Grammar I Present Continuous

Look at the picture and TV screens. Answer the questions. 1 Where are the people in the picture? 2 Where are the people on the TV screens? 3 Do you like this type of programme?

3 a Look at these sentences and the ones from Ex. 2b. Complete the Active grammar box. She isn't shouting. Are they talking? Yes, they are. Is she resting?No, she isn't.

a BEB Listen. Write the number of the screen. Adam and Rosa □ Cara □ Erica П Gary П GregD Jason □

b Write the correct names. Then listen again to check.

1 _____ is cycling in the gym.

2 _____ are talking.

3 is digging in the

Garden.

4 is preparing dinner.

5 _____ is looking for

Something.

6 is crying.

Active grammar

I'm cycling.

He/She/It' _ digging.

You/We/The/, shouting.

I am.

is

No,

He/she/it

Yes,

We/you/they.

Am I cycling?

______ he/she/it

Digging?

______ you/we/they

Shouting?

I'm not.

He/she/it________.

I'm not cycling. He/She/It________ digging. You/We/They aren't shouting.

We/you/they aren't.

8.2

Complete the rules.

We use the Present Continuous when we talk about activities that:

a) happened yesterday/in the past.

b) are happening now.

c) happen every day.

To form the Present Continuous we use the verb + the -ing form of the main verb.

Look at Ex. 2b. Write the -ing forms.

look -> looking talk ->__________ cry _________

ride -> riding cycle __________ prepare ->_______

plan -> planning dig ____________

See Reference page 83

4 a Write sentences about the people in the house. Greg/shout Greg is shouting.

1 Greg/not prepare breakfast Greg isn't...

2 Cara/not sleep

3 jason/dig up flowers

4 Erica/not jog

5 Erica/sing

6 Adam and Rosa/not write

b In pairs, describe a screen, but don't name the person. Your partner guesses the name.

Grammar I adverbs of manner

5 Look at the underlined words in the sentences in the Active grammar box. Complete the rule.

7 Complete the sentences with these adverbs.

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1 You need to eat___

2 I couldn't hear him because he spoke very

3 To get a job as a holiday rep. you need to speak English.

4 Maria's singing_______. Is she having a good

Day?

5 Write your essays________ -1 don't want to see

Any mistakes.

Pronunciation 8

a GO Listen to the sentences. Underline the strong syllables. Then listen again and repeat. She's cycling fast.

1 They're talking quietly.

2 He's looking very carefully.

3 You're speaking loudly.

4 We're living healthily.

b Play a mime game. One student mimes an

Activity from the box at the bottom of the page.

The other students guess the activity.

A: Are you digging?

B: Yes, I am.

A: You're digging fast.

carefully happily healthily quietly well

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to keep fit.