EVERYDAY ENGLISH 3 Module 1 « Situation 1 Grammar Activity Name Present Simple and Present Continuous AV Read the text. Mect Dave and Sara Johnson. What do they do? They are both journalists, Dave works for the Times newspaper. Does he have a full-time job? Yes, he does. All the journalists and editors at the Times start work at 9 a.m. and finish work at 5 p.m. What kind of articles does Dave write? He and his friend Peter both write news articles. Are they working on an exciting assignment at the moment? Yes, they arc. Dave is busy talking to his editor about the article. Peter isn’t talking to them. He is looking for information online Does Sara work for the same newspaper as Dave? No, she doesn’t. Sara doesn’t work in an office. She works part-time from home. Sara doesn’t write news articles. She writes articles about home design for a magazine, Right now Sara isn’t writing. Why isn’t she writing? She is speaking on the phone with her managing editor, B complete the inte sw with the correct form of the verbs. Use the Present Simple. Mike: Ben, you '______ (have) an exciting job. Where »_____you_____ (work)? Ben: | 1______ (work) for a busy newspaper. 1*____ (be) the managing editor. Mike: What*_______ the managing editor______ (do)? ‘ you (work) with all the journalists? Ben: Yes,1”______ (do). | work with all the jounalists and editors. We *______ (meet) in the conference room every morning. Mike: Who? (work) on the most exciting news assignments? Ben: Barry usually _____ (do) because he ""____ (have) the most experience. the same editor always_______ (edit) Barry's articles? Ben: No, the same editor " (not do). Sometimes Mary edits his writing and other times, Paula “__(work) on Barry's articles.EVERYDAY ENGLISH 3 Module 1 « Situation 1 Grammar Activity Present Simple and Present Continuous C Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs. Use the Present Continuous. Isa busy morning at the offices of The Star newspaper. What'_______everyone______ (do) right now at the offices of The Star newspaper? Carl, ayoung journalist, *_____________ (apply) for a part-time job. Petra, the managing editor, Ainterview) Carl. the interview (0) well? Yes, itis. Where the journalists (work)? Some * (work) in the newsroom. Lance 7 (look) for information on the internet and two other journalists *_____________ (write) their articles, Janet and Jim 9 (not write) e__ they take) a break? No, they arent, Janet (talk) to her editor about her article. Which kind of article *_____ she _____ (work) on? She ®: (write) an exciting news article. ‘Two other editors “__ (have) a meeting in the conference room, They *\______________ (discuss) the newspaper. Now Petra and Car! (come) out of Petra’s office »_carl_____ (eave)? No, he isn't. Petra x show) him around the newsroom.