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Vocabulary
time expressions
8
Find these time expressions in the article and in the
comments in Exercise 4. Complete the table with the
expressions. Then add more expressions.
always at the moment often this autumn
today usually
Present simple
Present continuous
at weekends
every day
never
right now
this month
this week
9
Write questions with these verbs. Use the present
simple or present continuous and time expressions.
Then work in pairs. Ask and answer your questions.
buy dress eat try out wear work
Do you usually dress differently at weekends?
Not really, no.
Speaking
10
Put the activities into two groups:
routine activities
and
leisure activities.
cook a meal
decorate your house
do DIY
do housework
dress up
go online
go out with friends
go shopping
go to evening classes
go to an exercise class
learn a new skill
make something with your hands
read a new book
spend time with your family
11
Work in pairs. Answer the questions about the
activities in Exercise 9. Find three things you have in
common.
How often do you cook a meal?
Are you cooking a meal at the moment?
When do you usually cook meals?
What are you cooking these days?
5
Complete the comments with the present simple
and present continuous forms of the verbs.
Jenni, IT student
We
1
(dress) casually at my college. But
today my tutor
2
(wear) bright blue
cycling shorts! I know everyone
3
(say)
IT people are ‘di!erent’, but I think that’s a bit much!
Leo, finance assistant
‘My boss often
4
(get) crazy ideas.
At the moment, we
5
(try) out a new
colour coding system for the files – di!erent shades
of pink!
Josie, sales assistant
‘I usually
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(buy) a takeaway for lunch.
I
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(not /eat) inside because the bright
yellow and red tables are horrible!
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STATIVE VERBS
We use stative verbs to talk about states. These verbs
are not normally used in the continuous form. Some
verbs, for example
be
, can have both stative and
dynamic meanings.
Jenni is a student.
Jenni is being silly.
For further information and practice, see page 156.
6
Complete the table with these stative verbs. Can
you add more verbs to the table?
belong contain know love mean
need sound suppose taste understand
Categories
Stative verbs
thoughts /
mental processes
believe,
,
,
,
the senses
hear,
,
emotions
want,
,
possession
have,
,
7
Complete the pairs of sentences with the present
simple and present continuous forms of the
verbs. Do the verbs have stative or dynamic
meanings?
1 a I
(think) this colour is OK
for my living room.
b We
(think) about
redecorating the of!ces.
2 a The Quechua people
(come)
from South America.
b A lot of people
(come) to the
city to live these days.
3 a I
(love) purple. It’s my
favourite colour.
b My sister is on holiday in Peru. She
(love) it!
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ROUTINES AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES
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PERSONAL QUESTIONS
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