August 11th Class 1

Present Simple Tense Revision

Read the text and write the correct form of the verb.

William Jones (be)IS from London but he (live)LIVES in Winchester. He (be)IS married and (have)HAS a son. He
(work)WORKS in a museum in the city centre. William usually (get)GETS up at half past seven and (have)HAS a
shower. He (make)MAKES some sandwiches for his lunch and then he (have)HAS breakfast (tea and cereal) with
his wife and their son, John. At half past eight William (drive)DRIVES John to school, then he goes to the museum.
When William (arrive)ARRIVES he has another cup of tea and plans his day. At five o’clock William (close)CLOSED
the museum and drives home. He usually has dinner and (watch)WATCHES TV with his family in the evening, but
on Fridays he (not stay)DOESN´T STAY at home, he (play)PLAYS football with his friends. William works from
Monday to Saturday, but he always has Sundays with his family. They (get)GET up late, (have)HAVE breakfast, and
read the Sunday newspapers. They (not cook)DON´T COOK because they (be)ARE tired. In the evening, they
usually (go)GO to William’s parents’ house for dinner.

Read the information about Christina and talk make sentences.

1. Christina is a police officer

2. Fort William, is a small town on the west coast of Scotland
3. She gets up six o’clock every morning
4. She takes a shower
5. She goes with her two dogs for a long walk
6. After her breakfast she puts on her uniform and goes to work
7. Christina’s job is not easy and sometimes she is stressed
8. She usually makes fish or pasta for dinner
9. She hardly ever eats meat and never drinks alcohol
10. She has a very good social life
11. She doesn`t watch TV but she goes to the cinema once or twice a month
12. Christina likes sport and she plays basketball and tennis.
 Watch the video and answer these questions.
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/download?cc=global&selLanguage=en

a. Is there only one police force in Britain?

No, there isn´t. There are many police force in Britain.
b. Is London’s police force big?
Yes, it is.
c. What is Marcus’s police force?
d. Does he work at a specific time?
Yes, he does.
e. Does he wear special clothes?
Yes, he does.
f. What is different in Argentina?
They don´t use guns.

Watch the video again. Complete the notes.

There are 31,000 police officers in London.

‘Bobby’ is short for __ROBERT_.
Marcus __USUALLY_ works during the day, but __SOMETIMES__ he works at night.
On a __DAY SHIFT__ he starts work at 8 o’clock in the morning. He works until 6 o’clock in the evening.
On a __NIGTH SHIFT__ he starts work at __8__ in the evening and works until _4_ in the morning.
He usually works _40_ hours a week.
_EVERY DAY_ Marcus leaves the police station and goes on patrol. He usually patrols _ON FOOT_.

Present Continuous Revision

Subject + am / is / are + Verb (ing) + Complement

Affirmative Form
I am learning English right now.

Subject + am not / isn't / aren't + Verb (ing) + Complement

Negative Form
I am not learning French right now.

Am / is / are + Subject + Verb (ing) + Complement

Question Form
Is he going to work?

Read the text and answer TRUE, FALSE, or DOESN’T SAY

Kathy O’Brien is 26 years old and she’s from Ireland. Right now, she’s living in a flat in north London and she has a
job in a shop. She doesn’t like her job, but she needs the money. When the weather is good, Kathy sings and plays
her guitar in Hyde Park. She is very good and lots of people stop and listen to her. Kathy goes to a lot of auditions
because she wants to be a professional singer one day. She’s also using her laptop to make a CD of her songs to
send to all the music companies in London.

Marc Dubois from Switzerland is 19 and he’s studying computing at the University of London. He has classes
during the week, and he works in an Italian restaurant at the weekend. At the moment Marc’s living in a flat near
the university, but he’s looking for another place to live. His flat is nice, and from his room he can see the River
Thames. However, it’s expensive. Marc thinks London is a great place but he doesn’t like the cold winter days.
Luckily, there are lots of things that people can do here when it’s raining!
Jamie Chandler is 27 and he’s from Australia. He’s travelling around the world, but now he’s in London. He’s
working as a London guide. Jamie’s mum is Japanese, so he speaks Japanese well. When he’s working Jamie takes
groups of Japanese visitors around London to see the famous monuments. They always take lots of photos! Jamie
also works as a cook in a restaurant in the evening – it’s in the centre of London and musicians also play there
every night.

1 Kathy, Marc, and Jamie aren’t from London. T

2 Kathy is famous. F
3 She’s working in a shop at the moment. T
4 She’s trying to be a professional singer. T
5 Marc can cook Italian food. DS
6 His flat doesn’t have a view of the river. F
7 He doesn’t like the weather in London. T
8 Jamie speaks more than one language. T
9 During the day he takes photos of London’s famous monuments. F
10 Jamie earns a lot of money. DS

Read the text again and write Kathy, Marc, or Jamie.

Example: Kathy lives in north London.
1 ____K____ plays a musical instrument.
2 ____J____ has two jobs.
3 ____M___ is looking for a new place to live.
4 ____M___ only works at the weekend.
5 ____K___ doesn’t like his / her job.
6 ____J____ works in a restaurant every evening.

Make present continuous sentences and questions (positive and negative). Use contractions where possible.
Example: Hannah / study / in her bedroom Hannah’s studying in her bedroom.
1 what / you / do / at the moment?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE MOMENT?___________.
2 we / run / because it’s late
WE RUNNING BECAUSE IT´S LATE___________________.
3 why / Dave and his wife / argue?
WHY ARE DAVE AND HIS WIFE ARGUEING____________.
4 they / not wait / for a taxi
THEY AREN´T WAITING FOR A TAXI__________________.
5 you / use / this computer?
ARE YOU USING THIS COMPUTER?__________________.
6 Paul / get dressed?
IS PAUL GETTING DRESSED?_______________________.
7 I / not wear / a jacket today
I´M NOT WEARING A JACKET TODAY_________________.

Simple Present Tense

We use the simple present tense:

1. For facts
  Whales live in the ocean.

 Aconcagua is the highest mountain in Latin America.

 The flight from Chile to Australia is thirteen hours.

2. For repeated or regular actions

 Flights to Buenos Aires leave every hour.

 I eat breakfast at the table.

 We work every day of the week.

3. For habits

 I brush my teeth three times a day.

 He only drinks milk.

 We celebrate Christmas on the twenty-fifth of December.

4. For things that are generally true in the present time period:

 She is my girlfriend.

 We study English.

Present Progressive Tense

We use the present progressive tense:

1. When somebody is doing something at this moment.

 Sarah is changing her clothes right now.

 Her boyfriend is waiting for her.

 We are learning the progressive tense in English.

2. When something is happening at this moment. When the action has started but hasn't finished.

 It is snowing at the moment.

 The economy is growing at an exponential rate.

 The children are sleeping so please be quiet.

3. To talk about something that is happening around the time of speaking but not necessarily at that exact moment.

 Alfredo is studying a lot for his exam.

 I'm reading a great book. (Not necessary right at this moment)

 We are planning a trip to Jamaica.

Present vs. Progressive Tense

A significant difference between these two tenses is we use the simple present tense for things that are permanent
or are in general and the present progressive tense for things that may change or are temporary.
Compare:

Permanent Temporary

Simon lives in
Birmingham.
James works at a bank.
We walk to work.
I speak English.
Simon is living with his friends for now.
James is working at home today.
We're walking in the park.
I am speaking English right now.

Verbs that we don't use in the Progressive Tense

Another difference is that there are some verbs in English that we don't use in the progressive tense. These include:

Belong - Cost - Hate - Have (possession) - Hear - Know - Like - Love - Need - Own - Remember - Seem - Smell -
Understand – Want

Put the verbs in the present simple or the present continuous.

1. What (you do)are you doing at the moment?
I (check)am checking my emails.
2. Why (you wear)are you wearing those old clothes?
Because I (work)am working in the garden.
3. What’s that loud noise?
My neighbours (have)are having a party.
4. Where (you go)are you going?
To my parents’ house for lunch, we usually (go)go there on Sundays.
5. Hi, Nora! What (you do)are you doing here?
I (wait)am waiting for a friend.
6. Where (you work)do you work?
I (work)work in a restaurant. I’m a waiter.
7. What’s the answer to number 5?
Shhhh! I (listen)am listening to the teacher.
8. (you wear)Do you wear a uniform for work?
Yes. And I (not like)don´t like it. It’s horrible.
9. Look! It (snow)is snowing.
Great. Let’s (make)make a snowman.
10. Hello, Jim. Where (you go)are you go?

I (go)go to the supermarket.

11. Where’s Simon?

In the bathroom. He (have)is having a shower.

12. When (you usually see)do you usually see your friends?
 On Friday night. We always (meet)meet after work.

Complete the email. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Gilly

How’s your new job? My university course is great, but it’s Friday evening and I’m home for the weekend. I ’m
sitting (sit) on my bed and I 1 __am playing__ (play) a computer game on my laptop. I usually 2 __study_ (study) in
the evenings or I 3 _go_ (go) out with my friends. My family are downstairs. Mum 4 _is making_ (make) dinner and
I 5 __think that my __ (think) Dad 6 __is helping_ (help) Julie with her homework. I can’t write any more now –
Mum 7 _is wantn´s__ (want) me to help her in the kitchen.

See you soon

Kate