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3. The pictures on page 136 are from a presentation a student gave about how the Earth is
sick. Listen to the presentation. Number the order in which the presenter says the examples.

a. Pollute the air 5

b. Cut down trees 2
c. Throw away rubbish 4
d. Kill fish 1 1
e. Traffic animals 3

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8. Complete the sentences with words from the box

destroying cleaning changing wasting throwing away making

a. You are throwing away water. Turn the tap off!

b. He is wasting that bottle. He could recycle it.
c. The climate is changing. The Earth is getting hotter and hotter.
d. They are destroying the habitats of many animals by cutting down the forests.
e. We are making a poster about our project.
f. I am cleaning the beach. Look! There is so much rubbish!

9. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the correct form using present
continous.

a. I am learning English. I love it! (learn)

b. You are speaking too quickly. I don’t understand. (speak)
c. Our teacher are helping us make a poster. (help)
d. We are recycling all our rubbish. (recycle)

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4. Read the blog post from a reporter near a possible volcanic eruption.

E stoy sentado cerca del Monte Vesubio, un famoso volcán activo en Italia. Cuando el Vesubio entró en erupción en el año 79 d. C., destruyó la ciudad

romana de Pompeli. El monte Vesubio entró en erupción por última vez en 1994, pero los expertos y los lugareños están preocupados de que pueda volver a

ocurrir pronto.

Hablo con la doctora Rosalia Dell´ Aquita, experta en volcanes, y con Donna Esmeralda, que puede

recordar la última vez que se desató el Vesubio.

5.Choose the correct option
a. Vesuvius… c. Donna Esmeralda owns…
1. last erupted in AD 79. 1. cows.
2. last erupted in 1944. 2. bees.
3. is erupting right now 3. a dog.

b. Donna Esmeralda is… d. Dr. Rosalia has noticed…

1. a scientist. 1. high CO2 levels.
2. a farmer. 2. magma rising.
3. a local 3. the land deforming

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6. Listen to a Colombian teenager telling his older sister what to do in a practice earthquake
drill.

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7. Complete the sentences about the earthquake drill with the correct words.
a. Have a _____________________.
b. Don’t __________________ in a doorway.
c. Sit under a desk or ___________________.
d. Protect your ____________________.

8. Write the contractions for these words. Listen to Ramón and Susana again if you need to.
a. You are ______________ c. We are not _______________
b. Rex is not _________________

9. Now use contractions to tell your partner about:

a. What you are doing right now.
b. What your mum or dad are NOT doing right now.
c. What your favourite football team are doing right now.

10. Read the sentences.

▪ She isn’t sleeping.
▪ We aren’t sleeping.
▪ I’m not sitting.
▪ You aren’t practising.

11. Choose the correct option.

a. The sentences are all affirmative/

negative.
b. The word not (n’t) goes before/after the
main verb.
c. When speaking, people usually
use/don’t use contractions.

12. Rewrite these sentences in the negative. Use contractions.

a. The volcano is erupting. _________________________________________________________
b. I am speaking to you. ___________________________________________________________
c. You’re chatting to your friends. ____________________________________________________
d. The cows are sleeping. __________________________________________________________
e. My dog is sleeping under the table. ________________________________________________
f. They are noticing the important signs. ______________________________________________
.
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3. Listen to the interview and choose the correct option A-C.

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1. What is Tom doing in the garden?
A. He’s watching for a while.
b. He’s planting some seeds.
C. He’s outside in the garden.
2. What are Tom’s friends doing?
A. They’re picking up litter.
b. They’re eating food.
C. They’re also planting seeds.
3. What is Sally doing?
A. She’s doing different things.
b. She’s sorting the recycling.
C. She’s painting the canteen green.
b. He’s shopping.
C. He’s buying a farm.
5. What are the girls in the kitchen doing?
A. They’re asking the chefs questions.
b. They’re finding out what it’s like to
be a chef.
C. They’re learning how to cook.
6. Which statement is true?
A. Normally students don’t eat meat on
Wednesdays.
b. Students don’t usually use paper on
Mondays.
C. The school doesn’t use electricity
on Wednesdays.

4. What’s the boy at the computer doing?

A. He’s sending emails to farms.
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4. Look at the questions and answers in exercise 3, questions 1-5 and choose the correct
options.

1. The present continuous (be +ing) describes

what happens every day / what is happening now.

2. To form a question the subject and the auxiliary verb

stay the same / change position.

3. It’s common / not common to contract the subject and auxiliary verb,
e.g. He is = He’s.

4. Why is the present simple used in exercise 3, question 6?

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present continuous.
a. My friends _________ (work) in the garden.
b. Today we _________ (have) a paper-free day at school.
c. _________ you _________ (eat) meat today?
d. John _________ (pick up) litter in the playground.
e. _________ she _________ (send) an email.

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4. Why is the present simple used in exercise 3, question 6?
1. What is wrong with electronic devices? 3. What is a benefit of reusing items?
A. They only last a few years. A. We will reduce the amount of rubbish.
b. They are durable goods. b. We will wash more plates.
C. They use electricity. C. We will make more rubbish.

2. How can we reduce the problem of 4. When we recycle …

rubbish? A. the item is made into something else.
A. Use disposable items. b. the material isn’t reused.
b. Don’t buy disposable items. C. we throw everything into landfill.
C. Buy things every day.

5. The three Rs of rubbish are …

A. refuse, reduce and recharge.
b. reduce, reuse and remove.
C. reduce, reuse and recycle

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9. Complete the sentences with the words in the box
disposable goods durable products electronic devices landfill pollution
rechargeable batteries recycle renewable energy

a. Solar and wind power are types of _________________.

b. _________________ will last longer and so help reduce rubbish.
c. Computers, TVs and washing machines are all types of _________________.
d. In the future, we won’t be able to send any items of rubbish to _________________.
e. We should buy ____________ to avoid throwing them away.
f. It’s essential that we _________________ items made of plastic, glass, paper and metal.
g. When we burn fossil fuels we produce a lot of _________________.
h. ________________ are things we use once and then throw away.

En los siguientes links usted puede encontrar explicación sobre el presente progresivo,
explicación, ejemplos… para que cuando desarrollen los ejercicios en los que tienen que
utilizarlo lo tengan presente, aunque todos ustedes ya conocen esta estructura.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52gy72f7-p0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7c8eQjWiWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7xA8V5JtbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gVNgqnSA0c