Vocabulary

a) Match the phrases with the pictures.

 take karate lessons

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 Go shopping
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 Hang out with friends
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 Go to the gym/recreation center
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 Talk on the phone
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 Read a magazine/newspaper
__

Reading
b) Read the interview quickly and match the questions a-d with the paragraph 1-4.

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c) Make sentences by putting the words in the correct order.

1. day / Tony / every / soccer / practices

……….………………………………………………………………………………..
2. stand / I / horror / can’t / films / watching
……….………………………………………………………………………………..
3. to / become / photographer / sister / wants / My / a
……….………………………………………………………………………………..
4. we / our / once / wash / car / week / a
……….………………………………………………………………………………..

Family members
d) Look at the family tree and complete the activity with the words in the box.

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 Vocabulary

e) Read. What is Amber’s big news?

Grammar “Present Progressive”

f) Look at the table below and see how we form the “Present Progressive”.

Affirmative Form Negative Form Question Form

I am reading I am not reading Am I reading?
You are reading You are not reading Are you reading?
He is reading He is not reading Is he reading?
She is reading She is not reading Is she reading?
It is reading It is not reading Is it reading?
We are reading We are not reading Are we reading?
You are reading You are not reading Are you reading?
They are reading They are not reading Are they reading?

- What does the “Present Progressive” refer to? Match.

1. My parents are having dinner right now.

2. Mia is looking for a new job these days.

3. I’m getting married next year.

a. It refers to the future. ______

b. It refers to something happening now. _____

c. It refers to a temporary state. ______

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 Grammar reference

Practice
g) Complete the dialogues with the “Present Progressive” of the verbs in parentheses.

1. My parents ...................... (read) in the garden right now.

2. We ...................... (not travel) to France today.
3. ……………..the boys ...................... (play) tennis today.
4. My cousin ...................... (swim) at the beach right now.
5. I ...................... (study) at the university at the moment.

h) Write these sentences in the negative form.

1. Mrs Thompson is watching her favourite series on TV.
...........................................................................................
2. That boy is eating an ice-cream.
...........................................................................................
3. I´m going to the mountain.
...........................................................................................
4. They are making dinner.
...........................................................................................

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