Man wins record amount on football pools
I wonder what he’s going to do with it. We don’t know how much he won.
a) Round-the-world yachtsman returns home
I wonder I’d like to know
b) The Pope resigns!
I wonder I can’t imagine
c) Oldest man in the world celebrates birthday
We don’t know I wonder
d) Bank robber escapes from prison
Nobody knows I wonder
e) Teachers promised pay rise by government
I wonder I’d like to know
Ex. 12. Complete the following text with the present simple or the present continuous:
Ex. 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous:
Ex. 14.Translate into English using the present simple or the present continuous tense-form:
1) Николай – мой двоюродный брат. Он учится в университете. Мы с ним дружим. Он очень умный и начитанный. Я восхищаюсь его эрудицией. 2) Я не пойму, почему она всегда говорит так громко. 3) Он часто обманывает друзей и не выполняет обещаний. С ним трудно иметь дело. 4) Он вечно берёт деньги взаймы. 5) Я хочу научиться вязать. Мне нравятся вязанные вещи. 6) Я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду. 7) На кого ты похож, на отца или на мать? 8) Что она играет? – По-моему, это Моцарт. 9) Моя подруга уделяет много внимания своей внешности. 10) На следующей неделе мы переезжаем в новую квартиру. Она гораздо больше нашей прежней квартиры. 11) Ты живёшь в общежитии или снимаешь комнату? 12) По субботам мы всегда убираем квартиру, мoем полы, пылесосим, вытираем пыль. 13) Я ленюсь рано вставать, но мне приходится это делать. Наши занятия обычно начинаются в 8 часов. 14) Она сейчас учится водить автомобиль. Через 3 месяца она получит водительские права. 15) Вегетарианцы – это люди, которые не едят мясо. 16) Становится холодно. Пора надевать теплое пальто и сапоги. 17) Брауны в хороших отношениях со всеми соседями. 18) Чем ты занимаешься? – Я пишу сочинение. Мы обычно пишем сочинение раз в месяц. 19) Оля очень скромная и не любит быть в центре внимания. 20) В воскресенье я встречаюсь с одноклассниками. Мы идём в театр. 21) Чем занимается твоя старшая сестра? – Она бухгалтер в одной крупной фирме. 22) Сейчас Нина живёт у своей сестры, но она собирается переехать в общежитие. 23) Мы хотим сделать ремонт до того, как наступит зима. 24) Он вечно строит планы, которые не может осуществить. 25) Наш поезд отправляется в 10 часов вечера. 26) Дети всё ещё спят? Уже пора вставать. 27) Они едва сводят концы с концами. 28) Они позволяют ребёнку делать всё, что он хочет.
Mini Test. SIMPLE PRESENT, PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Put the verbs into groups to show how the -ing form is spelt. The groups will not be the same.
| employ free love widen argue rebel despair invade | forget plant refuse rub chatter reply stay consider | fail stare admit worry refer swim |
2. Choose the right tense.
1. Water boils/is boiling at 100°C.
2. When do you get/are you getting up?
3. We have/are having English classes every day?
4. ‘Do you wear/are you wearing a new hat?’ − ‘Yes, do you like/are you liking it?’
5. Look! She comes/is coming.
6. ‘Where is Paul?’ − ‘He plays/is playing football with Derek’.
7. ‘Where is mum?’ − ‘She is in the bathroom. She does/is doing the laundry’.
8. ‘I go/am going to visit Laura tonight. She leaves/is leaving to New York in the morning’. – ‘When does she come/is she coming back?’
9. We spend/are spending holidays in Spain.
10. Ann usually goes/is going to school by bus, but today her mum drives/is driving her.
3. State or action? Choose the right variant.
| 1. I see / am seeing Becky on Monday. 2. She weighs/is weighing 100 kilos. She eats too much. 3. Don’t disturb me. I listen/am listening to music. 4. You look/are looking great. 5. I think/am thinking he can drive a car. | 6. Laura has/is having two cars. 7. I come/is coming from Spain. 8. She tastes/is tasting vanilla ice cream. It’s delicious. 9. He is/is being a very polite person. 10. Why do you smell/are you smelling these cakes? |
4. Change the words in brackets.
There is a traffic jam in the street. Most of the people 1) … (try) to get to work. They all 2) ... (work) in the city but few of them 3) ... (live) there. They 4) ... (feel) very angry and frustrated at the moment because the traffic 5) … (hardly move). Traffic jams like this 6) … (happen) every day. The problem 7) … (get) worse all the time.
5. Tick the correct sentence.
1. a) Donald walks along Bank Road every day and crosses it on his way to school. –
b) Donald is walking along Bank Road every day and crossing it on his way to school.
2. a) Professor Brown believes that most of our cities die. –
b) Professor Brown believes that most of our cities are dying.
3. a) He often suffers from headaches. – b) He is often suffering from headaches.
4. a) ‘Where are you going?’, Lorna asked. – b) ‘Where do you go?’, Lorna asked.
5. a) I am not wanting to eat. – b) I do not want to eat. I am not hungry.
6. a) She is wearing a pink dress. – b) She wears a pink dress.
7. a) He is buying a new car every year. – b) He buys a new car every year.
8. a) The dress belongs to my sister. – b) The dress is belonging to my sister.
9. a) ‘I’m still having breakfast’, she says. – b) ‘I still have breakfast’, she says.
10. a) Are you always getting up so late? – b) Do you always get up so late?
6. Complete the spaces with suitable grammar forms.
Linda: Hello, Bet.
Bet: Linda, hi! How 1) .... you?
Linda: Not too bad.
Bet: What 2) ... you ... these days?
Linda: I 3) ... with a parachute team.
Bet: A parachute team?
Linda: Yes, it’s really fantastic. Would you like to come along this weekend? You could learn how to jump.
Bet: I can’t, I’m afraid. I have to train for next month’s race.
Linda: But you 4) ... every day. This is special.
Bet: I 5) ... , Linda. I’m sure it is. But I 6) ... to win the marathon next month and that 7) ... I have to run ten miles every day.
Linda: Oh, please, 8) ... , Bet.
Bet: No, really, I can’t.
7. Correct the mistakes.
| 1. I’m busy at the moment. I talk over the phone. 2. I’m not knowing where he is. 3. I look at the pictures at the moment. 4. What do you read, Freddy? I don’t read. I write. 5. They are picking the apples in September. | 6. Tom is looking well. 7. They have dinner now. 8. The train is arriving at 7.30. 9. He is drinking coffee in the morning. |
8. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use each verb twice.
| appear, expect, fit, have, measure, think |
1) A: I hope you like the jumper. I didn’t know your size. – B: It’s lovely and it … me perfectly.
2) The kitchen … about 3 metres wide and 12 metres long.
3) I … the window for some new curtains.
4) We … books to be returned to the library on time.
5) You must know Marie. She … red hair and green eyes.
6) It’s sunny and warm here, and we … a great holiday.
7) The builders … a new shower today so we can’t use the bathroom.
8) Judging by your reaction you … to have heard the news already.
9) A: What’s Carolina going to do at university? – B: She … of doing medicine.
10) Has the post come yet? I … a very important letter.
9. Complete the text about this American festival using a preposition or the present simple of the verbs in brackets.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (1) is a festival which (2) … (take place) in the United States and Canada. The festival (3) … (give) thanks for the harvest and (4) … (celebrate) the first harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers (5) … 1621. In the United States, Thanksgiving (6) … (be) (7) … the autumn (8) … the last Thursday (9) … November, but in Canada it (10) … (11) October.
Thanksgiving (12) … (be) a big family holiday, when families (13) … (come) together and (14) … (have) a special meal. Some people (15) … (travel) hundreds of miles to be with their families. (16) … Thanksgiving, people (17) … (not have) lunch; they (18) … (have) a big dinner (19) … the evening or … (20) night. They (21) … (eat) very traditional food. Everyone (22) … (eat) turkey and there (23) … (be) vegetables like potatoes and sweet potatoes. The traditional dessert (24) … (be) pumpkin pie. Some families (25) … (play) games together, like football or baseball, but others just (26) … (talk). (27) … the weekend a lot of people (28) … (go) to football matches or (29) … (watch) football on TV. They (30) … (not have) another dinner – they (31) … (eat) popcorn and (32) … (drink) beer!