Ex. 19 Comment on the use of the Present Continuous and the Simple Present in the following sentences

8 _______________________________________________

7 _______________________________________________

6 _______________________________________________

5 _______________________________________________

Now write four sentences about your life at the moment using the present continuous.

4 _______________________________________________

3 _______________________________________________

2 _______________________________________________

1 _______________________________________________

That bottle _____ petrol.

I _____ his face, but not his name.

She _____ me and I _____ her.

I ______ how old is she.

I ______ a drink of water.

She says she _____ to see Fred.

His father ______ a chain of hotels.

I _______ you are right.

This book ________ to me.

Ex. 12. The following verbs are not normally used in the Present Continuous. Use these verbs to complete the sentences. More than one answer may be possible.

believe belong contain forget hate like love matter need own prefer realize remember suppose understand want

3. ____ you _____ this music?

7. I ______ you don’t _______me.

10. Money doesn’t ______ to me.

11. Beer? I _____ water.

Ex.13 Add –ing to the verbs in these sentences.

1. I’m ……….. …… of thirst. (die)

2. He is …………… abroad. (travel)

3. She …………… on her coat. (put)

4. Mother is ………. the beds. (make)

5. He is ……………. my bag. (carry)

6. Ann is ………… a letter. (write)

7. Sue is ……………the piano. (play)

8. He is ……………. his work tomorrow. (begin)

9. It isn’t ………… to you. (refer)

10. I think he ………very fast. (age)

Ex.14 Review of Spelling with –ing. Use the present continuous to complete the following sentences. Give the spelling of each present participle.

1. Today, social scientists (study) ………………….. the influence of American television in foreign countries.

2. Many believe that American television (cause) ………………….. cultural change.

3. Stations around the world (carry) ……………………. American programs, movies, and commercials.

4. Some people believe that American TV (create) ………………………. a world culture.

5. Through television, people everywhere (get) …………………… regular "lessons" in American culture and values.

6. Some countries (control) …………………… the number of American programs on local stations.

7. Others (begin) ……………………… to eliminate American shows entirely because they feel the shows (threaten) ……………………… their own culture.

8. Few countries (succeed) …………………….. in eliminating all shows, however.

Ex. 15. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Present Continuous: positive, negative, question or short answer.

a) A: Good evening.

(you/ enjoy) …………… yourselves?

B: Oh, yes! (we/have) …………. A fantastic time, thank you!

b) A: I’m sorry (I/drive) …………. Too fast for you?

B: Yes, ……….. (short answer). Can you slow down a bit?

c) A: What (you/do) …………….?

B: There’s a film on TV, but (I/not/ watch) ……………… it really.

d) A: What’s the problem?

B: I (look for) ……... my keys. (you/sit) ………… on them?

A: Oh, yes, here they are, sorry!

e) It’s Sunday, so Virginia (not/work) …………… today. She (spend) ………. some time at home for a change.

Ex.16 Be creative! Write four sentences about your life at the moment using the Present Simple.

What is the difference between when we use the Present Simple and when we use the Present Continuous?

Ex.17 Communicative activity: Answer the following in complete sentences using the present continuous tense.

1. What are three things that you are doing right now?

2. What are two things that you are not doing now?

3. What are two things that you are doing this quarter (semester)?

4. What are three things that you are not doing this quarter (semester)?

5. What are the three things your parents, relatives or friends are doing at the moment?

Ex.18 Translate the following sentences into English using the verbs Present Continuous.

1. Твої батьки сплять? — Ні, вони дивляться телевізор.

2. Що вона робить? — Вона спить.

3. Він обідає? — Ні, він розмовляє по телефону.

4. Подивись у вікно! Дощ іде.

5. Моя сестра приміряє нову сукню.

6. Що ви читаєте?

7. Він працює над своєю доповіддю.

8. Дідусь сидить у кріслі і слухає новини.

9. Послухай! Як гарно вона грає на роялі!

10. Куди вони ідуть? — Вони ідуть до школи.

11. Що вона вчить? — Вона вчить вірш.

12. В яку гру грають діти? — Вони грають у футбол.

13. Чому ти не несеш його сумку?

14. Моя сім'я сидить за столом.

15. Якою мовою вони зараз говорять? — Німецькою.

16. Зараз вони їдуть в поїзді.

17. Куди ви поспішаєте? — Я поспішаю на роботу.

18. Моя мама не готує обід зараз.

19. Що ти робиш? — Я ріжу овочі.

20. З ким ти розмовляєш? — Зі своїм братом.

1. “Normally you are very sensible, so why are you being so silly about this matter?”

2. Son, I am not going to send you any more money this month. You are spending far too much. You need to learn to be more careful.

3. We got an invitation in the mail from Ron and Maureen. They are having dinner party next Saturday evening.

4. You two are always assuming people are unhappy so that you can pity them.

5. Thanks for your invitation, but I am going to have dinner with my sister and her husband.

6. Opinion is changing in favour of stronger penalties for armed robbery.

7. The shops are getting ready for Christmas already. They are beginning to put up the decorations in Regent Street.

8. They haven’t got anywhere to live at the moment. They are living with friends until they find somewhere. 9. The world is changing. Things never stay the same.

10 I want to lose weight, so this week I am not eating lunch.

11. My grandmother is never satisfied. She is always complaining.

12. That car is useless! It’s always breaking down.

13. I apologize for what I said about you.

14. The new restaurant in Hill Street is very good. I recommend it.

Ex.20 1) Before reading the text answer the following questions:

What is your family like? Is it a typical family in your culture? Is the "typical" family changing? Do many people live alone? Do young couples live by themselves or with either person's parents? What about grandparents, aunts, uncles?

2) Read the text:

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