- •I. Listening and reading
- •II. Vocabulary
- •III. Comprehension check
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •IV. Grammar: The Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее продолженное время)
- •1. Употребление present continuous
- •2. Образование present continuous Глагол в Present Continuous имеет следующие формы
- •Имеются глаголы, которые не употребляются в Continuous:
- •Exercises
- •1. Put the verbs in the brackets into present continuous.
- •2. What's happening at the moment? Write true sentences.
- •8. Put the verbs in the brackets into present continuous.
Exercises
1. Put the verbs in the brackets into present continuous.
Не (sit) at the desk. Не is sitting at the desk___________________________
They(play) football._______________________________________________
She (eat) dinner.__________________________________________________
You(read) a book._________________________________________________
The dog (sleep)._________________________________________________
Ann (swim)._____________________________________________________
I (watch) TV.____________________________________________________
Tony (write) a letter._______________________________________________
The birds (sing).__________________________________________________
Mum (make) a cake.______________________________________________
2. What's happening at the moment? Write true sentences.
(I / wash / my hair) I'm not washing my hair
(it/snow)……….It is snowing
(I / sit / on a chair)
(I/eat)
(it / rain)
(I / learn / English)
(I / listen / to the radio)
(the sun / shine)
(I / wear/ shoes)
(I / smoke / a cigarette)
(I / read / a newspaper)
3. Look at the picture, then in pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the examples.
(Jim / wash his car)
Уч. A: is Jim washing his car?
Уч. В: Yes, he is.
(Tom / read a newspaper)
Уч. A: is Tom reading a newspaper?
Уч. В: No, he isn't. He's painting the gate.
(Ann / cut the grass)
(the children / knit)
(dogs / chase a cat)
(postman / deliver letters)
(grandmother / stand by the gate)
(grandfather / write a letter)
4. Look at the pictures. Then, fill in the gaps with the correct verbs in present continuous.
Look at that kangaroo! It…is carrying…its baby.
Henry……………………..the car at the moment.
Look at Helen! She……………her dog for a walk.
John is late for work. He……….to catch the bus.
Be quiet! Dad…………..
Susan is in her bedroom. She…………her suitcase.
Mary is in the kitchen. She………………….a cake.
The children aren't in the house. They…………..in the garden.
She is busy. She…………..…….a letter.
5. In pairs, ask and answer questions as in the example.
answer the phone / have a bath
Уч. A: ...Can you answer the phone?...................
Уч. В: ...No, I'm sorry. I'm having a bath..........
open the door / wash the dishes
help in the garden / do my homework
come to the phone / have a lesson
tidy your room / write a letter
help me with these bags / have a shower
6. Use present continuous to make sentencesabout the picture, using the words in brackets.
(a dog / run / across the road)
(a taxi / stop / at the traffic lights)
(some customers / look / at some jewellery)
(the policeman / arrest / a thief)
(a bank clerk / give / some money to the nurse)
(a young woman / send / an email)
(the baby / throw / his bottle on the ground)
(some passengers / stand / in the bus)
(the newspaper vendor / sell / a magazine)
(a businessman / do / a deal on his mobile phone)
7. Look at the picture. Now look at the replies below and write the questions to match them, using the words in brackets. You may need to use how many, where, what, or who.
questions |
replies |
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'Six.'
'Two.' 'Three.' 'Chicago.' 'New York.' 'The man.' 'Yes, they are.' 'The boy.' 'The boy's mother.' 'Yes, she is.' 'The ticket inspector.' |