UNIT I

FOOD AND HEALTH

PART II
Contents:
Present continuous
Can / can’t

1. LISTEN AND WRITE THE CORRECT NUMBER. LISTEN AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE
VERBS BELOW AND -ING

READ SING TAKE A SHOWER CLEAN HAVE BREAKFST

COOK PLAY BRUSH DRINK

We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about actions that are happening right now.
PRONOUN + TO BE + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

You + are + studying + English.

She’s not + playing + in the computer.
2. READ THE STORY AND CIRCLE THE SENTECES IN PRESENT CONTINOUS.

3. CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC USING 4 SENTECES USING PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1 2

3 4
4. THIS IS “LA FIESTA DE LA TIRANA” IN THE NORTH OF CHILE. DESCRIBE THE PICTURE USING THE PRESENT
CONTINOUS (3 SENTENCES)

Ex.: A boy is playing the drums.

a. ________________________________________________________________.

b. ________________________________________________________________.

c. ________________________________________________________________.

5. CAN AND CAN’T

6. WRITE 3 THING YOU CAN DO AND 3 THINGS YOU CAN’T DO.

CAN CAN’T

I can ride a bike. I can’t speak Italian.

1. ___________________________________________. 1. ___________________________________________.

2. ___________________________________________. 2. ___________________________________________.

3 ___________________________________________. 3. ___________________________________________.
7. MATCH THE PHRASES AND THE PICTURES.

1. Peter can climb mountains. He’s very brave. ____

2. Parachute jumpers can jump from very high altitudes. ____

3. I can’t ride a motorbike, but I can ride my bike. ____

4. Josh can ride the waves on his surfboard. ____

8. EXTRA ACTIVITY!
FOLLOW THE LINES AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PRESENT CONTIUOUS.

Sue is eating pizza.

1. Mel is ________________________________.

2.David is ________________________________.

3. Sophia is ________________________________.

4. Harry is _______________________________.

5. Rob and Steve are __________________________.