UNIT 7: INGLISH

SERGIO ANDRÉS CALDERÓN RAMOS

CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

CALI - VALLE

NOVEMBER 2019
 UNIT 7: INGLISH

READING COMPREHENSION PRESENT SIMPLE VS CONTINUOUS

(SATURDAY AT HOME)

SERGIO ANDRÉS CALDERÓN RAMOS

JORGE ALBERTO BORRERO FERNANDEZ

CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

CALI - VALLE

NOVEMBER 2019
A) COMPLETE THE TEXT USING PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

These ___were__ (be) the Browns. They ___lived___ (live) in a small

house in Buenos Aires. Mr. and Mrs. Brown ___had___ (have) two children:
a boy, Mike and a girl, Julie.
Mike __was__ (be) fourteen years old. He __was___ (be) a student at St
Agnes School. He _went_ (go) to school in the morning so he ____got___
(get) up very early every day and he ___didn't can__ (not can) sleep till
late in the morning. As today it___was__ (be) Saturday and he ____didn't
go___ (not go) to school he can do it. He ___slept___ (sleep).
Julie __was__ (be) seven years old. She __went___ (go) to St. Agnes
School too, but she ___didn't go___ (not go) in the morning. She
__liked___ (like) to get up early. After getting up she always ___had___
(have) a bath. She ___had___ (have) a bath at this moment.
Mrs Brown ___was___ (be) a housewife and she___worked___ (work) at
home every day. She always __did__ (do) the housework on weekdays. She
_____ (sit) on the sofa in the living room. She ___read_____ (read) a
magazine.
Mr. Brown ___was__ (be) in the kitchen. He ___prepared___ (prepare)
lunch. He _didn't usually cook__ (not usually cook) but he __helped_ (help)
his wife at the weekends. That‘s why he __cooked__ (cook).
B) TRUE OR FALSE? CIRCLE

Mr. and Mrs. Brown are having breakfast. True False

Julie is preparing lunch. True False
Julie is having a bath. True False
Julie goes to school in the morning. True False
Mrs. Brown always cooks on Saturday. True False
Mr. Brown is in the kitchen. True False
Mike is cooking. True False
Mrs. Brown is reading a magazine. True False
Mr. Brown does not work on Saturday morning. True False
Mike goes to school in the morning. True False
Mike is sleeping. True False
Mrs. Brown is reading in the garden. True False

C) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FAMILY

1. Who is cooking? _____Sr. Brown_______

2. Does Mrs. Brown cook on Saturday? _____no____________

3. Is Mike cooking? ______no____________

4. Are Mr. and Mrs. Brown in the living room? ______no__________

5. Where is Julie? ___is in the bathroom___

6. Does Julie go to school in the afternoon? _____yes____________

7. What is Mike doing? _is taking a shower____

8. Does Mr. Brown work on Saturday morning? ____no____________

9. Is Julie having a shower? _____yes__________

10 Do the children share the bedroom? _____no_____________