26 Read and analyze the sentences.

1. “Are you feeling OK?" - 'Yes, I'm fine, thank you.'

2. Is it raining?' - 'Yes, take an umbrella.'

3. Why are you wearing a coat? It's not cold.

4. 'What's Paul doing?' - 'He's reading the newspaper.'

5. 'What are the children doing?' -'They' re watching television.’

6. Look, there's Sally! Where's she going?

7. Who are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Sue?

8. Are you going now?^’ 'Yes, I am

9. 'Is Paul working today?" 'Yes, he is.’

10. 'Is it raining?' 'No, it isn't.’

11. 'Are your friends staying at a hotel?' 'No, they aren't. They're staying with me.'

27 Look around you. Are any of these things happening now?

1 Is the teacher talking?

2 Is he/she writing on the board?

3 Is the person next to you sleeping?

4 Is he/she listening to the teacher?

5 Are any students talking to each other?

6 Is it raining?

7 Is the sun shining?

8 Are you thinking about lunch?

9 Are you writing in your book?

10 Are all the students working hard?

28 Look at the pictures and complete the questions. Use one of these verbs.

cry eat go laugh look at read

29 Write questions from these words. Use is or are and put the words in order.

1. (working / Paul / today?) …Is Paul working today?...

2. (what / doing / the children?) …What are the children doing?...

3. (you / listening / to me?) ...

4. (where / going / your friends?)

5. (your parents / television / watching?)

6. (what / cooking / Ann?)

7. (why / you / looking / at me?)

8. (coming / the bus?)

30 Ask questions which match the answers as in the example.

1 Is mother cooking dinner?	No, mother isn’t cooking dinner now.
2 ______________________________	Yes, that man is cleaning the window.
3 ______________________________	No, I’m not swimming.
4 ______________________________	No, it isn’t raining today.
5 ______________________________	Yes, the teacher is writing on the blackboard.
6 ______________________________	Yes, the boys are swimming.
7 ______________________________	No, I am not washing my face.
8 ______________________________	Yes, Kitty is playing with her cat.
9 ______________________________	No, dad is not fixing his car.
10_____________________________	Yes, she is talking on the phone.

31 For tasks 1-10, choose a, b or c.

1 Helen ___ working hard these days.

A am B is C are

2 I ___ doing this exercise.

A am B is C are

3 We ___ reading an interesting novel.

A am B is C are

4 What ___ ? – It’s a piece of cherry pie.

A you eat B you are eating C are you eating

5 ___ the newspaper? – No.

A Ted is reading B Ted reads C Is Ted reading

6 Right now Richard ___ the plants in his garden.

A is water B watering C is watering

7 What ___ here in London?

A he is doing B he doing C is he doing

8 Where ___ playing tennis?

A they B are they C they are

9 Tessa Finch ___ her friends at the moment.

A not visiting B is not visiting C visiting not

10 ___ for a flat in Edinburgh?

A Maggie is looking B Is Maggie looking C Maggie looking