PROGRESS CHECK!

Present simple and continuous.

I) Choose the correct words.
Lucas: Hi Ella. What (1) do you do / are you doing at the moment?
Ella: Not much. I (2) watch / ´m watching a film online. It's the last Star Wars film.
Lucas: I (3) love / ´m loving Star Wars films.
Ella: Really? I (4) think / ´m thinking they're quite good, but I (5) prefer / ´m preferring the
Harry Potter films.
Lucas: Yes, they´re quite good. They (6) are / ´re being very popular.
Ella: Oh, look...they (7) show / are showing a new film at the cinema this week.
Lucas: Do you want / Are you wanting to go and see it?
Ella: Yes, great idea.
II) Complete the sentences.
1) Thomas often…………… (go) to the theatre with his parents.
2) My favourite actor………………. (make) a new film in London this month.
3) My friends…………………… (have) a barbecue today, but I can't go.
4) Petter………………. (want) to see the new adventure film this weekend.
5) My grandad never……………….. (play) video games.

PHRASAL VERBS: GO IN (to enter a place) - TAKE OFF (to leave the ground and go
into the sky) - SET OFF (to start a journey) - COME IN (to enter a place) - PICK UP (to
collect something or somebody, often in a car) - TURN OFF (to leave a main road)
III) Match to make sentences.
1. I can meet you at the railway… A) ride over the mountains.
2. After breakfast, our tour… B) station at 10.30 in the
morning.
3. The plane took… C) lights turned green, we
started moving.
4. When the traffic… D) guide showed us around
the city.
5. There was a large sailing… E) off the motorway and take
a different road.
6. There was a lot of traffic, so they decided to turn… F) off over two hours late.
7. Ed really enjoyed the helicopter… G) off on our holiday.
8. It was snowing, so we couldn’t set.... H) boat on the river.