ENGLISH COMPETENCES AND SKILLS

TASK 5- COMPLETING EXERCISE

1. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present continuous)

Next week, my friends and I__are going__ (go) camping in the woods. I
__organizing__ (organize) the food, because I __like___ (like) cooking. Dave
____has_____ (have) a big car with a trailer, so he __is planning____ (plan) the
transportation. Sam__bringing____ (bring) the tent he __goes___ (go) camping
every year, so he _has___ (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment. My wife
_thinks__ (think) we're crazy. She (like)__likes___ holidays in comfortable hotels,
so she __is taking__ (take) a trip to Paris instead.

2. Present Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences 1--‐8
below.

Yellow marks are corrected

1. Today she’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.

2. They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3. We’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4. No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5. I always have/am having a coffee before I’m leaving/leave for work in the
morning.
6. They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by
boat.

3. Create a dialogue in pairs, trying to talk things you do every day and you are doing at the
moment. You have to present it on Power point slides.

4. In a virtual session, scheduled by the instructor, you have to socialize your conversation
between you and your classmate.