8th GRADE ENGLISH STUDY WORKSHEET

Unit 3: Going Places.

Content: Present Progressive.

I. Read the next letter from Jim to Jessica about the plans for his next summer holidays
and answer the questions below.

“My Next Holiday!”

24, Regent Street

London
17th August

“Dear Jessica:

I hope you are well. I’m fine and the rest of the family is well too. As you asked me about
what am I going to do in my summer holidays for next year in your last letter, I’m writing
this letter to answer that question.

Holidays are always an important season, most of the families and people think and
organize everything about it depending on the activities, cultural places and situations
each place gives to everyone, for example, I am going to travel to Scotland next year and
I already have plans for that trip.

The first thing I’m going to do in Scotland is getting a car and I will be travelling around
the country in the car. With my family, we are spending a couple of days in Edinburgh
(where it doesn’t stop raining once and we all love the rain). We are visiting the castle
and we are going to the Military Tattoo one evening.

Then, we are visiting the north of Perth. Dad loves this part because we are going to visit
a whisky distillery and he is going to see how it’s made. We are staying there for 4 days.
We are looking to one day take a trip in which we are walking in the hills around Ben
Nevis (Scotland’s highest mountain). We are also stopping in Inverness to visit the Loch
Ness Lake, a very famous lake, hoping to see the monster! We are finding “Nessy” for
once and for all, of course! And we are going to have good fun trying to do it!

Well, that’s what we are going to do in our holidays for next year. Probably after this travel
we are planning to go the USA. I promise to send you a postcard when we are there!”

Best wishes,
Jim.
I.I Answer the next questions related to the text “My Next Holiday!”

a) Where is Jim travelling in the next summer holidays?

_____________________________________________________________________

b) How is Jim moving and travelling around the country?

_____________________________________________________________________

c) What is Jim doing in Edinburgh?

_____________________________________________________________________

d) Why is Jim’s dad excited about visiting the north of Perth?

_____________________________________________________________________

e) Where is Jim and his family travelling after these next summer holiday’s plans?

_____________________________________________________________________

II. Complete the next sentences with the proper structure of the Present continuous
verb tense in the affirmative sentence structure and the verb in brackets.

a) Peter and James ___________________ (play) in the next tournament tomorrow.

b) Josh ___________________ (listen) the new album of “Motorhead” next weekend.

c) Sara ___________________ (ride) a new motorcycle from his father next week.

d) The Japan ambassador ___________________ (visit) our country on April 2017.

e) They ___________________ (take) my pet to my countryside next month.

f) We ___________________ (search) a great place for my next birthday.

g) You ___________________ (think) about the next test of Math.

h) Laura ___________________ (read) the whole book next Sunday.

i) Sean ___________________ (travel) to New York in Christmas’ season.

j) My sister ___________________ (fly) to Spain for my birthday next year.

III. Pay attention to the pictures and the verbs in brackets and create the question and
answer for each exercise with the proper structure of the Present continuous sentence
for future situations.

a) (Travel) Question: __________________________________

Answer: ___________________________________

b) (Study) Question: __________________________________

Answer: ___________________________________

c) (Work) Question: __________________________________

Answer: ___________________________________

d) (Marry) Question: __________________________________

Answer: ___________________________________

Answer key

I.I Answer the next questions related to the text “My Next Holiday!”
a) Where is Jim travelling in the next summer holidays?

Jim is travelling to Scotland in his next summer holidays.

b) How is Jim moving and travelling around the country?

Jim is moving by car around Scotland.

c) What is Jim doing in Edinburgh?

Jim is visiting the castle and he is going to the Military Tattoo one evening.

d) Why is Jim’s dad excited about visiting the north of Perth?

Jim’s dad is excited because he is going to visit a whisky distillery and he is going to
see how it’s made.

e) Where is Jim and his family travelling after these next summer holiday’s plans?

Probably after this travel, Jim is planning to go the USA with his family.

II. Los estudiantes completan las siguientes oraciones con la estructura del tiempo verbal
presente continuo apropiada en relación al verbo que aparece entre paréntesis.

a) Peter and James are playing in the next tournament tomorrow.

b) Josh is listening the new album of “Motorhead” next weekend.

c) Sara is riding a new motorcycle from his father next week.

d) The Japan ambassador is visiting our country on April 2016.

e) They are taking my pet to my countryside next month.

f) We are searching a great place for my next birthday.

g) You are thinking about the next test of Math.

h) Laura is reading the whole book next Sunday.

i) Sean is travelling to New York in Christmas’ season.

j) My sister is flying to Spain for my birthday next year.

III. Los estudiantes prestan atención a las imágenes y a los verbos entre paréntesis para crear una
pregunta y una respuesta para cada ejercicio con la estructura apropiada del tiempo verbal
presente continuo para situaciones futuras.
a) (Travel) Question: Are you travelling to another country?

Answer: Yes, I am travelling to Japan next year.

b) (Study) Question: Are they going to study in the university?

Answer: Yes, they are going to study in the university

in two years

c) (Work) Question: Is she going to work in an office?

Answer: Yes, she is going to work in an office.

d) (Marry) Question: Are Susan and Tom marrying in the

summer?

Answer: Yes, Susan and Tom are marrying in the

summer