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Present Continuous
tense
(affirmative)
UNIT 5
Grammar Practice
This.s the spoken form. This is the writen form.
Say these sentences. Read these sentences.
Tm [smoking | [1 |am | smoking
Youre | eating. | | You eating
Wore |anmking. | | Wo | are | drinkn,
Theyre | sleeping. | | They | | sleeping
How | creaming. | He reaming
| Shes [thinking || BE, |, | thinking
ts [raining | Hy ate
We use the Present Continuous tense for actions which are happening now, at the
same time as we are speaking
Look at Arthur! He's smoking a pipe!
LstentoMrSteele! He's singing! =|
I'scold. Thats why I'm wearing a coat. |
Exercise 1 Lookat this picture and fine spaces in the sontences. Say the sentences
fist (use the spoken form), then white them (use the writen form).
Its Sunday morning. I's a lovely day; the birds .. 46... 5114/9,
3Present Continuous
tense
(interragative)
and the sun = butone old man
warm coat. Arthut
some boys; they football. Two gis
under the toes; they
tothe radio. Mr Steele ear them; he
a book Alitle git
an ice-cream; she home,
Read and say these questions and answers.
‘Ami—[ smoking? | [—]ram—] [~~] tmnot
you | eating? | | |youare. | | | youarent
we fe | srnking? ||| wore | We aren't
They | sleeping? | | Yes, | they are. | | No, | they arent
creaming? new | hover
ts [She ining? || eis shes
trang —] (Ls _J |_[atem
Exercise 2a Do this with @ friend. Ask and answer questions about the picture on
page 31
Example Ls.Arthur, playing, football? No, he int.
Exercise 2b Do this witha friend. You are taking to your friend on the telephone. You
ask questions about what he/she is doing, Here are some ideas:
‘a book? homework?
television? ameal?
radio? acupoftea?
Are. you. reading, 2 book? No, ia not-
Example
23. Present Continuous This s the spoken form. - This is the written form.
tense Say these sentences ead those sentonces.
(negative) pa eee ree
Fmnot | smoking. ] [Tam smoking
You eating. | | You eating. |
We | arent | drinking. | | We | are drinking,
They sleeping. | | They not | sleeping,
THe reaming. | Fe ‘dreaming,
She _|ient | tinkina: | | She_|is thinking,
i raining | [tt raining. |
Exercise 3 Look atthe picture on page 31 again and make negative sentences about
it Say the sentences fist, then wete them. Use the spoken form.
Wh BME... raining, The old man
an umbrella, AMhUT 0 football and the
boys cricket. The twa girls
sleeping. Mr Steele tothe radio, The
litle git orange squash and she
to school.
4 What... doing? Read and say this question.
What am
What are
What's
Exercise 4 Look atthe picture on page 92 of your course book. Ask and answer the
what ... doing question about these people, Use the spoken form.
Ahr ane Mary; Artur Mary: the children the peoplein the sea,
a) Whatcave, Arthow. and..Mary daing? Theatre. Lying on the beach:
b)
°)
a)
e)
3Words and Phrases
radio
reidiou
television
telivign
record
rreko:d
postcard
‘pouska:d
day
det
afternoon
arfta'nun
‘Sunday
‘sand
arm (of a chai)
‘armchair
azm'tfea"
‘sitting-room
‘sitigrom
eye
wrist
nist
back
bek
hair
hea"
ball
boxl
cricket
“krtkat
football
fotbasl
vesch
or
ons
a
oa
seeside
caty
ean
Eo
bikint
bvki:m
‘swimming trunks
“swum tranks
pair (of trousers)
peo"
child, children
‘fail, ‘tfildran
mother
‘mada
‘Mummy
darling
‘dai
girlfriend
‘gailfrend
boyfriend
‘bofrend
disc jockey
“aisk dgokr
Uibravian
lavbrearion.
bird
bard
song
son
dream
rim
lee-cream
askrism
tea
ti:
title
al
blonde
blond
lovely
‘avlt
sweet
swict
wonderful
wandafl
brave
brew
unconscious
anvkonfas
English
‘inglif
hard
hard
next to
niekst t9
to
0,0
together
taigedo"
too
tu:
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do
ae
at
ie
drinic
rink
smoke
Smovk
sit
“
lie
tet
sleep
sip
learn
im
listen (to)
‘inns
look at
Tokat
watch
wots
read
td
think
Ook
dream
imWordgame 1
Wordgame 2
90 garry
goo ‘ert
goin wear
gevin wes"
‘come back hit
kam bck hit
drive play
draty plet
walk swim
wark swim
run breathe
fan bri:d
TheTViseon,butMaryisnt on
watching it
The steakis very good.
Butit's soexpensive sav
Yes, its £6.50,
Good heavens! god 'hevnz
drown
‘dean
shine
fan
rain
sing
sin
switch ...on
sswitf on
We're going tothe seaside,
thanks to Bruce. “Dagksto
Thankyou, Bruce.
Oh, itsnothing atall. ‘nag ot 2:1
Helen “hetin
‘Make other words from the letters ofthis word, There are at least 30! Write as many
‘as possible,
wo|n|o
down
EA ii)
1 Theyre swimming in the
2 What's the ofthis?
3 your supper, children!
4 There's lots of sand on the
5 She's eating an ice
6 Itisnt expensive, its.
7 Ini Arthur is atthe seaside.
8 A___ina restaurant.
9 She's unconscious but she's
as
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Activity 1 Record requests
Write this postcard.
Lew dise Tockey,
Pease plows” ‘
go
fee Retora. Requests
m CBB Lae
because Londen
glen
Yous
Now exchange postcards with a partner and read your partner's request, lke this:
‘And the next record is"...." by... 'm playing this record for..... because
Sohere's for
Activity 2 Sports
Connect the sport withthe equipment.
pelota
tennis @
tb
show-jumping Footbal
hockey gymnastics cycling baseball rugby snooker
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