Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 4

Unit 1 Lesson A: Interviews

Vocabulary
Time expressions
currently (= these days)
lately (= recently)
later this year

Art
art studio (n)
exhibition (n)
sculpture (n)
talented artist (n)

Other words
thrilled (adj)
someplace (adv)
the love of your life (n)
kickboxing (n)
symbol (n)
fall in love with (v)
buy yourself a treat (v)
do something for fun (v)
get in (pretty good) shape (v)
I can't get through the day without . . .

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Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 4

Grammar
Simple and continuous verbs (review)
Simple verbs are for completed actions or permanent situations. Continuous verbs are for
ongoing actions or temporary situations.

Present
(simple a permanent situation)
A What kind of music do you listen to?
B I love Latin music. I listen to it a lot.

(continuous a temporary situation)

A What kind of music are you listening to currently?

B I'm listening to a lot of Latin Jazz right now.

Present perfect
(simple not an ongoing situation)
A Have you ever lived in another country?
B No, I've never lived anywhere else.

(continuous an ongoing situation)

A How long have you been living here?
B I've been living here for five years.

Past
(simple a completed action)
A What did you do for your last birthday?
B I went home and had a big party.

(continuous an ongoing action)

A What were you doing at this time yesterday?
B I was sitting on a bus.

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