Assistant

6С Are we going to the shops?

Present continuous
IWrite the answers. Use the words in the box.

Yes, th
they
ey are. No, tthe
heyy ar
aren't
en't.. No, we ar
aren'
en't. Yes, he
he-is;
Yes, she is. Yes, he
he is. No, she isnisn't.
't. No, itit isnt.

2 Is she playing tennis? 3 Are th

the
e y l is t e n i n g to 4 Is he reading th
the
e
Yes. he is. the radio?_________ _ newspaper?

drawing ?. shops?

Listening
2 ПЯИф М .29)
.29) W ha
hatt are the
theyy doing now?
Listen and label the picture with the names.

j Simon Fatima Tom and James Ellen

Ellen Anna
Ann a and Jo Emma and Sophie Ada
Adamm Katie Jack and
an d Ben
 Present simple and present 4 ЕХ
ЕХХ
ХЭ Correct the sentences.
!
continuous 1 Mum is makin g dinner. She / talk / to her friend.

Mum isn't making dinner. She's talking to her friend.

3 Е2
Е2Э1
Э1 Write
Wri te sent
sentences
ences with
wi th tthe
he present
2 I'm reading a book. I / have / a shower.
simple and the present continuous.

3 William
Willi am is goin
goingg to the shops. He / go / to the cinema.

1 Tom usually
usually rides
rides a bike to school but
b ut
today he 's taking the bus.___
_______
_______
___ 4 I have an apple for lunch every day.
day. I / have / an orange.

5 Dad usually walks to wo rk

rk.. He / usually / take / the train.

2 Maria usually________
usually________________
________ aft
after
er
school but today she ______________. 6 My friends are
are playing foo
footba
tballll in the garden. They / watch /
TV
TV..

7 We go to the park every

every weeke nd. We / take / the bus / to
3 Karl and Martin
Mar tin usually________
usually____________
____ town.
after dinner but today they
__________
_____ __________
__________
__________
_______
__ music.

Present simple or continuous?

5 СШ ' Pu
Putt the verb
verbs
s into the present
4 Tony usually,
usually ,
simple or the present continuous.
but today
h e ________ Dear £arla
I am on holiday in a nice-
nice- town in 'Spain
n.. At tthe
he
moment, I ' m sitting (sit) in m»! hotel room and
|2---------------------(write) to '/ou! I?_____________
(look) at the hotel swimming pool - it's ver^ big! Mum
 and
4------------------- — (watch) TV now and m-j sister
kate (listen) to music.
5 Esme
Esme usually___________ to the park 6veq morning, we 1 (go swimming) in the
but today she____________________ . pool at 130, then we 1_ _ (have)
(have) breakfast at
8.15. After breakfast, 1 8_ (р Ц ) tennis
with т>| dad. Kate 1___
______
_____
__ _ (go)
(go) to dan
dance
ce
clas with trn^ mum - she 10______
classs with ______ — (like) tennis!
-------------------------------- Чои — (read) this postcard in
^our bedroom at home?
See 40U
6 Isa
Isaac
ac and Ha
Harvey
rvey us ua lly__
soon
Love
at 4 o'clock but today they бтта

Clothes
Clothes
1 H I Complete the crossword
crossword
Across
Acr oss Dow n
3 1
 2 Е Ш What
Wh at are they wearing? Colour the picture and write senten
sentences
ces..
1 The mot her 's wearing a blue dress.
mother
2 The fa
f a th e r_____
r___________
____________
__________
____

3 The boys

4 The girl

3 ЕЛИ Complete the dialogues. 5 0 3 3 Answer the questions about yourself. Use
1 Customer How much is this s h ir t ? t *i e w o r o js ' n the box to help you.
Assistant
Assist ant It's £19.99. boots a cap a coat a dress a j ac k e t jeans
2 Customer How m u c h __
_____
_____
_____
____
_ trainers?
trainers? a j u m p e r a shirt shoes shorts a skirt
a sw
sw eats hi rt a ttiie trainers trousers
Assistant
Assist ant ___
______
______
____
_ £50.
W hat do you wear at school?
3 Customer Ho w m u c h ______
___________
_____ cap?
I wear...
Assistant
Assist ant ___
______
______
____
_ £11.49.
4 Customer How m uch __
_____
_____
_____
___ boots?
Assistant ___
______
______
____
_ £59.95.
5 Customer How m uc h _____
_______
____
____
__ tie? What are У°и wearing now?
Assistant
Assist ant ___
______
______
____
_ £14.00.
6 Customer How m u c h _____
_______
____
____
__ jump
jumper?
er?
Assistant ___
______
______
____
_ £24.99.

Listening
et 1.30) Listen and colour Ben's clothes.
 X
(fC

school ho m e
b ф 1.30) Listen aqain. Are the statements true (S) or false (X)?
1 Ben is twelve. 0 5 Be
Ben
n likes
likes his uniform
uni form . □
2 Ben goes to a school in London. □ 6 Be
Ben
n wears his
his favo
favouri
urite
te clothes at home. □
3 The girls at his school wear ties. □ 7 At the mome nt, he is sitting in the living room. □
4 The girls at his school wear blue skirts. □ 8 He is sitting
sitt ing in an armchair. □

Progress check
1 Desc
Describe
ribe the people. Use the words in the box.

j bald a beard dark (x2) fair l o ng a m ous ta c he fat s ho r t (x2) slim (x3) tall (x 2)

1 She 's tall and slim . She's got short. 2 H e ________a

_______ _a n d ______
________
__ .H
e . hair. H e __________________ a
n d __
 3 He. . a nd He hair. 4 She and . She hair.

2 Lo
Look
ok at the pictures
pictures again.
again. What are the people wearing?
1 The girl 's wearing a T-shirt a n d ______________________
On her feet, she's wearing socks and
2 The m a n
_______
__________
_______
________
________
_______
_____
__ On his
fe e t,________________________

3 The b o y
___________
_________________
____________
___________
_____ On his
fe e t,.
4 The w o m a

Complete
3 present the dialogues.
simple Put the
or the present verbs into the
continuous. I can..
W rite the answers and tick ( / ) the correct box.
Mrs Evans Joel, can you go to the shops for me,
please?
Joel Oh. Mum. I1I1'm
'm watching Football 1 Ian's tall and
Weekly, (watch) 12__________ it H e ________ hair.
every week, (watch) Can Lily go?
Mrs Evans No, she can't. She 3__________ her
He________
bedroom, (clean) and
He a jacket,
Mr Hall Where's Belinda?
and
Mrs Hall She 4__________ a shower, (have)
She alw ays 5__________ a shower in

the morning, (have) I can describe people.

■ Yes ■ I need more practice
Steve Where's Joe?
A
Abi
biga
ga il He's in his bedroom. He 6__________
his homework, (do) 2 I / usually / play tennis / Saturdays
 Steve 7__________ he 8___________ his today / go / to the swimming pool
homework every day? (do)
_, but today
Ab iga
ig a il No, he 9_______
9__________
___ .H e
10__________ it on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, (do) We / sometimes / ride our bikes to school
4a ® [ ~l.
~l.3p
3p Listen and
a nd w r ite the prices o f the to d a y /ta k e / the bus
clothes.
W e _________________________, but today

I can talk about routines, habits and what

w people are doing now.
1 £17.99 Ш "2 ■ Yes ■ I need more practice

3 A s si s t a n t Can _ . you?
You H ow . T-shirts?
Assista
Assi stant
nt ____
____ . pounds eac
each.
h.
Yo u ____ . the red T-
shirt, please?
Ass istant
ist ant That's 10

I can ask for things in a shop and talk about

how much they cost.

b ф Т Ц ) Listen again. W hat do the people ■ Yes ■ I need more practice

buy? Put a tick (S) or a cross (X).

^ Writ
Writee sen
sentenc
tences
es about the picture. U
Use
se There's 3 Now answer the qu
question
estions.
s. Write the co
correc
rrectt
/ There are. answers.
1 Is Jin from
fro m the
th e USA?
No. she isn't. She's from China. __
____
____
____
____
____
__
2 Is her Internet friend from the USA?
USA?

3 Are Debbie's grandparen

grand parents
ts from the USA
USA?
?

4 How old is
is Rob?
Rob?
 5 Is Rob a teacher?
teacher ?

4 Whose things are they? Write sentences.

1 There's an apple _on a desk. Dan M r Lee

2 . tw o oranges.
1 This is Dan's watch. 2 This is.
3 __ on a desk.
4 ______chairs.
______chairs.
5 on the chair.
6 in the school bag.

7 _pic ture on t h e __
8 fo
ou
u r people: tw o ________ a
and o n e ____
_______
___ . She's the
Jason
teacher.
4 This is
2 Complete the sen
sentenc
tences
es wit
withh th
thee cor
correct
rect forms
of be. Us
Use
e the short forms.

My na me Jin. from
China. My Internet friend’s name is Debbie.
S h e 3________from the USA. Debbie’s
grandparents 4_ _
___
__ from
f rom Italy. D eb bie ’s
bbrrootthheerr’’ss
bbrroo tthheerr’’ss nnaarmr e 5________Rob.
5________Rob. H e 6________
6________ Ellie
eighteen. He a student. 5 This is This is

i, —gesi.

5 What pets have they got? Write sentences. 7 Write the

th e opposites iin
n the cros
crosswor
sword.
d.
Down 1
b
1 good
2
2 long
a D LI I LI4
d

1 Matilda
 3

Across
2 big
5 4 black
5 old
2 Joe
8 Wha
Whatt do they do at the weekend? Com
Complete
plete
the sentences.

Annemarie

3 Laura and Florence

Florence

S Look at the p
pictures
ictures in exercise 5. Complete
the dialogue.
Teacher Have you oof a pet. Georae?
George Yes,2 !3 aot а
4

Teacher 5 your rabbit brown?

George N o ,6 . It's 7
8
Teacher it small?
plays
plays tennis. He _ TV and
George No, it's 9 a n d 10 ! t o t h e r a dio . H e 4_ ___ re
read
Teacher n Laura and Florence
12 . A n n e m a r ie 6
6_____ . th e gu
guitar.
rabbits, too?
She s wi m m i n g , and she
George No, 13 . Thev 14
tw o 15 . Thev 16 brown
and white to school at the
10
_ thei
th eirr home
ho mewo
work
rk..

9 а ф 1.32) Adam is talk

talking
ing about hi
his
s flat. 1 1 Complete the sen
sentenc
tences
es with can or can't.
Listen and write the names of the rooms.
Can you ...? Jason Sophie
swim / /
 play a musical X /
instrument
play football / X
play tennis X /
sing / /
dance X X

Ш 1 Jason
Jason and Sophie can swim.
2 Jason __ play a musical instrument, but
Sophie. _ play the piano,
piano ,

0 00 3 Jason
play tennis.
play football, but h e ________

0D 4 Sophi e
e_
____ p la y f o
oo
o ttb
b al
al ll,, b
bu
u t she .
play tennis.
5 They___
They_____ . sin
ing,
g, bu
butt th e y . dance.

b ф Т 3 2 ) Lis
Liste
ten
n aga
again
in and draw the furniture 1 2 Wha
Whatt are the people doin
doing
g in the pic
pictu
ture
res?
s? Us
Use
e
in each room. the verbs in the box.

10 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences read listen play have wa lk s it
with the correct prepositions.

1 The sink is
is behind the table. 1 The
The m a n 's sitting__________
___________________
_________ in a
café. 2 The fridge
frid ge is
is the tw o cupboards. 2 H e ________________________________
________________________________ a book.
bo ok.
3 The cooker is the door. 3 H e ____________
__________________
____________
____________
__________
____
lunch.
4 The sink is the window. 4 The w o m a n ____________
___________________
_________
__ in the park.
5 The fridge is the cooker. 5 She______________________
She______________________ to her MP3 player.
6 The small chair is the table. 6 Two boys_________________
boys__________________________
_________ fo
foot
otba
ballll..
 Grammar summary
1.4 Instructions
affirmative negative
Talk. Don't talk.
Sit down. Don't sit down.
a To make affirmative instructions or commands
we use the infinitive of the verb,
We use am or is (the verb be) to describe someone
or something. b To make the negative form we use Don't + the
a The short form of is is's. The short form of am infinitive.
is 'm. We often use the short forms when we Translate
speak. Close your book.
b When we tell someone our name we can say I'm Don't look.
... or My name's ... Draw a house.
(see also 1.2, 2.2, 2.3) Question words; What...?
1.5

Translate W hat's this? It's a watch.

My nam e's...
I'm ... W hat's your name? I'm Terry.
W hat's your phone number? It's 547210.
1.2 my, your
Translate
My name's Tom. What's this?
What's your name? It
It's
's a toothbru sh.
What's your phone number? What's your mobile number?

We use my and your for both male and female 1.6a Regular plurals
people. Your can be singular or plural.
We add -s to most singular nouns to show that
Translate there is more than one.
My book is yellow.
a desk t wo desks
Your bag is brown.
a b oy t wo boys
1.3 Articles; a ! an We add -es to some nouns which end in -ch, -sh,
-ss or -x.
a pencil an orange a box t wo boxes
a house an apple a glass t wo glasses
a desk an umbrella
A / an is used to indicate that there is one of
1.6b Irregular plurals
so me th in g . These nouns are d i f f er e n t in the plural for m and do
When the following noun begins w ith a consonant not take -s.

sound the
When we following
use a. noun begins w ith a vowel am
a woam n an tt w
woo men
women
sound we use an. a ch i l d two children
Translate a person two peop
pe ople
le
a pic tur e a wa tc h
an apple
ple an exercise bo
boo
ok
 Grammar Summary

Translate
1.7 There is/ are...
We're on holiday.
There's a cat. He's in Australia.
There's an orange. I'm in London.

There are four glasses.

2.
2.3
3 be: negative
We can use There is / are when we want to show
or describe something we can see. The short form am not
of There is is There's. I 'm not
Translate We
are not at home,
There's a cat on the chair. You
aren't eleven.
There are three dogs. They
from the USA.
He
is not
2 Friends and family \ Sh
She
e
isn't
It
2.1
2.1 be: affirmative (long forms) To make the negative long form we put not after
the verb.
1 am For the short form we u s e 'm not, isn't or aren't.
We
Translate
You are at home. I'm not from London.
They eleven. He isn't in the classroom.
He from the USA. We aren't twelve.
Sh
She
e is 2.4 Possessive adje
adjecti
ctive
ves
s \
It
You can be singular or plural, but the verb is the
Subject Possessive Noun (=
(= thi
hing
ng

same for both. adjective possessed)

1 my
Translate
y ou y our
I am from Greece.
You (plural) are in the classroom. he his book
She is from the UK. she her pen
it its house
2.2 be: affirmative (short forms)
we our n a me
1am = 1'm they their
He is = He's
The possessive adjective relates to the subject, NOT
She is = She's
It is = It 's the noun.
We are = We're For men we use his. For women we use her.
His name is Duncan. Her name is Maria.
You are = You're
For animals we use its, but you can also use his /
They are = They're
We often use the short forms of the verb be when her for pets.

we speak.
Translate
His name is Tony.
We always use the long form after this and in
Her name is Jane.
Yes / No questions.
The dog is in its house.
 This is my brother
Are you from America?

2.5a
.5a Questio
ion
nwwo
ords: Whose...! 2.7 be; short answ
answers
ers
Whose boo
bookk is this
this?
? It
It's
's Be
Ben's book.
book. Are you from
fro m France?
France? Yes, I am.
We use Whose to ask about the owner of Is she on the phone? No, she isn't.
something. We always use the long form in affirmative short
answers.
Translate Yes, we are. (NOT Yes, we're.)
Whose watch is this?
We can use short forms in negative short answers.
It's Rebecca's watch.
Translate
Are you sixteen? No, I'm not.
Are you eleven? Ye
Yes,
s, I am,

2.8
2.8 Questi
stion words: Wh
Who
o ■ ft

To show possession we put 's on the end of the W ho's Oscar? Oscar is a dog.
noun. W ho is the song for? It's for my sister.

Translate
Deborah's mobile Translate
Who's your teacher?
Tony's brother Who is your friend?
The girl's bag
2.9
2.9 Prepositions: in, at, for
2.6 ^ . q ue s ti on s
Roger's in the garden.
Am I Paul's at
school. we This song is for
fo r you.
Are you at home? We use at when we talk about a place or building
they in the and in when we mean inside a place. We use for
he classroom? when we give something to someone.
Is she from Britain? Translate
it Mrs Brown's in Paris.
Where is she from? Brian's at home.
When is your birthday? This song is for my friends.
To make questions w ith the verb be we put the
verb before the subject.
He iiss our
our n
new
ew cla
classm
ssmate Is he our
our n
new
ew
3 My world
classmate?
3.1
3.1 have got: affirmative

For Wh- questions we add the question word at the I

beginning. We have fifty books,

You
've
Translate
 tw o mp3
Is he
he friendly?
frie ndly? They got
players,
Are they singers? He a mobile.
Where are you from? ha
hass
Sh
She
e
'ç3
It

Grammar Summary

We use have got to show possession. The short

form of have is Ve and the short form of has is's. 3.4a have go
have t:affirmative
got:
short answers
Translate
I've got three brothers. 1
She's got a computer. we
We've got a dog. you have.
Yes, they
3.2 have got: negative
he
1 she has.
We it
have not
You haven't fifty books. W ith short answers we use have or has, but
NOT tw o mp3 got.
They go
gott
players, Have you got a pen?
He
has not a mobile. Yes, I have. (NOT Yes, I have got.)
She
hasn't Translate
It Have they got a pet? Yes, they have.
To make have got negative, we put not after have Has she got a dog? Yes, she
has. or has. The short forms are haven't got and hasn't
got. 3.4b have got: negative short
Translate answers
We haven't got a brother. 1
He hasn't got a car. we haven't.
3.
3.3
3 have got:questions you
No, they
1 he
Have we she hasn't.
you a radio? it
they go
gott a camera?
Translate
he a skateboard?
Has she got a house? No, she hasn't.
Hass
Ha she
Have you got a brother? No, I haven't.
it
What has she got in her bag? 3.5 Adjectives
To make a question w ith have got or has got,
adjective noun
we put have or has in front of the subject. For
a yellow pencil.
 Wh questions we add the question word at the
beginning. This is an orange bag.
Translate a new mobile.
an old picture.
Have you got a dog?
Adjec tives
Adjectiv es describe nouns. We put the adjective
adjectiv e
W hat DVDs have you got? before the noun.
Has she got an MP3 player?
Translate
This is a white cat.
This is an orange watch.

3.6 favourite on + day / at+ time

What's your favourite day? W ith days of the week we use on.
have Maths on Tuesdays.
I have
W hat are your favourite subjects?
We use favourite w ith the verb be to ask or talk W ith times of day we use at.
I get up at 8 o'clock.
about preferences. We often use when to ask about times.
Translate
When's the piano exam?
What's your favourite band?
My favourite day is Saturday. Translate
We have English on Tuesdays.

When's your History lesson?

1 4 Time He gets up at half past seven.

4.1 Time 4.3 Pr

Pre
esent
sent s
siimple: aff
affirm
irmati
ative
ve
i
watch TV after school,
We
play the guitar,
You
collect badges.
They
He likes dogs.
f o u r o'
o'c lock five past f o u r te n p
pa
ast f o u r Sh
She
e plays computer games.
It starts at three o'clock.
To make the present simple we use the infinitive.
For he, she and it we add -s.
There are some exceptions in spelling for the third
person.
twenty past twenty-five goes to school,
four past four He
does her homework,
She
watches television.
Af te r -o and -h, we add -es.
Afte
We pronounce the -es /iz / after -ch.
 Translate
half past four t we n ty - f i v e t w e n t y to
to fifive I collect badges.

to five She goes to school at eight o'clock.

4.4 Pr
Pre
esent
sent sim
imp
ple:
le: ne
nega
gati
tive
ve

1 get up at six.
We listen to music,
don't
You play the drums,
g u a r t e r t o fi v e ten to
to five They go to school,
collect badges,
Translate watch TV.
Half past nine He
Ten o'clock go to bed at nine,
She doesn't
start at seven
Quarter to eight It
o'clock.

ar Summar
Summar

To form the negative of the present simple we use

don't / doesn't and the infnitive. 4.6 Pr
Pres
esen
entt si
sim
mple: short
short a
an
nsw
swer
ers
s
The -s ending is now on doesn't, so we don't put
an -s on the verb. 1
we
He plays
plays ten
tennis.
nis. He doesn
doesn't't play
pl ay tenni
tennis.
s. do.
you
Translate Yes, they
I don't like football. he
She doesn't play the guitar. she does.
We don't watch TV after school. it
1
4.5
4.5 Pr
Pres
esen
entt si
sim
mple: ques
questtio
ion
ns
we
don't.
1 you
we play football? No, they
Do
you go to school? he
they collect badges? she doesn't.
he get up at six? it
Does she have breakfast In short answers we only use do / don't or does /
it doesn't, but NOT the infinitive.
do you Do you like tea?
When does she start school? Yes, I do. (NOT Yes, I like.)
do they Does he work in a bank?
To make questions in the present simple we use Do No, he doesn't. (NOT No, he doesn't work.)
or Does and the infinitive. For Wh- questions we Translate
add the question word at the beginning, Do they watch TV?
a We use Do for I, you, we and they. Yes, they do.
They play tennis. Does she w ork in a shop?
Do they pl
play
ay tennis? No, she doesn't.
 I get up at six.
When do you get up?
b We use Does for he, she and it. The -s ending
is on Does, so we don't put an -s on the verb.
He watches TV after
aft er school.
school.
Does he watch TVafter
school? He plays
plays football on
Saturday.
When does he play football?

under between

next to op p o s ite in f r o n t o f behi nd

Prepositions of place tell us where something is.
a We use in with countries, towns, streets and
rooms.

They're on holiday in France.

There's a market in Witney.
5.4 can/can't
You can buy CDs in Mark
Market
et Stree
Street.
t.
1
I'm in the kitchen.
We
b We use in w ith buildings when we w ant to say You
You swim.
that we are inside the building, not outside. can
They dance.
He's in the shop. (= He isn't in the street.) can't
He speak English.
He's at the shops. (= He's shopping.) She
She
Translate It
The computer is in the box. We use can to talk about ability to do something.
The cat is under the table. Note that the third person does not have an s.
The book is on the desk. He can swim. (NOT He cans swim.)
She's in Greece.
The station is between the bank and the school. 5.5a can; questions \
The library is next to my house.
He lives in High Street. 1
we
5.2 There is/are: affirmative you
Can they spell your name?
and negative he play tennis?
is a d i n in g she
's room it
isn't in our
There a cellar To make questions with can, we put can before the
house.
 are tw o subject.
aren't bedrooms He can swim.
Can he swim?
5.3a Ther
There
e is/ ar
aree :questions
5.5b camshort answers
a station
Is
a cinema Yes, I can.
in your Can you speak French?
there No, he can't.
three
town?
Are churches Translate
a lot of shops They can play the piano.
Can they ski? Yes, they can.
5.3b Ther
There
e is /a re :short answers
/are She can't speak French.
Can they dance? No, they can't.
Is there a station in your town? Yes, there is.
Are there
ther e a lot of shops in your to wn? Yes,
y our town? 5.6 Prepositions: to and
at
there are.
On Saturdays we go to the cinema. We're a t the
Translate cinema.
There are tw o cinemas in my town. a We use to when there is movement,
Is there a park near your school? Yes, there is. b We use at when there is no movement.
Are there
ther e thr
three
ee bus sstops
tops in your
y our town
to wn?
? Yes,
Yes, there
t here
Translate
are.
I want to go to the shopping centre.
You can buy a drink at the café.

Grammar Summary

j 6.2 Present continuous: negative

6 People
I
am not
'm not playing the piano,
6.1 Pres
Presen
entt c
co
ont
ntiinu
nuo
ous: affir
affirmative
mative
skiing.
We
am doing a project. are n o t reading a book,
I You aren't watching TV.TV.
'm playing the piano. They singing,
We
are having a shower. He swimming,
You She
is not
're making a poster. isn't sitting in the car.
They It
He
Sh
She
e is
's w a t c h i ning the
sitting TV.
TV. car. Translate
It My friends aren't making a poster.
Cathy isn't driving to work.
a We use the present continuous for actions that
are happening now. 6.3a Pre
Presen
sent continu
inuous: questio
ion
ns \
b We make the present continuous with be {am,
is, are) and the present participle -ing. Am I speaking English?
doing
 we your homework?
с Note these spelling rules
rules for the present
Are you having a shower?
participle:
they w riting an email?
1 w ith most verbs, add -ing.
verbs, add
reading a magazine?
he
read - rea d in g going to school?
play - p la yi n g Is she listening to the radio?
do - doing it
2 w ith verbs ending in -e, remove the -e and add
Where is she going?
-ing. W hat is he doing?
have - ha v in g Why are they talking ?
dance - d a n c iinng To make questions in the present continuous, we
wri te - w r i ti n g put Am, Is or Are in front of the subject. For Wh-
3 w ith verbs w ith a short vowel + one consonant, questions add the question word at the beginning.
double the consonant and add -ing.
Translate
si t - s i tt in g Are they
the y goin g to the park?
ge t - getting W hat is your friend wearing?
Translate
He's playing the piano.
They're sitting in the car.

The present simple is used for a regular action.

6.3b
6.3b Pre
Pres
sentconti
entcontin
nuou
uous:
s: sho
short
rt answer
answers
s It is oft en used w ith phrases like every day, every
often
1 am. morning, usually or all the time.
we I clean my teeth every morning.
are. We go to school every day.
you
Yes, they Compare
he She has a shower every day.
she is.
is. She is having a shower at the moment.
it Translate
I'm not. I play the piano every day.
we I'm playing the piano at the moment.
aren't.
you
No, they 6.5 Howmuch
Howmuch is/ar e &
 he
How much is this book? It's £7 .95.
she isn't. How much are these DVDs?
DVDs? They're
They'r e £9.99
£9.9 9
it
each.
In short answers we only use the verb be, NOT the
We use How much to ask about the cost of
present participle.
something.
The verb be is in the full form in affirmative short
answers. Translate

Is she
she wearing jeans?
jeans ? How much are
is this
these
MP3jeans?
player?
Yes, she is. (NOT Yes, she is wearing.)
Are you doing you r ho
homew
mew ork?
or k? 6.6 Clothes: singular and plural
Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I am doing.)
Is he doing his homework? My
No, he isn't. (NOT No, he isn't doing.) Your
trousers white.
Are you going
goi ng home? Her
jeans are new.
No, I'm not. ("NOT No, I'm not going.) His
Our shorts black.
Translate
Their
Is he sitting in the car? Yes, he is.
Are they doing
doin g their
the ir hom ewor
ew ork?
k? Yes,
Yes, they
the y are. Some names of clothes are always plural. They
Are we goi
going
ng to the cinema? No, we aren'
aren't.
t. must have a plural verb.

шт Compare
How much is this shirt? It's £ 15.
How much are these jeans? They're £20.
I go to school every day. Translate
I am going to school now. My trousers are yellow.
Tony gets up at eight o'clock every day. Their shorts are new.
It is eight o'clock now. Tony is getting up.
The present continuous is used for actions which
are happening now. We often use it w ith words like
at the moment and now.
She is doing her homework now.
He is reading a book at the moment.

Pick up your
your penci cil,
l, /'/'p
p ik лр ja ,pe
,pensl
sl// seve
sevent
ntyy /' /'se
sevnvnti ti//
1 Introduction Put down your pencil,
pencil, /'pu t daudaunn ja ,pensl/ eighty /'e iti/
1 A Hello Read, / r i i d / ni net y / ' n a i n t i /
class /kla:s/ Say 'G
'Goo
ood
d mornin
morning' g',, /'
/'se
seii ,gu
,gud
d 'm
'mam
amit)
it)// a / one
one hund
hundre red d /а, ,WAn 'h
'hAn
Andr
drad
ad//
dialogue /'daiatog/ Sit down. /,sit 'daun/
'daun/
different /'difrant/ Stand up. /,stænd 'лр/ 1 D How do you spell that?
expression /ik'sprejn/ Write on the board.
board. /'ra it Dn öa ,bo:d/ alphabet /'ælfabet/
introduce /intra'dju:s/ box /bnks/
partner /'pa:tna(r)/ 1 С Numbers boxes /'boksiz/
at /æ t , a t / car / ka : ( r ) /