Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
1. It’s 9 o’clock now. They ____ (listen) to the latest news.
2. Look at her. She ____ (hurry) somewhere.
3. Come to see me. I ____ (have a rest) now.
4. Where are the students? They ____ (have) their English lesson.
5. Don’t touch the dog. He ____ (eat).
6. ____ (you/watch) TV now? No, I ____ (read) an interesting book.
7. She ____ (not cook) now, she ____ (have a shower).
8. ____ (their parents/walk) in the garden now? No, they ____ (swim) in the pool.
9. Please, be quiet. I ____ (study).
10. Look! It ____ (rain).
Exercise 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1. Tom ____ (travel) all over the world at present.
2. They ____ (relax) right now.
3. ____ (you/believe) in ghosts?
4. ____ (this box/belong) to you?
5. Peter and Susan ____ (fly) to Madrid on Tuesday.
6. What ____ (you/ think) about?
7. His sister ____ (have) three cups of coffee every morning.
8. What kind of music ____ (she/listen) to at the moment?
9. John always ____ (get up) late on Sunday.
10. Rick usually ____ (buy) souvenirs when he ____ (go) on holidays.
Exercise 4 Choose the correct version.
1. Tony and Tina are going to a rock concert tonight/every Tuesday.
2. Louise takes karate lessons on Wednesdays/at the moment.
3. Does Bob usually/right now visit his grandparents at the weekend?
4. Sometimes/ At the moment he is sending an e-mail to his friend.
5. Beth goes jogging these days/twice a week.
6. Paul never/at present tells lies.
7. He is not working at the moment/on Saturdays.
Speaking: Getting to know each other
Complete the groups of questions 1-5 below with a verb.
HOME AND FAMILY
Where ____ you from?
Where do you ____?
Do you ____ any brothers and sisters?
2 JOB / STUDIES
What do you ____?
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Where do you ____? What school / university do you ____ to?
Do you ____ your job? What year ____ you in?
Do you ____ any foreign languages? Which?
FREE TIME
What kind of music do you ____ to?
Do you ____ a musical instrument? Which?
Do you ____ TV? What programmes?
Do you ____ any sport or exercise? What?
What books or magazines do you ____?
THE FUTURE
Where are you going to ____ after the class?
What are you going to ____ this weekend?
THE PAST
Where ____ you born?
Where did you ____ English before?
What did you ____ last summer?
UNIT 2 FAMILY LIFE
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Vocabulary & Speaking
Check the meaning of the words in the box in your mini-dictionary. Then write the words in the table below.
| acquaintance boss cousin head teacher neighbor relative | aunt classmate ex-girlfriend husband niece stepmother | best friend colleague flat mate mother-in-law parent stranger |
| family | |
| friends | |
| work | |
| school | |
| other |
Match the questions in column A with the short answers in column B.
A B