Unit 8. Humour
and Satire
A Few Kind Words
for Superstition
Grammar
Present simple
or present continuous/progressive
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Present Simple |
Present Continuous |
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Uses |
Example |
Uses |
Example |
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To give instructions
or directions: |
You walk for
hundred meters, and then you turn right. |
Thing that are
happening now |
Ranjita is driving
right now. |
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To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or
emotions and wishes: |
I drink tea every
morning. Water freezes at
zero degrees. We catch the bus every
morning. |
Temporary events |
Sabina is studying a
new language at the moment. |
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To express fixed
arrangements, With future
constructions |
Your
exam starts at 7 a.m. Sirjana will see you
before she leaves. |
Future plans |
When we arrive at the
airport, we are taking a private car. |
A.
Study the following examples of present simple and present continuous.
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Present simple
|
Present
continuous |
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a. Water boils
at100º Celsius. |
a. The water
is boiling. Can you turn it off? |
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b. Jenisha
lives in Jumla. |
b. Jenisha is
living in Tokyo for a few months. |
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c. I drink
coffee every morning. |
c. I am
drinking too much coffee these days because I’m so busy at work. |
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d. He always
tells lies. |
d. You are
always telling lies. |
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e. My plane
leaves at six this evening. |
e. I'm leaving
for Pokhara tomorrow. |
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f. I know her
very well. |
f. I am
reading a novel by Paulo Coelho. |
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g. At the end
of the story, the protagonist catches the killer. |
g. In this
photo, my mother is wearing a blue sari. |
B. Put
the verb into the correct form, present simple or present continuous.
a. Nisha ……
(speak) English very well.
Nisha speaks English
very well.
b. Hurry up! We
…… (wait) for you.
Hurry up! We are waiting for
you.
c. Excuse me! ……
(you/speak) English?
Excuse me! Do you speak English?
d. She …… (have)
a shower in bathroom.
She is having a shower
in bathroom.
e. How often ……
(you/read) a newspaper?
How often do you read a
newspaper?
f. I'm sorry, I
…… (not/understand). Can you speak more slowly?
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Can you speak more slowly?
g. You can turn
off the radio. I …… (not/listen) to it.
You can turn off the radio. I am
not listening to it.
h. I usually ……
(get up) at 5 o'clock every morning.
I usually get up at
5 o'clock every morning.
i. Look! The
river …… (flow) very fast.
Look! The river is flowing very
fast.
j. Amrita ……
(not/seem) very happy at the moment.
Amrita does not seem very
happy at the moment.
C. Are the
underlined verbs in the correct form? Correct them where necessary.
a. Water boils
at 100° C.
Water boils at 100° C.
b. The water boils.
Can you turn it off?
The water is boiling. Can you
turn it off?
c. I must go
now. It gets late.
I must go now. It is getting
late.
d. This sauce's
tasting really good.
This sauce tastes really good.
e. I’m
thinking this is your key.
I think this is your key.
f. Are
you believing in God?
Do you believe in God?
g. I usually go
to school on foot.
I usually go to school on foot.
h. Look! That
man tries to open the door of her car.
Look! That man is trying to open
the door of her car.
i. The moon is
going round the earth.
The moon goes round the earth.
j. I'm
getting hungry. Let's go and eat.
I'm getting
hungry. Let's go and eat.
Extra
Questions
Complete the sentences
with the present simple or present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets or fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
1. 1) ............. (he/come) to London often?
2)
............. (he/eat) now?
3)
............. (he/eat) rice every
day?
4)
............. (she/go) to Scotland
often?
5)
............. (she/work) at the
moment?
6)
............. (they/work) late
usually?
7)
............. (you/come) to the
cinema later?
8)
............. (you/come) tonight?
9)
............. (you/like) spicy
food?
10)
............. (you/play) tennis
this Sunday?
11)
............. (you/study) every
night?
12)
............. (you/listen) to
the radio every day? No, just occasionally.
13)
............. (you/listen) to
the radio? No, you can turn it off.
14)
................ (Tony / live) near the
park?
15)
All girls............. (wear)
pink dresses today.
16)
Andy
sometimes............. comics. (to read)
17)
Anita............. (laugh) at
the funny clown in the circus.
18)
Archie................ (not use) his
computer at the moment.
19)
Can we stop walking soon?
I............. (start) to feel tired.
Can you drive?
20)
Cats............. mice. (to
eat)
21)
Don't forget to take your umbrella. It
(rain) .................
22)
Don't give Jan any cheese. She
............. it! (hates / is hating)
23)
Every day his
grandfather............. for a walk. (to go)
24)
Every Monday, Sally (drive)
................ her kids to football practice.
25)
He normally .............
(eat) dinner at home.
26)
He often ............. (come)
over for dinner.
27)
He usually .............
(not/do) his homework.
28)
He ............. (not/play)
golf now.
29)
He ............. (play)
tennis now.
30)
How is your English? Not bad.
It............. (improve) slowly.
31)
How long .............
(she/stay) in London?
32)
How often .............
(you/go) to restaurants?
33)
Hurry up!
Everybody............. (wait) for you.
34)
I ............. lunch in the
cafeteria every day. (have/am having)
35)
I ............. to Toronto next
Thursday. Do you want to come? (go/am going)
36)
I ............. you're crazy!
(Think/am thinking)
37)
I agree that Jane is a good person to be
with, but she ............. to be aggressive now and again.
38)
I don't know what or who she
............. at. I don't think there is anything funny.
39)
I hate living in Seattle because it
(rain, always) .................
40)
I often ............. (read)
at night.
41)
I ............. (not/work)
on Sundays.
42)
I ............. (clean) the
kitchen every day.
43)
I ............. (go) on
holiday tomorrow.
44)
I ............. (not/drink)
coffee very often.
45)
I ............. (not/go) on
holiday this summer.
46)
I ............. (not/work)
tonight.
47)
I ............. (stay) in
Spain for two weeks this summer.
48)
I ............. (work) at the
moment.
49)
I............. (learn). My
father............. (teach) me.
50)
I............. the money at
the moment. (count)
51)
I............. with my friend
at the moment. (to chat)
52)
I................ (not work) today. I'm
on holiday.
53)
I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)
................ because everybody (talk) ................ so loudly.
54)
I'm sorry, I .............
(not/understand).
55)
It ............. quite hard.
Perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight. (snows/is snowing)
56)
It ............. (be) cold
here in winter.
57)
Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner
tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) ................ to a
movie tonight with some friends.
58)
Julia is very good at languages.
She............. (speak) four languages very well.
59)
Julie ............. (sleep)
now.
60)
Julie............. (read) in
the garden.
61)
Justin (write, currently)
................ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find
a good publisher when he is finished.
62)
Kevin and Alan
never............. away glass bottles. (throw)
63)
Let's go out.
It............. (not/rain) now.
64)
Listen! Sandy............. in
the bathroom. (to sing)
65)
Listen! The
manager............. to a customer. (talk)
66)
Look at the river.
It............. (flow) very fast today - much faster
than usual.
67)
Look! Freddy............. two
baskets. (carry)
68)
Look! Junko ............. into the
water. (jumps/is jumping)
69)
Look! The
boys............. home. (to come)
70)
Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I
............. she comes from France. (believe/am believing)
71)
Mary ............. going to parties
and she herself often gives one as well.
72)
Mr. Cooper
always............. a pound of sugar. (buy)
73)
Mr. Root
always............. a box of eggs before buying them. (open)
74)
Mrs.
Bingham............. shopping every Saturday. (go)
75)
Mum often............. her
change. (forget)
76)
My friends often............. to
the computer shop. (go)
77)
My mother............. (make)
pizza today.
78)
My
mother............. breakfast now. (to make)
79)
My
parents............. (live) in Bristol. They were born there and
have
never lived anywhere else. Where............. (your parents/live)?
80)
My sister
usually............. in the kitchen. (to help)
81)
Normally
I............. (finish) work at 5.00, but this week
I.............
(work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.
82)
Now Mrs
Caveman............. out of the window. (look)
83)
Once a week, I ............. to an
art class at the college. (go/am going)
84)
Our teacher always................ (give) us lots of homework.
85)
People................ (speak) English
in Jamaica.
86)
Please turn off the TV.
I............. (do) my homework.
87)
Raj............. (hide)
something under the bed.
88)
Reena............. (walk)
towards the bus stop to board her school bus.
89)
Ron is in London at the moment.
He............. (stay) at the Park
Hotel. He............. (always/stay) there when he's in London.
90)
Salman is rich. He ............. a
Mercedes. (drives/is driving)
91)
Seeta. ............. (eat) a
sandwich for breakfast.
92)
She ............. (have) two
daughters.
93)
She ............. (not/go) to
the cinema very often.
94)
She ............. (not/study)
at the moment.
95)
She ............. (not/study)
now, she (watch) TV.
96)
She ............. (take) a
salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
97)
She ............. (work) as a
waitress for a month.
98)
She ............. (work)
every Sunday.
99)
She............. a shower now.
(take)
100)
She................ (run) because she's
late for her lesson.
+
1)
Sheela............. (walk) to
school this morning,
2)
Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)
.................
3)
Sonia............. (look) for
a place to live. She............. (stay)
with her sister until she finds somewhere.
4)
Sunita............. (go) to the
movie with her mother.
5)
Susan ............. waiting, so
don't keep her waiting no matter what the reason is.
6)
Take your umbrella,
it ............. (rain).
7)
The bag .............
(belong) to Jack.
8)
The boys............. (play)
football in the park.
9)
The business cards (be, normally )
................ printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be)
................ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10)
The class .............
(begin) at nine every day.
11)
The kids ............. along well
with each other now, but they may start to quarrel anytime.
12)
The River
Nile............. (flow) into the Mediterranean.
13)
The shop
assistant............. the door now. (close)
14)
The shop............. at the
moment. (close)
15)
They often............. the
bathroom. (to clean)
16)
They ............. (go) to a
restaurant every Saturday.
17)
They ............. (not/come)
to the party tomorrow.
18)
They ............. (not/eat)
rice every day.
19)
They ............. (study)
now.
20)
They............. tennis every
Sunday. (play)
21)
This cake .............
(taste) delicious.
22)
This delicious chocolate (be)
................ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
23)
Tracy has just been to the
hairdresser's, but her hair ............. as if it hasn't been done.
24)
Usually, I (work)
................ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
................ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in
Paris.
25)
We always............. our things
in a basket. (put)
26)
We never............. TV in
the morning. (to watch)
27)
We often ............. (go)
to the cinema.
28)
We
usually............. (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year
we ............. (not/grow) any.
29)
We ............. (go) to the
cinema this weekend.
30)
We ............. (not/drink)
much wine.
31)
We ............. (not/sleep)
now.
32)
We ............. (not/study)
every night.
33)
We................ (not want) to go to
the concert.
34)
What I really like about Mellisa is that
she ............. amazing cakes.
35)
What time................ (you / meet)
Pete tomorrow?
36)
What ............. (Susie/do)
tomorrow?
37)
What ............. (we/have)
for dinner tonight?
38)
What ............. (you/eat)
at the moment?
39)
When children become teenagers, they
............. more time with their friends.
40)
When .............
(you/arrive) tonight?
41)
You usually .............
(arrive) late.
42)
You won't find Jerry at home right now.
He ............. in the library. (studies/is studying)
43)
You ............. (not/go)
out later.
44)
You ............. (not/like)
chocolate.
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