Simple present and present progressive 2 grammar

Exercise 20 page 13

Exercise 26 page 16

Exercise 31 page 20

Page 13 exercise 20 – game.

1. A plumber __h___ a. Work with deposits and withdrawals of money

2. security guards __i__ b. fix cars

3. A hospital orderly ___d__ c. Grow crops

4. Do bank tellers ___a__? d. Help doctors and nurses with nonmedical tasks

5. Auto mechanics ___b_ e. cut hair, usually for men

6. An accountant ___f_ f. study and prepare financial information

7. A barber _e___ g. clean buildings

8. Does a dental hygienist __j_? H. fix problems with sinks and toilets

9. A janitor __g_ i. protect people and property

10. farmers __c__. J. clean teeth

Phrases:

1. A plumber fixes problems with sinks and toilets.

2. Security guards protects people and property

3. A hospital orderly helps doctors and nurses with nonmedical tasks.

4. Do bank tellers? Works with deposits and withdrawals of money

5. Auto mechanics fixes cars.

6. An accountant studies and prepare financial information.

7. A barber cuts hair, usually for men

8. Does a dental hygienist? Cleans teeth

9. A janitor cleans buildings

10. Farmers grows crops

Page 16 exercise 26 – Grammar and speaking

1.

A: Hi Mia. What are you doing?

B: I (apply) applying for a part-time job. I (fill) filling out the application, but it (be) is difficult. I don’t
understand some of the language.

A: I can help you.

2. You (need, always) always need to use your legal name on a form.

Your legal name (be) is on your passport or visa.

3. The phrases last name and family name (be) are the same.

4. What (be) is your middle initial?

5. For your marital status, (be) are you married, single, divorced, or widowed?

6. IN the U.S., a form (ask) asks for your zip code. A Canadian form (use) uses the phrase postal code.

7. In the U.S., people (write) write “I” for the number one. In Europe, they (do) do it like this: “1”. To
Americans, this (look) looks like the number seven. People (write, sometimes) sometimes write “7” for
“7”.

8. The abbreviation DOB (mean) means “date of birth”.

9. For you DOB on U.S. forms, the month mm (come, usually) usually come first, the day dd (be) is
second, and the year yyyy (come) come last.

10. Phone numbers (have) has an area code first. Some forms (use) use a hyphen, 360-555-1212, and
some forms (use) uses parentheses, (360) 555-1212, for the area code.

Page 20 exercise 31 Reading and grammar

Shopping at a clothing store

1. Are shopping
2. Is looking
3. Sees
4. Is checking
5. Is waiting
6. Is returning
7. Checks
8. Has
9. Is folding
10. Don’t fold
 11. Pick
12. Folds
13. Are looking

Simple present and present progressive 3

Page 23 exercise 36 - reading and speaking

Part 2

1. Do you take breaks when you study?

Short answer: yes, I do.

Long answer: yes, I take breaks when a study, these breaks help me for remove stress, clean my mind
for a moment and stretch my body.

2. Are your breaks long or short?

Short answer: my breaks are short.

Long answer: my breaks are short because if I take a long time to take a break my mind starts to lose
concentration.

3. Do you look at social media during your breaks?

Short answer: yes, I do.

Long answer: yes, I look social media during my breaks

4. Is it easy for you to take just a 5- minutes breaks? If not, why?

Short answer: yes, I do

Long answer: it’s easy for me take 5 minutes of breaks because every time i study, i take short breaks.

5. Is the technique in the blog a good technique for you? Why or why not?

Short answer: yes, there is.

Long answer: yes, in fact it seems to me a good technique to take 5 minutes of break, they work very
well for me.
Page 25 exercise 38 – let’s talk: interview

1. Do gorillas eat leaves?

Answer: yes, they do. They eat leaves.

2. Does your country have gorillas in the wild?

Answer: no, there is not. There are not gorillas in the wild.

3. Do mosquitoes carry diseases?

Answer: yes, they do. They carry diseases.

4. Is the earth revolve around the sun right now?

Answer: yes, it is. The earth revolves around the sun right now

5. Does the moon revolve around the earth every 28 days?

Answer: yes, it does. The moon revolves around the earth every 28 days.

6. Are the sun and moon planets?

Answer: no, they are not. They are not planets.

7. Is Toronto in western Canada?

Answer: No, is not. Toronto is not in the western Canada.

8. Is Texas in South America?

Answer: No, is not. Texas is not in South America.

9. Do you know the names of the seven continents?

Answer: yes, I do. I know the names of the seven continents.

10. Is our teacher from Australia?

Answer: No, she’s not. She’s not our teacher from Australia.

11. Is it rain outside right now?

Answer: No, it’s not. Is not rain outside right now.

12. Are you tired of this interview?

Answer: No, I am not. I’m not tired of this interview.

Page 28 exercise 42- reading and writing

Part 1
1. what verb tense does the writer use? Why? Simple present, because the present simple is
characterized by describing habits, situations that are routine or actions that have periodicity.

2. The main idea of the paragraph is in bold. What examples talk about interesting ways to stay fit?

He never takes the elevator

He always uses the stairs

He always up to the top floor of the building and then back down

He gets off the subway one or two stops early and walks the rest of the way home.

He walks very quickly.

He chooses a parking space far away from the entrance.

He balances on one leg when he waits in line to pay

He also stands on one foot when he brushes his teeth.

He stretches or does yoga during the movie.

Part 2

Brenda is my sister, and she practices yoga to keep herself physically and mentally well. At home, she
practices in the living room every morning. When she has the day off, she goes to the park in front of her
house and practices there. Once a day, she takes a break and doesn't practice. Usually, she practices 40
minutes a day and takes 10 minutes to meditate. Her diet is balanced she eats a lot of vegetables, and
her favorite food is pasta. Brenda likes to be in good physical condition and yoga is the best option for
her.