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16. Read the information about the people and make sentences, as in the example.

S1: Alex is a photographer.

S2: He works from 9 to 5.

  • Alex, photographer

  • work from 9 to 5

  • have lunch at studio

  • work outdoors at the moment

  • fly to Milan on Saturday

  • Philip, teacher

  • work from 9 to 6

  • have lunch at school

  • practice a new play with students at the moment

  • get married next month

17. Present simple или present continuous

A. We use the present simple to do the following things:

a. to talk about general scientific truths

b. to describe present actions, eg. in commentaries

c. to talk about how often we do things

Match the uses above with these examples.

1. They go to the office every day.

2. The earth goes round the sun.

3. Romario passes the ball; he shoots.

B. We use the present continuous to do the following things:

a. to talk about things happening now

b. to talk about changing situations

c. to talk about irritating things which often happen

Match the uses above with these examples.

1. You're always dropping things!

2. It's stopped raining - the sun's shining.

3. What are you doing under the bed?

18. Complete these sentences using the correct form (present simple) of the words below.

come shine use speak live have be

1. I_______from a country in Latin America.

2. In my country the sun_______a lot.

3. I_______in a new city which is high above the sea.

4. We_______a language which is like Italian and French.

5. My favourite school subject_______maths.

6. I_______an internet friend from England called Sarah.

7. I_______the Internet everyday to talk to her!

19. Complete these sentences to make questions in the second person for each of the sentence.

1. Where ……………………… come from?

2. ………………..shine a lot in your country?

3. ……………….live?

4. Which …………………..speak?

5. What …………………… your favorite school subject?

6. ………………any Internet friends?

7. ………………often do you use the Internet?

20. Make sentences by putting the verbs into the present simple or present continuous. Add any other words that you need.

1. my parents/always/tell/me/clean/my room

2. turtles/usually/lay/eggs/beach

3. population/Europe/grow/older

4. Rivaldo/go past/defender/shoot

5. why/you/wear/funny/hat/today?

6. you/ever/suffer/hay fever?

7. he/often/watch/MTV/evening

8. at the moment/I/share/a flat/my brother

21. Choose the present simple or present continuous in these sentences.

1. I work/am working eight hours a day at the moment, and it starts/is starting to get very tiring.

2. I am only working/only work in the computer department till Meg gets back from holiday. Usually, I work/am working in the toy department.

3. Look it's snowing/snows outside. It never snows/is never snowing in November.

4. I live/am living in London, as I have done all my life, but at the moment I'm staying/stay in Madrid because we've just opened a new office there.

22. Complete this conversation using the correct form (present simple or present continuous) of the verb in brackets.

A. Jane? Hi, it's Martin here. I (1)……………….(finish) some homework that

I've got to do, so I won't be able to come out tonight.

B. Pardon? My sister (2)…………………….(make) a lot of noise and

I didn’t hear you.

A. I said I (3)……………….(do) an English composition. I can’t come

out tonight.

B. But you (4)……………… (never/study) on a Friday night.

A. Yes, but with the exam and everything, we (5) ……………………(get)

more and more homework. I told you that.

B. What's that noise?

A. Oh, that. That's my brother. He (6)………… (play) computer games.

B. Martin, I (7)…………………….. (not/believe) you. You've gone round

to Alan's house and you (8)……………………………….. (not/want)

to tell me.

A. No, Jane, that's not true.

B. You (9)……………… (lie). You (10)…………………….(always/tell)

lies these days. I'm not stupid, you know.

A. Jane, I've got to go. I'll never get this work finished. See you tomorrow maybe?