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7. Paul / taste / soup / see / if / need / salt
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8. She / not go / school / regularly / so / not make / progress
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9. She / go / cinema/ every week / because / fond / films
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10. You / always / bite / nails!
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X. Listen and complete some information about travel agency