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| 2 Thearts @ eas the text. Match the titles 1-5 with paragraphs A-C. There are two titles that you do not need. BT) Whar Data sues 4 Geta pastins BC) Dakota’ tamu tends $C Fimingin svaa BC ators waves the wo flim star’ lile 2%: old Dakota Fanning is a young Hollywood film star and she rks with actors lke Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts She also s2ys Lilo’ words the Lilo and Setch films. When she's at home, she lves in Los Angeles with ‘mum, dad and sister, Elle. Dakota doesn't go to school but a teacher comes her house to give her lessons. This means that she hasn't got normal school Her friends are the other young actors ike Daveigh Chase that work her. stars often travel and at the moment Dakota is working in Australia, Her always travels with her, but her teacher isn't with her because there isn't “time for school subjects when Dakota is working on a film. Dakota and the “other actors are making a film of the book Charlotte's Web. his film isnt easy ‘Because the actors are performing with animals and robot animals: Wilbur, 3 pig, and Charlotte, spider! loves acting but she also enjoys doing other things when she isn't “working on a film. he is learning French in her own time because she wants to ‘Wit Paris in the future. She also paints and listens to the thousands of songs. ‘that she has on her MP3 player. But her favourite activity is horse riding and ‘when she's not making a film, Dakota enjoys riding her young horse, Goldie. ‘Dakota works hard but she has fun, oo! © Answer the questions Use full sentences. 4. Why i Charlottes Web cific forthe actos? Where does Dakota work? Dakota works in Hollywood. 4 How many people are there in Dakota's house? é Which language is Dakota studying at the moment? 2 How does Dakota learn normal school subjects? = a 6 What other three things does Dakota like doing? 3 Who doesn't travel when Dakota is working? Present continuous © Complete the sentences withthe present continuous affirmative form ofthe verbs in the ben, do eat rehearse send sing study take wear watch My friends are eating pizzas in the new café. 1 She __"_with the choir in the cathedral 2. The actors at the moment. 3. My brother exams. 4 Cant callyou later?}__™ 5 They photos for their school project. 6 I don't believe it a tracksuit today, 7 The circus artists gymnastics. 8 My grandma forthe fist time! anew play for his My dad an email © Write the negative form of these sentences. rm working on a new film I'm not working on 2 new film 1. My brothers dancing tonight 2 My mum and dad are rehearsing a musical. 3. My grandad’s jogging in the park. 4. Were buying a new DYD player. 5. My friends are sleeping in class. 6 Im wearing trainers 7 My grandmother's watching television. 8 They're leaving now. © Wete questions in the present continuous wish the verbs in the box. play fly rehearse send stay talk Who are you sending (you) an email to? Who (your friends) the school play? 30 (your American friend) to Barajas airport? 4 Where (they) in Parisi oo (your sister) football with you? © Read the text Write questions for the answers he Today Ricky Rocket is working in London with his bband, Raw Kids. Theyre rehearsing at Bright Blue Studios. They're recording a new CD. Ricky isnt singing on this album. He's playing the drums and. Dina Turner is singing. The Smash Hits team are: The reporter is writing about the new songs and the website team are making a film about the group, hy Rocket workin 1 Where At Bright Blue Studios. 2 What Anew CD. 3. Who — Ricky, 4 Who Dina Turner. 5 What The new songs, 6 What ‘A film about the group. sent simple or present tinuous? ‘Complete the dialogue with the present simple ‘and present continuous forms of the verbs in Hi Deb. What sre you doing (you / do)? Well, at the moment | (1 study) for the English exam on Monday. ‘Studying? 1 (2 never / study) on Friday evenings! Well, @always / do homework) on Friday evenings. Then | —____ always / be) free on Saturdays and Sundays. Phil It's a good idea, but | (6 fee) lazy on Friday evenings. 1 (6 usually / watch) TV with my sister. She ———— (7 always / watch) TV after School, but we (@ not watch) it this evening. Deb (@ you / listen) to music? Phil No, we (10 play) a great new computer game. Wert phone) you because we want to play the game with you. Welt thanks, but sorry, not now. {__ (12 frist) my English book. What about tomorrow morning? Phil OK, that's great. See you tomorrow. Bye. Deb Bye. like / hate etc. + -ing © Look af the information in the table, Write sentences about Ben and Rosie. Ben Rosie watch TV + B do exams a = sing ++ ++ wear trainers ++ + play basketball z + Ben likes watching TV. Anantara Sa ag iy, 2 Ben exams 3. Rosie cams 4 Ben and Rosie singing. 5 Ben trainers. 6 Rosie trainers. 7 Ben and Rosie basketball Consolidation @ Complete the text with the present continuous and present simple forms of the verbs in brackets. This weekend is special because we ‘re staying (stay) at my grandparents’ house. We usually (1 come) here at Christmas and inthe summer, but this weekend i different. 's Grandmas birthday today and we (have) a big party for her. Grandma @ love) having Parties and she (like) dancing. Today she is 60 years old but she 6 dance) with my sisters at the moment! She's fantastic! My dad (6 not dance) with his mum, He ___ (7 sing) karaoke with a microphone! My dad always (B sing) at home, but we (9 hate) listening to him because he (10 not sing) very weil! My mum is. with my grandad, but they (11 not

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