How did your parents choose your name? Was it for one of the reasons below or a different reason?

a) Your parents named you after a relative.

b) They named you after a place.

c) They chose an unusual name.

d) They named you after a famous person.

e) Your name is religious.

f) It has a special meaning.

g) Your parents simply liked the name.

What name would you choose for a baby girl or a baby boy?

Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.

1. - What ____ (your mum/do) for a living?

- She is a nurse. She ____ (take) care of people in hospitals.

2. - I ____ (not / like) travelling all the time.

- Really? I ____ (not/mind) it.

3. - ____ (Carol / still go) to university?

- Yes, she does. She is in her last year.

4. - Where ____ (Alex/live)?

- He _______ (live) at 17, Denver Road.

 

Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.

1. It’s 9 o’clock now. They ____ (listen) to the latest news.

2. Look at her. She ____ (hurry) somewhere.

3. Come to see me. I ____ (have a rest) now.

4. Where are the students? They ____ (have) their English lesson.

5. Don’t touch the dog. He ____ (eat).

6. ____ (you/watch) TV now? No, I ____ (read) an interesting book.

7. She ____ (not cook) now, she ____ (have a shower).

8. ____ (their parents/walk) in the garden now? No, they ____ (swim) in the pool.

9. Please, be quiet. I ____ (study).

10. Look! It ____ (rain).

 

Exercise 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Tom ____ (travel) all over the world at present.

2. They ____ (relax) right now.

3. ____ (you/believe) in ghosts?

4. ____ (this box/belong) to you?

5. Peter and Susan ____ (fly) to Madrid on Tuesday.

6. What ____ (you/ think) about?

7. His sister ____ (have) three cups of coffee every morning.

8. What kind of music ____ (she/listen) to at the moment?

9. John always ____ (get up) late on Sunday.

10. Rick usually ____ (buy) souvenirs when he ____ (go) on holidays.

 

Exercise 4 Choose the correct version.

1. Tony and Tina are going to a rock concert tonight/every Tuesday.

2. Louise takes karate lessons on Wednesdays/at the moment.

3. Does Bob usually/right now visit his grandparents at the weekend?

4. Sometimes/ At the moment he is sending an e-mail to his friend.

5. Beth goes jogging these days/twice a week.

6. Paul never/at present tells lies.

7. He is not working at the moment/on Saturdays.

Speaking: Getting to know each other

Complete the groups of questions 1-5 below with a verb.

HOME AND FAMILY

Where ____ you from?

Where do you ____?

Do you ____ any brothers and sisters?

 

JOB / STUDIES

What do you ____?

 

Where do you ____? What school / university do you ____ to?

 

Do you ____ your job? What year ____ you in?

 

Do you ____ any foreign languages? Which?

FREE TIME

What kind of music do you ____ to?

Do you ____ a musical instrument? Which?

Do you ____ TV? What programmes?

Do you ____ any sport or exercise? What?

What books or magazines do you ____?

 

THE FUTURE

Where are you going to ____ after the class?

What are you going to ____ this weekend?

 

THE PAST

Where ____ you born?

Where did you ____ English before?

What did you ____ last summer?

 

UNIT 2 FAMILY LIFE

Text: Mother love Grammar: Past Simple Past Continuous Vocabulary

Vocabulary & Speaking