1A VOCABULARY Food and cooking

Activities

a pear grapes grilled salmon an eggplant

shrimp mussels peppers a pizza

a cucumber roast lamb steamed rice raw meat

boiled eggs squid (to) eat out a peach

canned fruit frozen food (to) cut down on fried fish

fresh vegetables raspberries (to) cut out cherries

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1A GRAMMAR simple present and present continuous, action
and nonaction verbs

a1 Circle the correct form of the verbs. 2

b Complete the conversation with the correct
form of the verbs: simple present or present
Pavel What 1 do you study / are you studying? continuous.

Elvira Humanities.
Maggie Hello John, what a surprise! What 1 are you
2
Pavel I do / I’m doing Fine Arts. Where doing (do) here?
3
do you come / are you coming from?
John The same as you probably! I 2
Elvira I’m from Salamanca, in Spain. (buy) a few things for dinner.
Pavel And how many hours of classes 4 do you have / Maggie How are things? Are you still working at the
are you having a week? same place?
5
Elvira It depends / It’s depending on the week, John Yes, but I 3 (not like) it very
but usually about 20 hours. 6 Do you know / much. My boss 4
(depend) on
Are you knowing about the party tonight? me for everything. The worst thing is that she
Pavel 7
Do you mean / Are you meaning the one always 5 (get) the credit and I
6
for new students? I can’t go, because (do) all the work!
8
I get ready / I’m getting ready to move Maggie That 7 (sound) terrible.
into my apartment tomorrow. 8
you (have
Elvira Where 9 do you live / are you living right to) go back to work this afternoon?
now? John No, I only work until lunchtime on Fridays
Pavel 10
I stay / I’m staying in a student hostel. because I always 9 (have)
lunch with my friend Paula. She
Elvira What 11 do you do / are you doing on Sunday 10
(not work) on Fridays, so
afternoon? If you 12 want / are wanting, we 11
we usually (meet) at that
could meet and look around the city.
nice little Italian restaurant in town.
Pavel I’m busy in the afternoon, but what about 12
you (want) to
Sunday morning? come?
Elvira Fine. Where should we meet? Maggie I’d love to, but I 13 (need) to
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get home. My sister (stay)
with us for a few days. Some other time!

ACTIVATION
Practice the conversations with a partner.
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 1 2. I’m doing 2 2. ‘m buying 3 3. is trying 4 2. a. Are you listening
3. Do you come 3. don’t like 4. phones b. Do you listen
4. Do you have 4. depends 5. OK 3 a. ows
5. It depends 5. gets 6. are they talking 7. OK b. is owing / ’s owing
6. Do you know 6. do 8. OK 4. a. I don’t do
7. Do you mean 7. sounds 9 It’s getting / It is getting
b. Do you usually do
8. I’m getting ready 8. Do…have 10 I’m coming / I am coming
9. Do you live 9. have 11 He always starts 5. a. She’s staying
10. I stay 10. doesn’t work 12. Ok b. She always stays
11. Are you doing 11. meet
12. You want 12. Do …. want
13. need
14. Is staying

5 2. She speaks 6 2. It’s always breaking down.

3. Everybody’s waiting / Everybody is waiting 3. I’m always making the same mistake. / ...
4. do you pronounce that mistake.
5. isn’t working / is not working / ’s not working 4. You’re always leaving your phone at home
6. is improving
7. lives
8. I’m starting / I am starting
9. They’re visiting / They are visiting
10. does your father do
11. it doesn’t take
12. I’m learning / I am learning ... is teaching / ’s teaching

7 2. believes 8 2. I’m thinking.

3. I don’t remember / I do not 3. Who does this umbrella belong to?
remember or I can’t remember 4 I’m using / I am using 4. This smells good.
5. I need 5. Is anybody sitting there?
6. consists 6. These gloves don’t t me.
7. does he want
8. is he looking
9. Do you recognize
10. I’m thinking / I am thinking
11. do you think
12. he seems

9 3. OK (I feel is also correct) 10 2. ’s/is

4. does it taste 3. ’s being / is being
5. OK 4. ’re / are
6. do you see 5. are you being
7. Ok 6. Are you
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