Match the words to the correct

pictures and complete the crossword.

Then find a secret message.

arm
1 ears
12
8 elbow
7 2 eyebrows
eyelashes
3 eyes
2
21 finger
4 foot
forehead
5
hair
11 hand
6
14 knee
19 legs
7
lips
mouth
8
neck
9 nose
5 18 shoulder
10 teeth
17
toes
11 tongue
wrist
12 6

20
13
10
14

15

16
1
22
15 17

18

19
13 16
20
3
21
9

22 4

The secret message is _________ _________ ________ ________ ________ _________.

 Present Continuous
Present Continuous Present Continuous Negative
Affirmative
we use “be” + “ing” verbs we use “be” +”not” + “ing” verbs
I am walking.
She is talking.
He is laughing.
It is raining.
They are singing.
We are cooking.
You are smiling.
A. Fill in the blanks with “is” or “are”.
1) Kate _____ cooking a turkey for
dinner.
2) Mom _____ setting the table.
3) John ______ making coffee.
4) The boys _____ watching TV.
5) It ____ snowing outside.
6) The baby ____ laughing.
7) The girls _____ painting Easter eggs.
8) We_______ eating turkey.
9) The dog ____ barking.
10) They _____ celebrating Easter.
C. Negative form. Fill in blanks with
“is/ are /not” and/or “ing”verb”
1. I am ______ cooking.
2. He _______ not eating.
3. She is not _____________ (laugh)
4. It ___ ____ _________ (rain).
5. They are _____painting Easter eggs.
6. We _____ not eating now.
7. You ____ _____ _________(walk).
8. Mary is _____ sleeping.
9. Kate and John ____ not watching TV.
10.The dog ___ _____ _______ (bark).
Present Continuous
Question
We use “be” followed by
“Pronoun or subject”
I am not walking. Am I walking?
She is not talking. Is she talking?
He is not laughing. Is he laughing?
It is not raining. Is it raining?
They are not singing. Are they singing?
We are not cooking. Are we cooking?
You are not smiling. Are you smiling?
B. Write the correct “ing” verb in the blank.
1.Kate is ______________ dinner (prepare).
2.They are _________ for Easter eggs (hunt).
3.We are ______________ turkey (eat).
4.The Easter Bunny is ___________ (come).
5.I am ____________ Easter eggs (make).
6.The children are ____________ candy (eat).
7.You are ______________ a nice song (sing).
8.The dog is _____________ the cat (chase).
9.The cat is ________________ (run).
10.He is _______________ coffee (drink).
D. Make a question.
Fill in the blank with “be” and “ing” verb
1._______ I _____________ dinner? (cook)
2. _______ Jack ______________ pie? (bake)
3._______ the girls ______________? (eat)
4.___ it_______________? (rain)
5. ____they___________Easter eggs? (make)
6.______ you ____________ ? (coming)
7. ____ the dog________________ ?(bark)
8._____ she ________________?(talk)
9.______he ____________________?(laugh)
10_____Kate and John ____________?(sleep)
1. He usually _________________ to work by bus. go
2. Tess ____________________ on the phone now. talk
3. Peter and Gina ___________________ hip-hop. love
4. Mr. Andrews ____________________ fast food. not like
5. Be quiet! The baby ________________ in his bedroom. sleep
6. Mary’s daughter ________________ in Boston at the moment study
7. The film ____________ outstanding! You should watch it! be
8. My father ________________ a documentary on TV. watch
9. I ___________________ working early in the morning. hate
10. They never __________________ attention to my words. pay
11. The train ___________________ at half past seven. leave
12. I ___________________ now, my parents must be worried! leave
13. Water _______________ at 0ºC. freeze
14. The water ________________ on the cooker! Turn it off! boil
15. Harry sometimes ________________ tennis at the club. play
16. Betty _________________ the flute now. She’s rehearsing! play
17. My students rarely _______________ a word in English! say
18. It rarely _______________ in summer. rain
19. Look! It ________________ cats and dogs! We can’t go out now. rain
20. I never _________________ before 7.30. get up
21. Are you sure this dress _______________ me? suit
22. Susan usually_________________ her homework in her bedroom. do
23. The Earth ______________ around the Sun. go
24. They _________________ difficulties at the moment. have
25. Samuel always _______________ his homework before dinner do /
but today he _________________ his Mum. help
26. This week we __________________ on a trip to London. go
27. Mary __________________ music and dancing. enjoy
28. We rarely ___________________ litter on the ground in London. see
29. Alice ________ now _________ for you in the living room. wait
30. The phone always _____________ when I ______________ a bath. ring / take
31. John ________________ an e-mail at the moment. write
32. I _________________ rainy days! detest
33. David ________________ his hair every month. cut
34. Little Betty _______________ her drawing right now. cut
 Forming the Past Continuous
Tense
Task 1 - Form the Gerund form of the following verbs.
To form the verb in the Past 1) get → ___________________ 6) lie → ____________________
Continuous Tense you need 2) open → __________________ 7) run → ___________________
the correct form of ‘to be’
3) take → __________________ 8) make → __________________
(was or were) and the –ing
4) travel → _________________ 9) cut → ___________________
(Gerund) form of the verb.
5) do → ____________________ 10) eat → ___________________
I reading a
He book.
was
She watching TV. Task 2 - Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
It going to the in the Past Continuous Tense.
cinema.
You 1) They ___________________________ in the lake yesterday
playing
We were afternoon. (swim)
basketball.
They
raining. 2) He ___________________________ on the coach. (sleep)
3) I ___________________________ a book. (read)
Spelling rules
4) We ___________________________ breakfast at 7 am
1) Mostly the verb gets an – yesterday. (have)
ing in the Present 5) Sarah ___________________________ the fence. (paint)
Continuous Tense. E.g.: 6) The kids ___________________________ the picture. (colour)
starting, playing, looking,
7) You ___________________________ about the accident. (talk)
skiing …
2) If the verb is 8) The dog ___________________________ all last night. (bark)
monosyllabic, it ends with 9) We ___________________________ to the radio yesterday
a vowel + consonant, and morning. (listen)
the vowel is short
10) Pete ___________________________ his car last weekend.
(pronunciation) then the
consonant at the end of (wash)
the verb doubles. E.g.: run
→ running
3) If the verb ends with –l, Task 3 - Write the correct forms (Past Continuous) of the verbs
it doubles. E.g.: travel → on the lines from this list.
travelling
4) If the verb is
▪ to cook ▪ to sing
multisyllabic, and 2nd point
holds true of the last ▪ to drink ▪ to wash
syllable then the consonant ▪ to hide ▪ to watch
at the end of the verb ▪ to plant ▪ to water
doubles. E.g.: permit, admit
▪ to play ▪ to write
5) If the verb ends with a
mute –e, you have to leave
it out. E.g.: make → making
6) There are verbs ending 1) When I saw him he ___________________________ some milk.
with –ie, like ‘lie’. In the
2) You ___________________________ football when you broke
Gerund form the ‘ie’
changes into ‘y”. your leg.
e.g.: lie → lying 3) Steve ___________________________ TV when the lights
Other verbs: die, outlie, went out.
tie, untie, …etc.
4) We ___________________________ when the guests arrived.
Exceptions 5) Mum ___________________________ up when someone
knocked at the door.
There are some verbs that we 6) Nelly ___________________________ songs at the concert.
don’t use in the past continuous
7) John and Jim ___________________________ behind a tree
tense. (Because they aren’t
action verbs.) when they were playing hide-and-seek.
e.g.: like, love, 8) I ___________________________ the flowers when you came
hate, smell, in.
seem, believe,
9) You ___________________________ a test at 10 am yesterday.
understand,
realise, belong, 10) They ___________________________ some seedlings
know, want, yesterday afternoon.
need, depend,
suppose … © Susan V Toth
 Task 4 – Rewrite the
sentences into Past Continuous
and use the given phrases.
e.g.: The boys are fighting in the schoolyard. (at 3
pm yesterday)
 The boys were fighting in the schoolyard at 3
pm yesterday.
1) They climbed the mountain. (when he fell off)
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2) My dad’s waiting for me. (at 4 pm yesterday)
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3) You have a shower every day. (when the
telephone rang)
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4) I’ll go home. (when I had a puncture)
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5) The kids played in the sands. (yesterday)
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6) You’ve put on some warm clothes. (when I came
in)
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7) Tom rides a bike on Mondays. (when I saw him)
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8) They’re cleaning the windows now. (when it
started to rain)
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9) He will take notes. (from 2 to 4 yesterday)
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10) Mum’s ironed the laundry. (yesterday
afternoon)
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11) The students studied Maths two days ago.
(yesterday)
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12) I am staying with my friend this week. (last
week)
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Task 5 – Write sentences using the given words
and the verbs in Past Continuous.
e.g.: I * write * a letter * while * you * read.
 I was writing a letter while you were reading.
1) Mum * vacuum-clean * while * dad * wash * the
car.
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2) The kids * draw * pictures * while * the parents *
do * the gardening.
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3) Eve and Dora * skip * the rope * while * the
others * play * hide-and-seek.
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4) Marge * lie * in the sun * while * Dave * swim * in
the sea.
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5) John * build * a sandcastle * while * his mum *
solve * crossword puzzles.
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6) Sally * colour * some pictures * while * her sister
* paint * a tree.
_______________________________________
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7) I * eat * some biscuits * while * I * wait * for
you.
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8) The dog * sleep * under the bed * while * Sue *
bake * a cake.
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_______________________________________
9) It * get * dark * while * I * talk * on the phone.
_______________________________________
_____________________________________
10) Tim * play * the piano * while * his parents *
listen * to it.
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11) Mandy * tidy * the room * while * mum * wash *
the clothes.
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12) We * do * the homework * while * dad * watch *
a football match.
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© Susan V Toth
Use can, can’t, could, or couldn’t to complete the sentences. Name____________________________________

1. When Mary was 15, she was a fast runner. She _______ run 200 meters in 30 seconds.
a. could b. can’t c. can d. couldn’t

2. I am sorry but I _______ come to your party next Friday.

a. can b. can’t c. couldn’t d. could

3. I am not in a hurry. I _______wait for you if you need more time to study.
a. could b. can c. can’t d. couldn’t

4. I was very sick yesterday. I ____________ eat anything.

a. can b. can’t c. could d. couldn’t

5. Please speak louder. I __________ hear you very well.

a. could b. couldn’t c. can d. can’t

6. I am very tired because I __________sleep last night.

a. can’t b. could c. can d. couldn’t

7. John was a smart child. He _________ read when he was two.

a. couldn’t b. can c. could d. can’t

8. It is sunny outside. ______ we go outside and play?

a. Could b. Couldn’t c. Can d. Can’t

9. It is cold in here. ________ you please shut the window?

a. Can’t b. Could c. Couldn’t d. Can

10. The lock was broken. I ________ open the door.

a. can b. can’t c. could d. couldn’t

11. I like math. I ______ solve math problems quickly.

a. could b. couldn’t c. can d. can’t

12. Tom is too small to play soccer. What ______ he do?

a. can’t b. can c. could d. couldn’t

13. The museum is closed. We ______ go today.

a. can b. could c. can’t d. couldn’t

14. When ______ he walk? (Answer: At 12 months.)

a. couldn’t b. can c. could d. can’t

15. I was so tired. I ________ have slept the whole day.

a. can b. can’t c. could d. couldn‘t
 Name____________________________________

What can you do in English?

Tell the teacher what things you can do using English. Circle Yes, I can or No, I can’t

I can ask for directions in English. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can tell a story in English. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can read a newspaper in English. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can watch TV in English and understand what is going on. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can write an e-mail in English. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can order food from a restaurant in English. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can call a friend and speak only English on the phone. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

I can speak English when I go shopping. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

 Writing Task : What I couldn’t do but now I can
1. When I was a baby I couldn’t talk, but I could sleep 12 hours a day.

2. Before I went to school I couldn’t read or write, but I could speak English.

3. When I visited Barcelona I couldn’t understand what people were saying,

because I couldn’t speak Spanish then.

4. When I was in kindergarten I couldn’t add 2 + 2, but now I can know

multiplication and division.

5. When I was 3 years old I couldn’t ride a bike, but now I can ride a bike and a horse!

6. When I went to camp for the first time I couldn’t sail a boat, but now I can sail 10 meter boats.

7. In the beginning of first grade I couldn’t write Greek or English, but now I can write in both languages.

8. When I was 5 years old I couldn’t use a computer, now that I am 7 I can use a computer and an i-phone.

9. When I was young I couldn’t play football, but now I can score lots of goals.

10. When I was in second grade I couldn’t swim very well, but now I can swim long distances.

Writing Task : What I couldn’t do but now I can

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 Write the correct number for
this food and drinks. Then find
the words in the word search.

1. bacon 5. chicken 9. egg 13. juice 17. salmon 21. sushi

2. bread 6. chips 10. ham 14. milk 18. soup 22. tea
3. cake 7. coffee 11. hamburger 15. pizza 19. spaghetti 23. toast
4. cheese 8. coke 12. icecream 16. salad 20. steak 24. yoghurt

H A M B U R G E R I B A S T E A

N R E B A Q K O T R L B R E A D

M Z A H J C I C H I C K E N X I

F I E W V H O C N R U O C E H C

P A L V T E G N U J U I C E Y E

I T S K O E R B E W L P O F B C

Z E P S A S Y I P G C A K E W R

Z F A T S E A S U S H I O D S E

A C G D T T S E C O B R Q G A A

C F H C Z Z T C O F F E E V L M

F L E I N U E O K A E M F E A L

C E T I P D A P E F H A M S D M

E U T S B S K E O G A D P O G H

Y G I E Q Z L P F Y O G H U R T

V A G D S A L M O N A S J P D I
 Listening skills practice: Ordering food in a café – exercises

Listen to the conversation in a café and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Write the words in the correct group.

Banana cake Cola Ice cream Water

Apple tart Apple juice Four cheeses pizza Cheese burger

Seafood salad with

Chicken curry and rice Orange juice Chocolate cake
bread

Main courses Desserts Drinks

1. Check your understanding: multiple choice

Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best answer to complete these sentences.

For his main course, Andi chooses a normal cheese burger / a double cheese burger / a burger
1.
with chips.

2. For dessert, Andi chooses ice cream / chocolate cake / banana cake .

3. To drink, Andi chooses apple juice / fizzy water / still water .

2. Check your understanding: ordering
Write a number (1-5) to put the questions in the order you hear them.

…………. Anything else?

…………. A cheese burger or double cheese burger?

…………. What would you like?

…………. Would you like a drink?

…………. What’s your table number?

Discussion

Do you like fast food? Why or why not?

What’s your favourite restaurant? What food and drink do you like to have there?

Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.
 I LIKE...
I LIKE...

Albert Alice

I DON’T LIKE... I DON’T LIKE...

Mark T (true) or F (false) according to the picture:

Albert likes cats. ( ) Alice likes salad. ( )

Albert doesn’t like eggs. ( ) Alice doesn’t like milk. ( )
Albert likes cola drinks. ( ) Alice likes popcorn. ( )
Albert likes French fries. ( ) Alice doesn’t like TV. ( )
Albert doesn’t like dogs. ( ) Alice likes music. ( )
Albert likes math. ( ) Alice likes candy. ( )
Albert doesn’t like fruit. ( ) Alice doesn’t like chocolate. ( )
Albert likes soccer. ( ) Alice likes computers. ( )
Albert doesn’t like hot dogs. ( ) Alice doesn’t like onions. ( )
Albert likes hamburgers. ( ) Alice likes ham and cheese. ( )
Albert likes carrots. ( ) Alice likes coffee. ( )
Albert likes donuts. ( ) Alice likes cheese. ( )
Answer the questions using short answers:
1. Does Albert like fruit?
___________________________________
2. Does Albert like cola drinks?
Choose things you and one of the kids like and
___________________________________
write sentences as in the model:
3. Does Alice like ice cream?
Model: Alice likes popcorn and I like popcorn
___________________________________
too.
4. Does Albert like cats?
____________________________________
___________________________________
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5. Does Alice like cheese?
____________________________________
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6. Does Albert like eggs?
____________________________________
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7. Does Alice like coffee?
____________________________________
___________________________________
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8. Does Alice like music?
____________________________________
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9. Does Albert like soccer?
____________________________________
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Choose things you and one of the kids

don’t like and write sentences as in the
Complete the sentences using the verb in the
model:
affirmative or negative according to the
Model: Albert doesn’t like cats and I
picture:
don’t like cats either.
A. Alice _________________ popcorn.
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B. Albert ________________ cats.
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C. Alice _________________ onions.
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D. Albert _________________ cereal.
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E. Albert __________________ donuts.
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F. Alice ___________________ computers.
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G. Alice ___________________ salad.
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H. Albert __________________ eggs.
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J. Albert __________________ dogs.
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K. Alice ___________________ TV.
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L. Alice ____________________ coffee.
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M. Alice ___________________ injections.
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N. Alice ___________________ milk.
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O. Albert _________________ math.
P. Albert _________________ cakes.
Q. Albert ________________ soccer.