PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Presente continuo: -ing.
Para formar el presente continuo utilizaremos junto al sujeto su forma correspondiente del verbo ‘be’ y después el verbo principal en gerundio, esto es, acabado en ‘–ing’. El presente continuo se construye con el verbo “to be” . ORACIÓN AFIRMATIVA Noun + verb to 'be' + verb -ing + complement. Pronoun + verb to 'be' + verb -ing + complement.
e.g. I am writing a book. We are writing a book. You are writing a book. You are writing a book. He/ She / It is writing a book. They are writing a book.
Presente continuo: -ing.
ORACIÓN NEGATIVA Noun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement. Pronoun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement.
e.g. (CONTRACTION: VERB TO BE + NOT) I am not writing a book. We aren't writing a book. You aren't writing a book. You aren't writing a book. He/ She / It isn't writing a book. They aren't writing a book.
e.g. (CONTRACTION: PRONOUN + NOT) I'm not writing a book. We're not writing a book. You're not writing a book. You're not writing a book. He's not writing a book. / She's not .../ It's not... They're not writing a book.
Presente continuo: -ing.
ORACIÓN INTERROGATIVA Noun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement. Pronoun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement.
e.g. Am I writing a book ? Yes, you are. / No, you aren't. - Yes, I am. No, I'm not. Are you writing a book ? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. Is she/he/it writing a book ? Yes, he/she/it is. - No, he/she/it isn't. Are we writing a book ? Yes, we are. / No, we aren't. Are you writing a book ? Yes, we are. / No, we aren't Are they writing a book ? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't
REGLAS DEL GERUNDIO: -ING
Al añadir ‘-ing’ a ciertos verbos se producen algunos cambios ortográficos.
- Los verbos acabados en consonante + ‘e’ pierden esta vocal al añadir ‘ing’.
e.g. leave – leaving / live – living / ride - riding
- Los verbos de una sola sílaba acabados en consonante + vocal + consonant duplican la consonante final.
e.g. stop – stopping / run - running / cut - cutting
- Aquellos verbos de 2 ó 3 sílabas acabados en consonante + vocal + consonante, duplican la consonante final si el acento recae en la última sílaba.
e.g. refer – referring / occur – ocurring / begin - beginning
- Los verbos acabados en vocal + ‘l’ duplican la ‘l’ final delante de ‘ –ing’.
e.g. travel – travelling / control - controlling / cancel - cancelling
REGLAS DEL GERUNDIO: -ING
- Si el verbo termina en -y o -w no doblamos la consonante, puesto que en la fonética inglesa la y y la w se consideran semivocales.
e.g. buy – buying / play – playing / draw - drawing
- Si el acento no recae sobre la última sílaba, no doblamos la consonante.
e.g. listen – listening / open - opening / remember - remembering
- Si el verbo termina en -ie, hay que eliminar la ie y añadir -ying
e.g. die – dying / tie – tying / lie - lying
TRANSLATION 1. DIE: morir 2. TIE: amarrar, atar. 3. LIE: mentir
REGLAS DE USO DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO
- Para expresar acciones que suceden en el momento de hablar.
e.g. She's speaking on the phone.
- Acciones que están ocurriendo, no necesariamente en el momento de hablar, pero que están en transcurso.
e.g. I'm studying English this year.
- Planes futuros que han sido confirmados.
e.g. I'm visiting you this evening.
STATES VERBS
Hay algunos verbos que no se utilizan en presente continuo. like - love - hate - know - want e.g. I'm knowing a really nice café near here. (INCORRECT) I know a really nice café near here. (CORRECT)
A diferencia del presente simple:
Con el presente continuo usamos expresiones como: this week - this month - this year / today / at the moment / this morning / today. DON'T FORGET: we use present continuous to describe an action now or around the time of speaking.e.g. Luca is wearin a blue suit today.
Luca is wearing a blue suit today.
DON'T FORGET: we use present simple to talk about facts and routines.e.g. The company gives workers a good salary. (fact) Luca always wears a suit to work. (routine)
NOW
Luca always wears a suit to work.
EXERCISE 1: Fill in the present progressive. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. I'm busy now because I ______ the house. (clean) 2. ______ they ______ lunch? (prepare) 3. The girls ______ an email to their friend. (write) 4. Her friends ______ in the park. (not play) 5. They ______ his birthday. (celebrate) 6. Do you have time to talk? Sorry, but I ______.(study) 7. Peter ______ his best friend. (phone) 8. He ______ a green baseball cap. (wear) 9. They ______for the key. (look) 10. Hurry! The bus ______ (come) 11. He ______ his teeth. (clean) 12. Why ______you ______? (laugh) 13. Please listen to me. I ______to you. (talk) 14. Frank and Mary ______at the party. (dance) 15. She ______her presents. (open)
EXERCISE 2: Make negative sentences in the present progressive tense.
1. My brothers ______ their bikes now. (clean) 2. Listen, Michelle ______ in the shower anymore. (sing) 3. I ______ the play for school right now. (read) 4. They ______ a great time at the party. (have) 5. Tim is his room, but he ______ for the test. (study) 6. Look, I ______ a cake for my brother's birthday. (bake) 7. My parents ______ for work now. (leave) 8. He ______ the flowers in the garden. (water) 9. Hurry up! The teacher ______ at us. (look) 10. I ______ on my iPad at the moment. (play)
EXERCISE 3: Complete the questions with the words in brackets. Use the present progressive.
1. ______ their favourite show? (the kids / watch)
2. ______ the lawn in his front yard? (Mr Jones / mow) 3. ______ us at the bus stop? (you / wait for)
EXERCISE 4: Complete the questions with the words in brackets. Use the present progressive.
4. ______ the new book? (Sandra / read)
5. ______ some milk? (the cats / drink) 6. ______ ? (your parents / still sleep) 7. ______ the beds right now? (Sam / make) 8. ______ for their exam? (the children / study)
9. ______ the garbage? (Carol / take out) 10. ______ shopping in the mall? (Susan and Anne / go)
EXERCISE 5: Write the -ing forms
1. work: __________ 7. study : __________ 13. dance: __________ 2. rain: __________ 8. fly: __________ 14. die: __________ 3. write: __________ 9. lie: __________ 15. have: __________ 4. live: __________ 10. go: __________ 16. cut: __________ 5. run: __________ 11. tie: __________ 17 swim: __________ 6. sit: __________ 12 do: __________ 18. forget: __________
EXERCISE 6: Fill in the present simple or the present progressive.
1. Mr Cooper always ________ a pound of sugar. (buy) 2. The shop assistant ________ the door now. (close) 3. Kevin and Alan never ________ away glass bottles. (throw) 4. Look! Freddy ________ two baskets. (carry) 5. Now Mrs Caveman ________out of the window. (look) 6. Mrs Bingham ________shopping every Saturday. (go) 7. I ________the money at the moment. (count) 8. Mr Root always ________ a box of eggs before buying them. (open) 9. Mum often ________ her change. (forget) 10. Listen! The manager ________ to a customer. (talk) 11. My friends often ________ to the computer shop. (go) 12. We always ________ our things in a basket. (put) 13. My cat never ________ in my room. (sleep) 14. Michael can't play football. He ________ the guitar at the moment. (play) 15. Bill ________ his homework at the moment. (do)
EXERCISE 7: Write present continuous sentences using these ideas.
1. I / wear / my favourite shirt today. _______________________________ 2. you / stay / at a hotel in the city centre? _______________________________ 3. She / not work / this morning. _______________________________ 4. We / wait / four our train now. _______________________________ 5. Claudia and Martin / watch / TV? _______________________________ 6. I / not go / to my lessons at the moment. _______________________________ 7. They / not stay / here for long. _______________________________ 8. he / learn / a new language? _______________________________
EXERCISE 8: Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of these phrases.
*computer not work *stay at home today *talk to someone else *live with my parents *wait for her * rain outside browse the internet * wear a T-shirt
1. We can't go out because it _______________________. 2. it's hot today, so I _______________________. 3. He can't speak to you now because he _________________. 4. I'm bored, so I _______________________.
EXERCISE 8: Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of these phrases.
*computer not work *stay at home today *talk to someone else *live with my parents *wait for her * rain outside browse the internet * wear a T-shirt
5. She needs to leave now because her friend _________________. 6. I don't have a place to live at the moment, so I ______________. 7. Merrick doesn't feel well so he _________________. 8. Sammir can't work at home today because his ______________.
EXERCISE 9: Complete the conversation with present simple or present continuous of the verb.
A: Hi! What (1) ___________ (do) here? B: Hi! I (2) ___________ (shop). A: That's nice. I (3) ___________ (go) to work! B: On a Saturday! Why? A: Oh, I always (4) ___________ (work) on Saturday! I usually start at 11 a.m. and I (5) ___________ (finish) at 3 p.m. B: Oh dear. Poor you! A: I know! So, did you buy some new clothes? B: Not clothes - I bought a new bag! Here, look ... (6) ___________ ( you/ like) it?
EXERCISE 9: Complete the conversation with present simple or present continuous of the verb.
A: Oh, I love it! (7) ___________ (you / go ) home now? B: No, I (8) ___________ (want) to buy more things!
EXERCISE 10: Match the questions (1-5) with the answers (a-e)
1. Do you normally wear a uniform? a. Sorry, not now. I'm making dinner. Maybe later. 2. I'm doing my homework. Can you help me? b. Two people from Japan. They're helping us with a new project. 3. Is it raining in your town today? c. Spain, but I'm studying in England for a year. 4. Who are you working this week? d. Yes, I do, but today I'm not working, so I can wear a T-shirt and 5. Where do you come from? jeans e. No, it isn't. It's nice and sunny.
EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions
1. What is the form of the main verb in the present continuous? 2. What auxiliary forms do we use? 3. What time expressions do we use with the preent continuous?
LOVE / LIKE + -ING FORM
- After the verbs "like" and "love", we use a noun or noun phrase.
e.g. a noun > books a noun > football * They love books. * Does he like football? a noun phrase > the same football teams * They don't like the same football teams.
- We use a verb after "like" or "love", we use the -ing form. The -ing form is a noun.
e.g. She likes swimming. The love playing computer games. I don't like dancing.
EXERCISE 12 (B).
EXERCISE 12 (A) - COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE -ING FORM OF THESE VERBS.
*go *listen * play *swim * watch
*come *do *listen * play *swim * watch *write
1. I love ___________ . It's great exercise! 2. He likes ___________ tennis. 3. She doesn't like ___________ to the gym. 4. They love ___________ to jazz music. 5. We don't like ___________ football on TV.
1. I don't like ___________ long emails. 2. She loves ___________ TV in the evenings. 3. He likes ___________ in the sea. 4. We love ___________ to music in the car. 5. Sandy and Nick always like ___________ to our house. 6. Marianne likes ___________ Taekwondo. 7. I love ___________ the piano.
EXERCISE 13- PRONUNTIATION
EXERCISE 14- LISTEN AND COMPLETE THIS TABLE
PRACTICE YOUR SPEAKING!
TRACK 39
100 % identical?
Identical twins have the same eyes and the same hair, but do they like doing the same things? What do they do in their free time? THE MULGRAY TWINS Morna and Helen Mulgray are seventy-seven years old. They love books and they write crime books together. They live in the same house and they like the same free-time activities. They like gardering , and at the weekend, they go walking together.
PRACTICE YOUR SPEAKING!
100 % identical?
THE KITT TWINS Camille and Kennerly Kitt are musicians and actors. They both play the same musical instrument, the harp. They do Taekwondo and they like swimming - together, of course.
THE PHELPS TWINS James and Oliver Phelps are actors and they are famous as the identical twins in the Harry Potter films. In their free time, they love playing golf and playing computer games. They like football but they don't like the same teams. Oliver is a fan of Aston Villa and James is a fan of Birminghan City.
100 % identical?
READING: (1) AFTER IT COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE TWINS
(2)
WORDBUILDING: VERB + NOUN COLLOCATIONS
- We use certain verbs with certain nouns and -ing forms. These are verb + noun collocations.
e.g. do yoga go camping play computer games play golf watch TV go cycling go running play football read magazine
EXERCISE 15- MATCH THE VERBS (1-8) WITH THE NOUNS (A-H) TO MAKE COLLOCATIONS
1. go a. computer games 2. play b. films 3. do c. friends 4. play d. the gym 5. watch e. swimming 6. play f. Taekwondo 7. go to g. a musical instrument 8. meet h. golf
EXERCISE 1
1 Match a verb with a noun and use them to complete these sentences.
*the article *chess *clients * a DVD*homework *the radio *shopping *time
*do *go *listen to *meet * play*play *read *spend *watch
1 I never _____ _____ at the weekend because the city centre is very crowded. 2 A lot of people don't _____ _____ because they think it's a boring game. But I think it's relaxing. 3 I want to _____ _____ because the news isn on the midday. 4 I normally _____ my school _____ during the week so I have lots of free time at the weekend. 5 _____ _____ in thid magazine. It's very interesting. 6 I often _____ _____ in a nice café when we want to discuss contracts. 7 How much _____ do you _____studying English a week?
EXERCISE 1
1 Match a verb with a noun and use them to complete these sentences.
*the article *chess *clients * a DVD*homework *the radio *shopping *time
*do *go *listen to *meet * play*play *read *spend *watch
8 I often _____ _____ with my children. It's more fun than a computer game.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Presente continuo: -ing.
Para formar el presente continuo utilizaremos junto al sujeto su forma correspondiente del verbo ‘be’ y después el verbo principal en gerundio, esto es, acabado en ‘–ing’. El presente continuo se construye con el verbo “to be” . ORACIÓN AFIRMATIVA Noun + verb to 'be' + verb -ing + complement. Pronoun + verb to 'be' + verb -ing + complement.
e.g. I am writing a book. We are writing a book. You are writing a book. You are writing a book. He/ She / It is writing a book. They are writing a book.
Presente continuo: -ing.
ORACIÓN NEGATIVA Noun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement. Pronoun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement.
e.g. (CONTRACTION: VERB TO BE + NOT) I am not writing a book. We aren't writing a book. You aren't writing a book. You aren't writing a book. He/ She / It isn't writing a book. They aren't writing a book.
e.g. (CONTRACTION: PRONOUN + NOT) I'm not writing a book. We're not writing a book. You're not writing a book. You're not writing a book. He's not writing a book. / She's not .../ It's not... They're not writing a book.
Presente continuo: -ing.
ORACIÓN INTERROGATIVA Noun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement. Pronoun + verb to 'be' + not + verb -ing + complement.
e.g. Am I writing a book ? Yes, you are. / No, you aren't. - Yes, I am. No, I'm not. Are you writing a book ? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. Is she/he/it writing a book ? Yes, he/she/it is. - No, he/she/it isn't. Are we writing a book ? Yes, we are. / No, we aren't. Are you writing a book ? Yes, we are. / No, we aren't Are they writing a book ? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't
REGLAS DEL GERUNDIO: -ING
Al añadir ‘-ing’ a ciertos verbos se producen algunos cambios ortográficos.
- Los verbos acabados en consonante + ‘e’ pierden esta vocal al añadir ‘ing’.
e.g. leave – leaving / live – living / ride - riding- Los verbos de una sola sílaba acabados en consonante + vocal + consonant duplican la consonante final.
e.g. stop – stopping / run - running / cut - cutting- Aquellos verbos de 2 ó 3 sílabas acabados en consonante + vocal + consonante, duplican la consonante final si el acento recae en la última sílaba.
e.g. refer – referring / occur – ocurring / begin - beginning- Los verbos acabados en vocal + ‘l’ duplican la ‘l’ final delante de ‘ –ing’.
e.g. travel – travelling / control - controlling / cancel - cancellingREGLAS DEL GERUNDIO: -ING
- Si el verbo termina en -y o -w no doblamos la consonante, puesto que en la fonética inglesa la y y la w se consideran semivocales.
e.g. buy – buying / play – playing / draw - drawing- Si el acento no recae sobre la última sílaba, no doblamos la consonante.
e.g. listen – listening / open - opening / remember - remembering- Si el verbo termina en -ie, hay que eliminar la ie y añadir -ying
e.g. die – dying / tie – tying / lie - lyingTRANSLATION 1. DIE: morir 2. TIE: amarrar, atar. 3. LIE: mentir
REGLAS DE USO DEL PRESENTE CONTINUO
- Para expresar acciones que suceden en el momento de hablar.
e.g. She's speaking on the phone.- Acciones que están ocurriendo, no necesariamente en el momento de hablar, pero que están en transcurso.
e.g. I'm studying English this year.- Planes futuros que han sido confirmados.
e.g. I'm visiting you this evening.STATES VERBS
Hay algunos verbos que no se utilizan en presente continuo. like - love - hate - know - want e.g. I'm knowing a really nice café near here. (INCORRECT) I know a really nice café near here. (CORRECT)
A diferencia del presente simple:
Con el presente continuo usamos expresiones como: this week - this month - this year / today / at the moment / this morning / today. DON'T FORGET: we use present continuous to describe an action now or around the time of speaking.e.g. Luca is wearin a blue suit today.
Luca is wearing a blue suit today.
DON'T FORGET: we use present simple to talk about facts and routines.e.g. The company gives workers a good salary. (fact) Luca always wears a suit to work. (routine)
NOW
Luca always wears a suit to work.
EXERCISE 1: Fill in the present progressive. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. I'm busy now because I ______ the house. (clean) 2. ______ they ______ lunch? (prepare) 3. The girls ______ an email to their friend. (write) 4. Her friends ______ in the park. (not play) 5. They ______ his birthday. (celebrate) 6. Do you have time to talk? Sorry, but I ______.(study) 7. Peter ______ his best friend. (phone) 8. He ______ a green baseball cap. (wear) 9. They ______for the key. (look) 10. Hurry! The bus ______ (come) 11. He ______ his teeth. (clean) 12. Why ______you ______? (laugh) 13. Please listen to me. I ______to you. (talk) 14. Frank and Mary ______at the party. (dance) 15. She ______her presents. (open)
EXERCISE 2: Make negative sentences in the present progressive tense.
1. My brothers ______ their bikes now. (clean) 2. Listen, Michelle ______ in the shower anymore. (sing) 3. I ______ the play for school right now. (read) 4. They ______ a great time at the party. (have) 5. Tim is his room, but he ______ for the test. (study) 6. Look, I ______ a cake for my brother's birthday. (bake) 7. My parents ______ for work now. (leave) 8. He ______ the flowers in the garden. (water) 9. Hurry up! The teacher ______ at us. (look) 10. I ______ on my iPad at the moment. (play)
EXERCISE 3: Complete the questions with the words in brackets. Use the present progressive.
1. ______ their favourite show? (the kids / watch) 2. ______ the lawn in his front yard? (Mr Jones / mow) 3. ______ us at the bus stop? (you / wait for)
EXERCISE 4: Complete the questions with the words in brackets. Use the present progressive.
4. ______ the new book? (Sandra / read) 5. ______ some milk? (the cats / drink) 6. ______ ? (your parents / still sleep) 7. ______ the beds right now? (Sam / make) 8. ______ for their exam? (the children / study) 9. ______ the garbage? (Carol / take out) 10. ______ shopping in the mall? (Susan and Anne / go)
EXERCISE 5: Write the -ing forms
1. work: __________ 7. study : __________ 13. dance: __________ 2. rain: __________ 8. fly: __________ 14. die: __________ 3. write: __________ 9. lie: __________ 15. have: __________ 4. live: __________ 10. go: __________ 16. cut: __________ 5. run: __________ 11. tie: __________ 17 swim: __________ 6. sit: __________ 12 do: __________ 18. forget: __________
EXERCISE 6: Fill in the present simple or the present progressive.
1. Mr Cooper always ________ a pound of sugar. (buy) 2. The shop assistant ________ the door now. (close) 3. Kevin and Alan never ________ away glass bottles. (throw) 4. Look! Freddy ________ two baskets. (carry) 5. Now Mrs Caveman ________out of the window. (look) 6. Mrs Bingham ________shopping every Saturday. (go) 7. I ________the money at the moment. (count) 8. Mr Root always ________ a box of eggs before buying them. (open) 9. Mum often ________ her change. (forget) 10. Listen! The manager ________ to a customer. (talk) 11. My friends often ________ to the computer shop. (go) 12. We always ________ our things in a basket. (put) 13. My cat never ________ in my room. (sleep) 14. Michael can't play football. He ________ the guitar at the moment. (play) 15. Bill ________ his homework at the moment. (do)
EXERCISE 7: Write present continuous sentences using these ideas.
1. I / wear / my favourite shirt today. _______________________________ 2. you / stay / at a hotel in the city centre? _______________________________ 3. She / not work / this morning. _______________________________ 4. We / wait / four our train now. _______________________________ 5. Claudia and Martin / watch / TV? _______________________________ 6. I / not go / to my lessons at the moment. _______________________________ 7. They / not stay / here for long. _______________________________ 8. he / learn / a new language? _______________________________
EXERCISE 8: Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of these phrases.
*computer not work *stay at home today *talk to someone else *live with my parents *wait for her * rain outside browse the internet * wear a T-shirt
1. We can't go out because it _______________________. 2. it's hot today, so I _______________________. 3. He can't speak to you now because he _________________. 4. I'm bored, so I _______________________.
EXERCISE 8: Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of these phrases.
*computer not work *stay at home today *talk to someone else *live with my parents *wait for her * rain outside browse the internet * wear a T-shirt
5. She needs to leave now because her friend _________________. 6. I don't have a place to live at the moment, so I ______________. 7. Merrick doesn't feel well so he _________________. 8. Sammir can't work at home today because his ______________.
EXERCISE 9: Complete the conversation with present simple or present continuous of the verb.
A: Hi! What (1) ___________ (do) here? B: Hi! I (2) ___________ (shop). A: That's nice. I (3) ___________ (go) to work! B: On a Saturday! Why? A: Oh, I always (4) ___________ (work) on Saturday! I usually start at 11 a.m. and I (5) ___________ (finish) at 3 p.m. B: Oh dear. Poor you! A: I know! So, did you buy some new clothes? B: Not clothes - I bought a new bag! Here, look ... (6) ___________ ( you/ like) it?
EXERCISE 9: Complete the conversation with present simple or present continuous of the verb.
A: Oh, I love it! (7) ___________ (you / go ) home now? B: No, I (8) ___________ (want) to buy more things!
EXERCISE 10: Match the questions (1-5) with the answers (a-e)
1. Do you normally wear a uniform? a. Sorry, not now. I'm making dinner. Maybe later. 2. I'm doing my homework. Can you help me? b. Two people from Japan. They're helping us with a new project. 3. Is it raining in your town today? c. Spain, but I'm studying in England for a year. 4. Who are you working this week? d. Yes, I do, but today I'm not working, so I can wear a T-shirt and 5. Where do you come from? jeans e. No, it isn't. It's nice and sunny.
EXERCISE 11: Answer the questions
1. What is the form of the main verb in the present continuous? 2. What auxiliary forms do we use? 3. What time expressions do we use with the preent continuous?
LOVE / LIKE + -ING FORM
- After the verbs "like" and "love", we use a noun or noun phrase.
e.g. a noun > books a noun > football * They love books. * Does he like football? a noun phrase > the same football teams * They don't like the same football teams.- We use a verb after "like" or "love", we use the -ing form. The -ing form is a noun.
e.g. She likes swimming. The love playing computer games. I don't like dancing.EXERCISE 12 (B).
EXERCISE 12 (A) - COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE -ING FORM OF THESE VERBS.
*go *listen * play *swim * watch
*come *do *listen * play *swim * watch *write
1. I love ___________ . It's great exercise! 2. He likes ___________ tennis. 3. She doesn't like ___________ to the gym. 4. They love ___________ to jazz music. 5. We don't like ___________ football on TV.
1. I don't like ___________ long emails. 2. She loves ___________ TV in the evenings. 3. He likes ___________ in the sea. 4. We love ___________ to music in the car. 5. Sandy and Nick always like ___________ to our house. 6. Marianne likes ___________ Taekwondo. 7. I love ___________ the piano.
EXERCISE 13- PRONUNTIATION
EXERCISE 14- LISTEN AND COMPLETE THIS TABLE
PRACTICE YOUR SPEAKING!
TRACK 39
100 % identical?
Identical twins have the same eyes and the same hair, but do they like doing the same things? What do they do in their free time? THE MULGRAY TWINS Morna and Helen Mulgray are seventy-seven years old. They love books and they write crime books together. They live in the same house and they like the same free-time activities. They like gardering , and at the weekend, they go walking together.
PRACTICE YOUR SPEAKING!
100 % identical?
THE KITT TWINS Camille and Kennerly Kitt are musicians and actors. They both play the same musical instrument, the harp. They do Taekwondo and they like swimming - together, of course.
THE PHELPS TWINS James and Oliver Phelps are actors and they are famous as the identical twins in the Harry Potter films. In their free time, they love playing golf and playing computer games. They like football but they don't like the same teams. Oliver is a fan of Aston Villa and James is a fan of Birminghan City.
100 % identical?
READING: (1) AFTER IT COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE TWINS
(2)
WORDBUILDING: VERB + NOUN COLLOCATIONS
- We use certain verbs with certain nouns and -ing forms. These are verb + noun collocations.
e.g. do yoga go camping play computer games play golf watch TV go cycling go running play football read magazineEXERCISE 15- MATCH THE VERBS (1-8) WITH THE NOUNS (A-H) TO MAKE COLLOCATIONS
1. go a. computer games 2. play b. films 3. do c. friends 4. play d. the gym 5. watch e. swimming 6. play f. Taekwondo 7. go to g. a musical instrument 8. meet h. golf
EXERCISE 1
1 Match a verb with a noun and use them to complete these sentences.
*the article *chess *clients * a DVD*homework *the radio *shopping *time
*do *go *listen to *meet * play*play *read *spend *watch
1 I never _____ _____ at the weekend because the city centre is very crowded. 2 A lot of people don't _____ _____ because they think it's a boring game. But I think it's relaxing. 3 I want to _____ _____ because the news isn on the midday. 4 I normally _____ my school _____ during the week so I have lots of free time at the weekend. 5 _____ _____ in thid magazine. It's very interesting. 6 I often _____ _____ in a nice café when we want to discuss contracts. 7 How much _____ do you _____studying English a week?
EXERCISE 1
1 Match a verb with a noun and use them to complete these sentences.
*the article *chess *clients * a DVD*homework *the radio *shopping *time
*do *go *listen to *meet * play*play *read *spend *watch
8 I often _____ _____ with my children. It's more fun than a computer game.