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8 GRAMMAR EXTRA

ELEMENTARY UNIT 8 8.2 present simple and continuous

8.1 present continuous

1 Complete the text with the present simple or
present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Look at the schedules and write what the people Make Over – the show that changes lives
are doing. Kevin Carlton 1 (be) a bank clerk from
Time in Pilar, Buenos May, Singapore, Wokingham. Usually his life is very boring, but not
London Aires, lecturer student this week. This week we gave Kevin a ‘make over’,
changing him from a bank clerk to a celebrity model!
10a.m. have breakfast have dinner with family
7.45: Usually Kevin 2 (leave) home at seven and
2p.m. give a webinar watch the webinar catches the 7.45 train to town. Today is different; it’s
9p.m. leave school sleep ten in the morning and he 3 (try on) clothes.
11p.m. meet friends get ready for work He’s preparing for the big show later tonight.
12.30: For lunch, Kevin oen 4 (have) a
2a.m. go to bed write notes on webinar
sandwich in the park, but today he 5 (not have)
1 At ten in the morning in London, Pilar is having lunch. He’s practising for the show.
breakfast and May is having dinner with her family. 9p.m.: Time for the show. Normally Kevin 6 (sit)
2 in front of the TV and watches fashion programmes
3 but this evening he isn’t watching the fashion show –
he 7 (star) in it! Loud music is playing and a lot
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of people are watching the show. Kevin 8 (walk)
5 up and down in front of the audience and he’s
2 Complete the conversation with the present
wearing very expensive clothes.
continuous form of the verbs in the box.

study get learn wait plan not write

A: Hello, May, how are you? 1 you
ready for your video lesson?
B: Oh, hello, Pilar. Just one minute – I’m searching for
my essay. 2 you for
me?
A: Yes, but it’s OK. I’m having a coffee. What
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you ?
B: I’m studying management. Here’s my essay – it’s
on my desktop.
A: Good. And what are you’re writing about? Business
in Singapore?
B: No, I 4 about business in Singapore.
I’m writing about business in South America. I’m
sending my essay to you now.
A: Why 5 you about
business in South America?
B: I 6 to move to Buenos Aires to start
a business.
A: Very good. Come and visit me when you get here! 2 Find and correct the mistakes in the interviewer’s
questions.
Are
1 Do you enjoying the show?
2 What have you usually do at this time?
3 What you doing now?
4 What are you normally wear at work?
5 What have you wearing now?
6 How you feeling at the moment?

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8 GRAMMAR EXTRA

3 Match questions 1–6 in Exercise 2 with Kevin’s Consolidation

answers a)–f).
a) I’m a bit nervous but it’s very exciting.
1 Complete the conversation with the correct phrase
or the correct form of the verbs in the box.
b) Yes, I’m really enjoying it.
c) I’m putting on the next clothes in the show. Do you think I’d like it I don’t think I’d like that
d) I usually watch TV. I think you’d like it What type of music do you like
e) I’m wearing a very expensive shirt and a blue suit. be get leave not like not think think watch
f) Usually I wear a shirt and a tie. A: Hello, is that John?
B: Yes, it is. Helena?
8.3 recommending A: Yes! John, what are you doing now?
B: Nothing, really. I’m watching TV. They’re showing a
1 Put the words in the correct order to make romantic movie again. It’s really boring.
sentences and questions. The first word is in the
A: Look, we 1 TV too but it’s
correct place.
boring. We’re thinking about going out. Why don’t
a) What / you / recommend / do? you come too?
B: Where 2 you
b) Do / you / like / think / I’d / film / this? about going?
A: To a concert.
c) What / you / kind / like / of / films / do?
B: Sounds interesting. 3 ?
A: 4
?
d) I / like / don’t / you’d / think / it
B: Well, most kinds, really – but not opera.
e) There’s / called / a / good / film / Tommy A: It’s not opera. 5 – it’s a rock
concert at the City Arena.
f) I / that / you’d / like / one / think. B: I’m sorry, I 6 rock concerts but
I’d like to go out.
A: So what kind of music do you like?
2 Complete the conversation with sentences a)–f) in B: I like quieter music – jazz, blues, soul – that kind of
Exercise 1. Use sentence a) twice. music.
A: I have a work trip to New York next week. A: Mmm, there’s another concert at the Grunge Room
B: That’s great. Have you got any plans? but I 7 you’d like it.
A: I’m not sure, really. 1 ? B: What 8
it?
B: There are lots of things to do in New York. How A: Death metal.
about a play or a musical? B: No, 9 . What about this: Jazz at
A: A musical sounds good. Bar One?
B: Right. What else? 2 ? A: Do you think I’d like it?
A: I’m not sure. There’s a musical here called The Frog B: It looks good, it’s free and it’s better than TV. If you
Princess. 3 ? don’t like it, we’ll go to see something else.
B: Are you interested in children’s musicals? A: OK – I’m putting my coat on and we
A: Not really.
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now.
B: Then, 4 . B: I 11
ready now, too. See you
A: 5
? in thirty minutes.
B: Look – 6
. It’s by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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.
A: Great. I’ll get a ticket.

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