Time4English

 UNIT 1. LESSON 2.

ЛЕТНИЕ УВЛЕЧЕНИЯ.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

     Card № 1. Fill in the form, asking your classmate.

1	First Name
2	Surname
3	Age
4	Date of birth
5	Nationality
6	Country
7	Address
8	Postcode
9	Phone number
10	Other information

     Card № 2. Correct the mistakes.

1.     I is playing tennis.

2.     We are feed our dog

3.     She is runing now

4.     Listen! Somebody are singing.

5.     Tom and Mary is eating ice-cream.

     Exercices.

                                          I.   Write the verbs adding –ing.

1.     Fish

2.     Swim

3.     Sleep

4.     Play

5.     Listen

6.     Have

7.     Cry

8.     Work

9.     Smile

10. Fly

                                II. a) Put the verbs in the box into four groups adding –ing.

Run     sleep   study   learn   play   swim   sit   have   make   hop   stay   hike   draw   read   write   tidy   cook   get up   dance   climb   help

                                                                                          

sleeping	running	having	studying

              b)  What are they doing now? Fill in the words from the exercise above.

1.     Masha is drawing a picture.

2.     The children ____________ the room.

3.     I ___________________ an e-mail.

4.     Our uncle __________________ in the mountains.

5.     The kittens ________________ with the ball.

6.     My friend and I __________________ English.

7.     You _________________in the lesson. Wake up!

8.     Pete’s parents _____________ in the sea.

              III.    Underline the correct answer.

1.     Look, Nick wears/is wearing/wear a new hat.

2.     Tom and Kate is dancing/dance/are dancing now.

3.     John plays/is playing/play the guitar now.

4.     What is/are/am you doing?

5.     Where is /are/ am Liz having her holidays? – In Italy.

6.     My friends am looking/is looking/are looking through the holiday photo album now.

7.     They are flying/fly/flies to Spain next Monday.

              IV.   Put the verb in the brackets in the form of Present Continuous tense.

1.     David and Steve ______________ (to read) now.

2.     My little brother _______________ (to have) lunch now.

3.     Her grandfather ________________ (to work) in the garden at the moment.

4.     Olga and Tikhon _________________ (to play) with toys at the moment.

5.     I _____­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________ (to watch) TV now.

6.     My parents_________________(to travel) at present.

                              V.  Write the questions for the following sentences. Make negative answers for these questions.

1.     They are playing football.

Are they playing football? – No, they aren’t playing football.

2.     You are making a sandcastle.

3.     We are going on a picnic.

4.     I am sunbathing.

5.     It is raining today.

6.     John is listening to the music.

7.     Liz is feeding the cat now.

8.     My cousins are shopping now.

              VI.  Answer the questions.

1.     What are your parents doing in the garden? (to water flowers)

2.     Who is playing basketball at the stadium now? (my classmates)

3.     Is your sister drinking tea or juice now? (tea)

4.     What foreign language are the pupils speaking now? (French)

5.     Whom are you waiting for now? (my teacher)

6.    Where are the boys spending their holidays at present? (in Spain)

              VII.  Complete the questions and answer them.

1.     (you/read) Are you reading a book now? – Yes, I am/ No, I am not.

2.     (your mum/work) _____________________now?

3.     (your friends/study) ______________________now?

4.     (your grandparents/have)_____________________ dinner now?

5.     (your teacher/tell)_________________you a story now?

6.     What (you/do) __________________now?

7.     What (your pet/do) ____________________ now?

                VIII.   a) Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct tense.

Hi Jane,

How are you (you/be)?

I ______  (be) at the seaside now. My family and I ______ (stay) at a lovely hotel near the beach. The weather ________(be) fine.

At the moment we ______(be) on the beach. The sun ______(shine). My parents _______________(sunbathe). Next to me two little girls _________ (make) a sandcastle. They ___________(decorate) it with shells. It _______ (be) great. Their mum ___________(do) a crossword.

I _____________(write) this postcard to you. What ____________(you/do)? _____________(you/travel)with you family?

Best wishes,

Alex.

         b) Disagree.

Model. Alex is at home. Alex isn’t at home. He’s at the seaside.

1.     They’re staying with their friends. 2. It’s cloudy. 3. His parents are swimming. 4. The two boys are sunbathing. 5. Their mum is writing a letter. 6. Alex is listening to music.

                IX.  Correct the mistakes.

1.     Nick is swiming at the moment.

2.     We looking through the holiday photo album.

3.     The children not are playing football right now.

4.     She is watching TV now?

5.     They are read magazines now.

6.     I am now feeding my dog.

7.     The men is talking on the phone now.