.. Make your mark! Vocabulary Grammar Time twins Present simple 1 Match 1-6 and a-f to form sentences. 3 CI) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct 1 Henry is studying form of the present simple. 2 My brother and I often look 1 Mark 10vC's (love) football but he (not play) every day. 3 I need to find 2 We (use) English when we ___ 4 My sister is a nurse, (write) emails. S I wonder 3 I (not have) any brothers or sisters, but 6 Paula works in a nursery my friend (have) two sisters. a because she loves children. 4 Sam (not go out) very often, but 1__ b out when Picasso was born for my art project. (go out) every weekend. David usually __ (watch) sports on c she works in a hospital. S Saturdays but I (watch) sports every day. d after our little sister. 6 Maria and Mark sometimes (arrive) at e for his exams. school late because they (live) far away. f what my friends are doing now. 4 CI) Use the verbs in brackets to complete the 2 Complete the text with the words below. sentences. There are some short answers. private doing do crazy divorced A: Where do you I,ve ? (live) twins./ similar interests personalities B: I in Canada. 2 A: When _ Pat _ to school? (go) ----------------------~' ~~~ B: She at 8 a.m. 3 A: _ Greta and Tim _ coffee? (like) B: Yes, they _ . Hi, I'm Katy! I'm seventeen years old and I've got 4 A: _ Marek _ in a shop? (work) one brother - he's seventeen too. We're lfJ,v(0.5. B: No,he_. We're both tall with blond hair, so physically we're S A: What time _ Fay _ home? (get) . Our 3 are very different - I like ---- B: She _ home at 11 p.m. music and art and my brother, Alex, is 4 __-- Grammar Plus: Present simple: word order about sport! Our 5 are very different too with time expressions _ Alex is very sociable, but I'm quiet. We live with our mother because our parents are 6 ___ 5 (**) Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. This year I'm 7 __ my A-levels at school. We go to a 8 school and we work very hard. After goes out/Sheena/ always/Saturdays/on S hC'C'f/)t?> t?>lwt?> VJ s 90C' S Ol/l~ Of/) St?>rv1Y'dt?> VJ s, school I want to 9 a course at university. 2 don't/we/always/ at home/have dinner 3 play the guitar/Francis/does/often -----------------? 4 I/have lunch/never/at school S go running/every day/they/do ------- - - - ---- --- ? 6 don't/usually/we/drink tea/in the morning 2 Present continuous Grammar reference 6 CD Look at the picture. Use the verbs in Present simple brackets to complete the sentences about what Form the teenagers are doing. I/We/YoulThey live + He/She/It lives in Glasgow. - I/We/YoulThey do not (don't) liye He/She/It does not (doesn't) live Do I/we/you/they,. ? in Glasgow? Does he/she/it Ive Yes, I/we/you/they do. Short No, //we/you/they do not (don't). answers Yes, he/she/it does. No, he/she/it does not (doesn't). Wh- questions Where do I/we/you/they live? When does he/she/it eat? Time expressions sometimes, often, usually, never, every day/week/morning, a lot, always Word order with time expressions Time expressions can go at the beginning or end of sentences. However, in present simple sentences the Tom and Frank V.re bl/lt;z t09 (buy) cinema time expression usually goes before the main verb in a tickets. sentence: 2 Lisa (look) at shoes. I usually gQ swimming on Sundays 3 Rachel (eat) a salad. We don't usually have breakfast together. Does she usually catch the bus home? 4 Louise and Jane (not/eat) salad. They (drink) coffee. Present continuous S Brian (wait) for a friend. Form 6 George (go) to the gym. I am ('m) waiting 7 (**) Complete the questions and then answer + He/She/It is ('s) waiting them, using the picture in exercise 6. We/YoulThey are ('re) waiting for Tom. 1 ~ Tom and Frank ev. Tt0f} 5v.iv. d? (eat salad) I am not ('m not) waiting No, M ev; re 00t - He/She/It is not ('s not) waiting 2 What _ Tom and Frank __? (do) We/YoulThey are not ('re not) waiting AmI waiting ? Is he/she/it 3 Rachel _____ ? (look at shoes) for Tom? Are we/you/they Yes, I am. / No, I am ('m) not. 4 Who _____ ? (look in a shop window) Short Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/it is not (isn't). answers Yes, we/you/they are. / No, we/you/they are s Brian _____ ? (go to the cinema) not (aren't). 6 Where _ George __ ? (go) Time expressions at the moment; now, today, this week/summer/morning/ evening/afternoon 7 Louise and Jane _____ ? (eat pizza) 8 What Louise and Jane __ ? (do) 3 Vocabulary Grammar Social life Present simple and present continuous 1 Match a verb from column A with a noun from 3 CI) Match the sentences 1-4 with the correct column B to make collocations. description a-d. A B 1 Kate is studying a lot this week. 1 goto~ a shopping 2 Alex plays computer games every day. 2 go b the beach 3 Mark doesn't live in England. 3 play c a party 4 I'm doing this exercise now. 4 meet d new people a present simple for regular activities 5 make e computer games b present simple for things that are generally 6 have f sport true 7 do g plans c present continuous for actions now d present continuous for actions in the present 2 Complete the paragraph with the verbs below. period go x3 play go to x2 do x2 stay 4 (**) Underline the correct form of the verbs. meet.l make have John l2.i.illWis playing every Monday. He plays/is playing an important match at the moment. 2 Jackie looks/is looking after her little sister every day, but she doesn't look/ isn't looking after her today because she's got exams. I have a very busy social life! I ,. meet my friends 3 Pete doesn't drink/isn't drinking coffee because nearly every day. We spend a lot of time to~ether! he doesn't like/isn't liking it. At the weekend, we usually 2 the cinema. 4 A: What do you read/are you reading? We all love films! After the film, we 3 • B: Dracula. Usually I don't read/ am not reading shopping and 4 plans for th.e evenlng. 6 horror stories, but it's good! Sometimes, we 5 a party or Justa --- video games. I often 7 sport or . 5 They go/are going to the cinema every week. 9 running in the holidays. 1 the sWimming Right now they watch/are watching a comedy • 10 pool a lot. Of course, I sometimes --- film. nothing but I 11 out more than I 5 (***) Complete the text with the present 12 in! simple or the present continuous form of the verbs below. get up.l meet study go make have learn speak watch know work My life I usua lly It}r'f VI p at eight o'clock on Saturdays. I ~ to drive at the moment a nd I .~ my driving lesson on Saturday mornings. After t hat, I usua lly ~ to the gym. I ) for my exams t his term , so on Saturday aft ernoon, I 6 • In t he evening, I ; _____ my friends. At t he moment, we K _ _ ___ pla ns for our next holiday- to Mex i co ~ I want to go because I Y Spanish a nd I It) a lot about Mexico. In fact , I II a TV programme about Mexico right n ow ~ 4 Question words Grammar reference 6 ~ Complete the questions with the words Present simple and present continuous below. Use of the present simple what where when which who why how what kind .I how much how many Use the present simple to talk about: • regular activities/habits in the present. A: Whc.f k/l-'1 d of music do you like? He plays football every Sunday morning. B: Ilike reggae. 2 A: __ are you doing now? • things that are always/generally true. My mother doesn't speak German. B: I'm doing my homework. 3 A: __ CDs have you got? Use of the present continuous B: About fifty CDs. Use the present continuous to tal k about: 4 A: __ do you live? B: In Poland. • actions at the moment of speaking. The sun is shining. (= now, as I speak) 5 A: __ are you looking in the dictionary? It isn't raining. (= at the moment) B: I want to check the spelling of a word. • actions in the present period but not at the moment 6 A: __ money have you got? of speaking. B: About ten euros. I'm reading a fantastic book. (= in the present period, 7 A: does the class start? but not as I speak) B: At nine o'clock. S A: __ is speaking? I can't see.