The Mortimer family from Britain is visiting New York City instead of their usual holiday destination of Scotland. They are spending a Sunday morning in Central Park. Mr. Mortimer reads the newspaper while Mrs. Mortimer and Jimmy play on the grass. Veronica writes a letter to her best friend Sophia, who is in London. Veronica enjoys Central Park and thinks New York is fantastic due to the many people and skyscrapers.
The Mortimer family from Britain is visiting New York City instead of their usual holiday destination of Scotland. They are spending a Sunday morning in Central Park. Mr. Mortimer reads the newspaper while Mrs. Mortimer and Jimmy play on the grass. Veronica writes a letter to her best friend Sophia, who is in London. Veronica enjoys Central Park and thinks New York is fantastic due to the many people and skyscrapers.
The Mortimer family from Britain is visiting New York City instead of their usual holiday destination of Scotland. They are spending a Sunday morning in Central Park. Mr. Mortimer reads the newspaper while Mrs. Mortimer and Jimmy play on the grass. Veronica writes a letter to her best friend Sophia, who is in London. Veronica enjoys Central Park and thinks New York is fantastic due to the many people and skyscrapers.
The Mortimer family from Britain is visiting New York City instead of their usual holiday destination of Scotland. They are spending a Sunday morning in Central Park. Mr. Mortimer reads the newspaper while Mrs. Mortimer and Jimmy play on the grass. Veronica writes a letter to her best friend Sophia, who is in London. Veronica enjoys Central Park and thinks New York is fantastic due to the many people and skyscrapers.
The Mortimers, a British family, usually go on holidays to Scotland but this year is different. They are in New York City. Today is Sunday. Its ten in the morning and they are in Central Park. Mr. Andrew Mortimer is reading an American newspaper. Mrs. Alice Mortimer and her little son, Jimmy, are playing on the grass. Veronica, the Mortimers daughter, is writing a letter to Sophia. Sophia is her best friend. She is in London, Britain. There are many people in the park. Some men are running, two girls are walking their dogs, and a boy is skating. Veronica loves central Park very much. And New York is fantastic too, because there are people everywhere, and there are many fantastic skyscrapers.
Vocabulary: grass relva; everywhere em todo o lado; skyscrapers arranha-cus.
2. Mark the sentences True (T) or False (F). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
The Mortimers are in Central Park.
Sophia is writing a letter Veronicas brother is playing on the grass. Mr. Mortimer is skating. There arent many skyscrapers in New York.
3. Answer the questions.
1. Where do the Mortimers usually go on holidays? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where are the Mortimers? _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is Veronica doing? _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Is Sophia in London? _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. Does Veronica love Central Park? ____________________________________________________________________________
4. Complete the sentences using the present continuous.
a) I_____________________________________ (play) a game with my friend. b) Rita _____________________________________________(not/cook) dinner. c) They ________________________________________________(work) today. d) At the moment, Alex ____________________________________(carry) a bag. e) Peter and Joan ____________________________________(not/ watch) TV. f) My mother___________________________________________(have) a shower.