1. According to this link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=dJIKS6LHUdk) draw a
comparison chart where you say in which situations you use present simple and in
which situations you use present continuous. Give examples given in the video.

Present Simple Present Continuos

1. It is used when there is a 2. It is used when something is
frequency adverb. happening and it is in
Example: It often rains in exclamations.
London. Example: Look! It is raning.

2. it is used when there is a usual 2. it is used when there is an

adverb followed by a sutantivo adverbial expression.
Example: She drinks orange juice Example: Mary is studying at the
every morning. momento.

3. it is used when there is a verb 3. is used when they are doing

of state, thought or emotions. some action now.
Example: I think that Spain Example: The children are
beatiful. playing football now.

4. it is used when there is a verb 4. it is used when there is an

opinion, aspect, what it likes, expression in the future.
what it does not like. Example: Are the girls holding a
Example: You look tired. party tomorrow?

2. Write a paragraph of 7 sentences about Colombian Jobs characteristics. Use the 8

adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, hardly ever, never).
The hiring of a person in Colombia should always be done through a contract of workThe
employees of the companies usually leave at 12 p.m for lunch. only sometimes the work is
given in decent and fair conditions for the employee. Employers rarely hire someone
directly to the company but they do so through a service contract. Most people who belong
to the informal sector almost never have a high level of education, which does not exceed
secondary basic education, which becomes a disadvantage for them, since they reduce the
chances of being employed in the formal sector. In a job they never give refreshments
3. Libro: libro de Speak-out. Página 26: ejercicio 1, 3a, 4a.
 Work in pirs. Which vern can yo usen for a) and b)? Put each verb into the present
smpleo o present continuos.
1. a. Don’t swich off the TV! I’m watching it.
b. Ilove that programme! I watch it every day.
2. a. Cn yp call me back later? I___ my homework
b. I try to keep fot. I__yoga and aerobics every day.
3. a. I love tennis but I __ badly.
b. Sorry, I can’t hear you because Matthew __ the piano.
4. a. I __ about twenty text messages a day, ususally to Friends.
b. She ___ a book. It will be published next year.
5. a. Daddy can’t come home now. He __ late at the office.
b. Usually he __ from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
6. a. Ilike to espend time with Friends. That’s what ___ me happy.
b. I__ some coffe. Do you want some?
7. a. She loves the school. She __ a lot of Friends there.
b. Jill __ some problems with her pone. Can you chech it?
8. a. He only met his real father lasmonth. They ___ to know eachother now.
b. In the UK, about 50 percent of married couples___ divorced.
9. a. She always __ a book to her son before he goes to sleep
b. I___ his new book at de momento. It’s really nows.
10. Hi Tim! I´m in tpwn fro a week.Vi I____and old friends.
b. When we go to London, we usually when w ego to Lodon, we usually __- the Nacional
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 Match questions 1-7 with answers a)-g).
1. How often do you play sport?
d) I play football once in a while.
2. Do you usually get up before 7 a.m.?
a) Yes, my children wake me up at 5:30 a.m.
3. How often do you phone your mother?
f) Once a week. We always speak on Sundays.
4. Do you eat a lot of meat?
e) No, hardly ever. I prefer fish.
5. How many texts do you send in a week?
b) I don’t know. Maybe twenty.
6. Do you ever go camping?
g) Yes, occasionally. But it usually rains.
7. How often do you read a newspaper?
c) Very rarely. I watch the news on televisión.
 Work in pairs. How well do you know your patner? Think od questions for
answers 1-6:
1. I absolutely love it.
2. I can’t stand it.
3. I don’t like it very much.
4. I don’t mind it.
5. I’m not very keen on ti.
6. I like it.