A GOAL 1: Contrast G e n e r a l and C u r r e n t A c t i o n s

Vocabulary

!J Read part of a travel b l o g .

This Is my first v i s i t to Turkay. l t ' s n w o n d o r f u l p l 11 c o l T l ,o p o o p l u mu f rl u 1 1 d l y

and tite meals are d e ll c l o u s . Farrnnrs llera orow 1 11 u 11 y d l fr o r o 1 1 t r : r o p t : ,

i n c l u d i n g mnny klnds of f r u l t. Tltoy also urow n l u t o ! w h u a t , a11d ll ro bruad 111

Turkey is really g o o d . Of courso, tite u o u o rn p l 1 y a11d u l lr rr a l o 111 d l fl o ro 11 t píirlu

of Turkey aff ect tite k l n d of f ood tarmers can p r o d u c e 111 uuch I O(Jl!Jl1. In Co111u,1

Anatolia. the land Is almost llat, and tite woathor Is u s u a l l y wann a11tl dry, lt'u
a good place to grow crops and to mise a n l m a l s such as c a t t l o ílfl(l 1;lwup,

High up in the m o u n t a l n s of eastern Turkey, f armers also koop anlrnals !.ih1co

they can't grow crops. Today l'm vlsi ti ng tito coust of 1110 M o d l t o r rn n u u 11 Soa ln

southern Turkey. Tite weathor here Is hot and h u 1 11 l c l , b u t tilo Ilsh ílnd uuafootl

are excellent!

._ Armenian church on

Akdamar island, Turkey lJ Write the words in b l u e next to tite c o r re c t m e a n l n u ,

1. Farmers people who p ro d u c e l o a d

2. Region an area of a country or oí the w a r l d

3. Crops plants grown far f ood

4. Mountains very high parts of the l a n d

5. Humid describes alr with a lot of water in i t

6. Coast land near the ocean

7. Flat describes land withou t m a u n t a i n s

8. Geography f ea t ures of a place , such as riv e rs

9. Meals brea kf as t, l u n c h , and d i n n e r

10. Climate normal wea th er in a cer t ain plac e

G r a m m a r : S i m p l e present v s . p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s t e n s e

S i m p l e present tense Present contlnuous tense

1 eat rice l ' m eating rice

S he cooks fi sh every S he 's cooking fi s h

nov1.
The y bake bread day. T he y're baking bre ad

We have frui t fa r breakfast We're havlng m an g os for b re ak f a st

*Use the simple present tense to lalk about habils and things that are generally true.

*Use the present continuous tense to talk about aclions and events that are happening now.

4 Unit 1
 D Complete each sentence with the simple present or present continuous form

of the verb in parentheses.

1. My mother and l Cook a meal together every atternoon. (cook)

2. In Mexico, most p e o p l e Eat a big meal in the atternoon. (eat)

3. Right now, my mother and 1 are making a dish called enchiladas. (make)

4. 1 really like enchiladas. Sometimes 1 have them far breakfast! (have)

5. Now my mother is telling the whole family to come to the table. (tell)

6. We Enjoy at least one meal together every day. (enjoy)

(]&J Take turns with a partner doing the following.

1. Tell your partner what you usually eat far breakfast

and l u n c h . {Use the s i m p l e present tense.)

2. Tell your partner three things p e o p l e you know are doing

right now. (Use the present c o n t i n u o u s tense.)

Conversation

flm Clase your book and listen to the conversation. What do

Julie's cousins usually eat?

Tom: What are you d oing?

Julie: l'm looking at pictures from my vacation. l

Tom: O h , can I see? Where did you go? �

Julie: 1 visited my cousins in the south. lt's very flat there-no � Enchiladas with rice

mountains or hills, and it's pretty dry far most of the year.

Tom: What about food? What do your cousins usually eat?

Julie: Meals are very s i m p l e there. lt's basically meat and potatoes

and a lot of vegetables. But they grow wheat everywhere, so

pasta is b e c o m i n g popular.

Tom: That sound s good.

J u li e : Yes, 1 really like the food there.

Julie's cousing usually eats meat and potatoes, and a lot of vegtables.

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