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In town
Complete the sentences with words for places in town.
1 If someone steals your bag, go to the

Present continuous/present simple

Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.
1 At the moment Joanne

police

station. next

2 Leave your car in the

the platform. She

2 Francisco

is standing on goes to work

in the shop on Sunday. cards after

to the supermarket.
3

by train every morning. (stand / go) today. He never (not work / work)
3 They often

stores are very large shops. They sell lots of different things. is a place for people sells newspapers and

4 A

when theyre very ill.

5 A

dinner, but this evening they to music. (play / listen)

4 I

magazines.
6 You can buy dresses, trousers, sweaters

the video because I horror films.

and socks at a

shop.
5 Karen always

Directions
Complete the directions.
A: Can you tell me
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(not watch / not like) home at dinner now. the 6.30. She (get / have)
6 Our cousins often

to the the square to left. Go the Smith

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library, please?
B: Yes, sure.
2

the church and 3 along Martin Street, 4 cinema, and then 5 Street. The library is
A: Thanks very much.

a Go across b turn c the way d on the right e past f go along

weekend with us. They with us this weekend. (spend / stay)

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Translation
How do you say these sentences in your language? 1 Excuse me, please. Can you help me?
2 It was great to see him again. 3 Can you tell me the way to the library? 4 Welcome to London. 5 She works at the chemists. 6 Im on my way to the airport.

Conversations
Complete the conversations.
Im a disc jockey. My aunt in Australia. Im in the bath. I like vegetarian food.
1 Who are you writing to?

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2 What do you do?

3 What are you doing?

4 What sort of food do you eat?

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Present continuous: affirmative

Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.
1 Patricks at the pool. He

s swimming

5 Johns in bed. He 6 Im at my desk. I

. (sleep) for my maths

(swim)
2 Joanne and Kim are in the canteen. They

test. (study)
7 Theyre on their way to Russia. They

lunch. (eat)
3 Carolines on the phone. She

by train. (travel)
8 Julias in her bedroom. She

to her boyfriend. (talk)

4 Were outside the post office.

dressed for school. (get)

We

for the bus. (wait)

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Present continuous: affirmative and negative

Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.
1 I

my new trainers because they arent very comfortable. (wear) in the shower. (sing)

m not wearing

5 I

this film. Its really

boring. (not enjoy)

6 Pauls in the garden. He

2 Listen to Sadie! She 3 You can use Bens tennis racket. He

at some photos. (look)

7 Dads very busy in the kitchen. He

it at the moment. (not use)

4 Be quiet, please. We 8 You

dinner this evening. (cook) anything. Arent you hungry? (not eat)

to listen to the radio. (try)

Present continuous: questions

Complete the questions.
1 A: What

are you watching?

? ? ? ? for Joe? lunch? to?

Present continuous / present simple

Look for a mistake in each sentence. Underline the mistake and correct it.
1 The cat is often sleeping

B: Im watching a programme about chimpanzees. 2 A: What B: Hes reading a magazine. 3 A: Where

on my bed.
2 We paint our house at

often sleeps

the moment.
3 What you carry in your

B: Theyre staying in a campsite in the south of Spain. 4 A: What B: Shes wearing black jeans and a white T-shirt. 5 A: How B: Im feeling OK, thanks. 6 A: B: No, were waiting for Mel and Barney. 7 A:

rucksack?
4 The department store is

always opening at 8.30.

5 Theyre happy because

their team is wining.

6 Mum makes lasagne for

dinner this evening.

7 Im not having any fish

because Im not liking it.

8 Its raining a lot here in

B: Yes, theyre having a pizza at the White Horse Caf. 8 A: What B: Im listening to the new U2 CD.

the winter, but we dont often get snow.

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Student A
1 Describe Vince, Mary, and Frank. 2 Listen to your partner describe Rosa, Louise and Richard.

For each person, find one difference between your picture and your partners picture.
In my picture, Rosa is rollerblading in the park. Shes wearing jeans, a T-shirt and sunglasses. In my picture she isnt Shes

LOUISE

VINCE RICHARD ROSA MARY

FRANK

Student B
1 Listen to your partner describe Vince, Mary, and Frank.

For each person, find one difference between your picture and your partners picture.

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In my picture, Vince is standing outside the chemists. Hes wearing jeans and hes eating an apple.
2 Describe Rosa, Louise and Richard.

In my picture he isnt Hes

LOUISE VINCE

COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY TEST KEYS

RICHARD

ROSA

MARY

FRANK

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The Eco-Challenge Race

Do you know the names of any famous races? Do you watch any of them on TV?

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The Eco-Challenge Race takes place once a year, usually in a different country each year. There are four people in each team, and the teams come from all over the world. The race is about 500 kilometres long. The competitors travel for six to 12 days, sometimes for 24 hours a day, so they dont get much sleep. They walk through rainforests. They ride horses across the desert. They travel across the sea. They go up mountains on mountain bikes. They go down rivers and across lakes. The natural environment is very important in the Eco-Challenge. The teams must not put their tents on top of plants and they must not leave any rubbish. Before the race the competitors do something to help the local people. For example, in Morocco, they cleaned the beaches. In Fiji, they collected books for local schools. In the US, they worked in a childrens park. The race is always exciting and it is always very, very hard. When it took place in Canada, 70 teams started and only 14 finished.

Task Look at the map of the race in Australia. Match these sentences with the numbers on the map.
a They climbed some rocks near Kirrama. b They went past the Franklin Islands. c They walked through the outback to the Herbert River. d The race started here. e They walked through the rainforest to the top of a mountain. f The race finished here. g They went across the sea in kayaks. h They rode on mountain bikes. i They went down the river in canoes.

ABOUT THE RACE

The Eco-Challenge adventure race started in 1995. You can read more about it on the Internet.

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