1. Describe the photo. What are the people doing? Use the verbs below.
laugh play sit smile wear
The girl on the left is playing the guitar.
Answer:
- They are sitting on the grass.
- The girl on the right is smiling.
- The boy on the left is laughing.
- The boy on the right is wearing glasses.
2. Read the messages above. Why does Adam change his mind about going to the park?
Answer:
Because Adam loves playing volleyball.
3. Find examples of present simple and present continuous in the messages in exercise 2. Then read the Learn this! box and complete the rules.
Answer:
Examples of:
- I'm in the park with some friends.
- She has guitar lessons every week.
- I love volleyball.
- A game of volleyball doen's take long.
- At the moment, we're listening to Sue.
- She's playing the guitar.
- We're moving house next weekend.
-...
b - present continuous
c - present simple
d - present simple
e - present simple
f - present continuous
4. Match each example you found in the messages with the correct rule (a-f) in the Learn this! box.
Answer:
- I'm in the park with some friends. -> c
- She has guitar lessons every week. -> a
- I love volleyball. -> e
- A game of volleyball doen's take long. -> d
- At the moment, we're listening to Sue. -> b
- She's playing the guitar. -> b
- We're moving house next weekend. -> f
5. Work in pairs. Explain the difference between sentences a anb b in each pair.
Answer:
1.
a. Present continuous - happening at this moment.
b. Present simple - happens regularly.
2.
a. Present continuouse - happening at this perido.
b. Present continuous - this is a fact.
3.
a. Present simple - this is a fact.
b. Present continuous - happening at this moment.
6. Complete the phone dialogue. Use the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Then listent and check.
Answer:
2. am waiting
3. Are you going
4. are playing
5. play
6. is he doing
7. don't know
8. doesn't answer
9. don't buy
10. am just looking
11. Do you like
12. Do you want
13. am not wearing
14. Are you wearing
15. don't need
7. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.
1. What do you usually do at the weekend?
2. What are you doing this weekend?
3. What do you usually do during the school holidays?
4. What are you doing next school holiday?
Answer:
1. I usually play badminton with my sister.
2. I am making a cake for my mother's birthday.
3. I usually visit my grandparents.
4. I am making a plan to visit Da Nang city.