Present Simple Vs Present Continuous

Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Grammar Present simple vs Present continuous

1 Choose the correct alternative.

→ I often go/am going shopping at the weekend.

1 We study/are studying hard for the test tomorrow.

2 I don’t do/am not doing very much right now, so I can help you.

3 Why do you watch/are you watching this film? You’ve already seen it!

4 Julia plays/is playing basketball three times a week.

5 Marco studies/is studying Chemistry in the library at the moment.

6 I have to go now, it gets/is getting late.

7 No, Sean and Roberta don’t live/are not living near Sara.

8 Do you use/Are you using that pen or can I borrow it for a minute?

Dynamic and stative verbs 2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Two of the verbs must be in the Present continuous because they are used in a dynamic way. Kelly Hi, how are you? Gemma → I'm feeling (feel) great right now. Mr Johnson’s not here, so there’s no Maths test!

Kelly Lucky you! Hey, that new girl 1 __ (seem) really nice. What’s her name?

Gemma Sonia. She 2 __ (have) real problems remembering everyone’s name today.

Kelly Poor thing, it’s only her second day. 3 __ (you/know) anything about her?

Gemma Well I know she 4 __ (have) a sister in year three. Oh, yes, and

she 5 __ (live) near you, actually. She 6 __ (think) of joining the volleyball team, so maybe you’ll get to know her soon.

Kelly Great. She 7 __ (be) really tall. I hope she decides to join us.

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1 Oxford is __ (small) than Manchester.

2 I’m so untidy. I’m the __ (organised) of all my friends.

3 Tim and Mark aren’t nearly __ (funny) as Isabel. She always makes me

laugh. She’s one of the __ (funny) people I know.

4 That’s the __ (bad) film I’ve ever seen and I saw it at the __ (expensive) cinema in town.

5 German is __ (difficult) than French, but not __ (difficult) as Chinese.

6 You never say anything. I think you’re the __ (shy) person in the class.

Modifiers 4 Complete the sentences using the modifier and a comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets. → Parma is a bit further (a bit/far) from Rome than Modena.

1 Bologna University is __ (a little/old) than Oxford University.

2 Jupiter is __ (by far/big) planet in our solar system.

3 American football is __ (a lot/popular) than soccer in the USA.

4 Alaska is __ (much/cold) than Hawaii.

5 The Po is __ (by far/long) river in Italy.

Present perfect with adverbs 5 Complete the sentences using the prompts in brackets. Pay attention to the position of the adverb. → Have you ever eaten a muffin? (eat a muffin/ever)

1 Pete’s car is so clean because he ______. (buy it/just) 2 She’s only 15, but she ______. (break the national record/already)

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3 We ______. (be to Sweden/never) 4 I ______. (not finish my lunch/yet) 5 ______? I haven’t. (you/see that movie/yet) 6 I’m so irritated! I’ve looked everywhere, but I ______. (not find my pen/still)

Vocabulary Talking about relationships 6 Underline the mistakes in the sentences. Then write out the corrections. There is one mistake in each sentence. → Paolo always sticks up from his best mate in class. Paolo always sticks up for his best mate in class. 1 No one went to talk to Gabby when she arrived. I think she felt left by. ______2 Can you rely to Chloe to be on time, or is she always late? ______3 I didn’t have time to get in know Mike. I really wanted to find out more about him. ______4 Dan and Laurie don’t get on for each other at all. They’re always arguing. ______5 I didn’t use to look up with my older brother, but now I admire him a lot. ______6 Liam and I like a lot of the same bands. We have a lot on common. ______7 Do you know why Adrian and Ollie fell up with each other? I thought they were really good friends. ______

Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 3 Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Talking about likes and dislikes 7 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Use between two and three words, including the word given. → Robin really hates walking. DETESTS Robin detests walking. 1 I really, really don’t like country music. STAND I ______country music. 2 Jason thinks TV crime series are really interesting. INTERESTED Jason ______TV crime series. 3 Lila spends all her free time skateboarding. MAD Lila ______skateboarding. 4 Ben likes phone covers so he collects them. ADORES Ben ______phone covers. 5 They both go to football matches when they can. KEEN They are both ______football.

Word families 8 Choose the correct alternative. → Do you think this jacket suits/suitably me? 1 Tom appearance/appears outgoing, but he’s actually quite shy. 2 She thinks Ralph is more attractive/attractively than Alek. 3 I didn’t notice/noticeable what Maya was wearing. 4 My sister only likes restaurants where there’s a lot of choose/choice. 5 Ellie’s explanation/explain about the geometry homework was really useful. 6 Kate can never admittance/admit she’s wrong. It’s really annoying.

Venture into First © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE AND EDITABLE 4 Name: ______Unit 1 RecuperoClass: ______Date: ______Negative prefixes 9 Make negative adjectives from the words below. Then write them in the table.

possible regular organised un- dis- im-

disorganised impossible

il- ir- in- irregular

Now complete the sentences with the best adjective from the table. → Someone who tells lies is dishonest.

1 If the police arrest you, it’s because you’ve done something __ .

2 A person who doesn’t like to be with other people is __ .

3 People who aren’t very confident in themselves are __ .

4 A wrong answer is an answer __ .

5 Something that tastes horrible is __ .

6 Someone who doesn’t like waiting in a queue is __ .