Unit 1: Family life

(Cuộc sống gia đình)

A. VOCABULARY
New words Meaning Picture Example
Men are often the
breadwinner
ngườ i trụ breadwinner in a family.
/ˈbredwɪnə(r)/
cộ t gia đình Đàn ông thường là trụ cột
(n)
trong gia đình.
When I have done my chores,
chore
việc nhà , I will go to the market.
/tʃɔː(r)/
việc lặ t vặ t Khi tôi xong việc nhà thì tôi sẽ
(n)
đi chợ.
We should collaborate with
this company to develop the
collaborate
product.
/kəˈlæbəreɪt/ cộ ng tá c
Chúng ta nên cộng tác với
(v)
công ty này để phát triển sản
phẩm.
You should consider buying
consider
xem xét, câ n that house.
/kənˈsɪdər/
nhắ c Bạn nên cân nhắc mua ngôi
(v)
nhà đó.
We agreed to contribute
contribute /kən
some money to charity.
ˈtrɪbjuːt/ đó ng gó p
Chúng tôi đã đồng ý đóng góp
(v)
một số tiền cho việc từ thiện.

divorce
They got a divorce.
/dɪˈvɔːrs/ ly dị
Họ đã ly dị rồi.
(v)

divide I will divide the class into

/dɪˈvaɪd/ chia, tá ch four groups.
(v) Tôi sẽ chia lớp thành 4 nhóm.

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 A large number of children
educate
are educated at home today.
/ˈedʒukeɪt/ giá o dụ c
Ngày nay nhiều trẻ em được
(v)
giáo dục tại nhà.
extended family gia đình lớ n I like living in an extended
/ɪkˌstendɪd gồ m nhiều family.
ˈfæməli/ thế hệ Tôi thích sống trong một gia
(n) chung số ng đình nhiều thế hệ.
I’d like to buy a house, but my
finances are in such a bad
finance state that I can’t afford to.
/ˈfaɪnæns/ tà i chính Tôi muốn mua một ngôi nhà,
(n) nhưng tài chính của tôi đang
trong tình trạng không đủ
điều kiện để mua.
Buying a house often puts a
financial burden large financial burden on
gá nh nặ ng
/faɪˈnænʃəl young couples.
tà i chính,
ˈbɜːdən/ Việc mua nhà thường đặt
tiền bạ c
(n) gánh nặng lớn về tài chính cho
các cặp đôi trẻ.
There are two generations in
generation
my family.
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ thế hệ
Có hai thế hệ trong gia đình
(n)
tôi.
goods We sold a lot of leather goods.
hà ng hó a,
/ɡʊdz/ Chúng tôi đã bán nhiều mặt
sả n phẩ m
(n) hàng bằng da.
I stopped at the grocery shop
grocery
to buy some milk.
/ˈɡrəʊsəri/ tạ p hó a
Tôi đã dừng lại ở cửa hàng
(n)
tạp hóa mua ít sữa.

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 This job required him to do a
heavy lifting
mang vá c lot of heavy lifting.
/ˈhevi ˈlɪftɪŋ/
nặ ng Công việc này đòi hỏi anh ấy
(n)
phải mang vác nặng.

She is not the type of person

homemaker to stay at home and be a
ngườ i nộ i
/ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə(r)/ homemaker.
trợ
(n) Cô ấy không phải kiểu người ở
nhà và làm nội trợ.

laundry
I have to do my laundry.
/ˈlɔːndri/ đồ giặ t là
Tôi phải đi giặt đồ.
(n)

gia đình nhỏ Americans often live in

nuclear family
chỉ gồ m có nuclear families.
/ˌnjuːkliə
bố mẹ và Người Mỹ thường sống trong
ˈfæməli/
con cá i những gia đình nhỏ chỉ gồm
(n)
chung số ng bố mẹ và con cái.
I want to stay at home and
nurture
nurture my children.
/ˈnɜːtʃə(r)/ nuô i dưỡ ng
Tôi muốn ở nhà và nuôi dạy
(v)
các con mình.
You should have a positive
positive
outlook on life.
/ˈpɑːzətɪv/ tích cự c
Bạn nên có một cách nhìn tích
(adj)
cực vào cuộc sống.
He wants to become an
psychologist
nhà tâ m lí educational psychologist.
/saɪˈkɑːlədʒɪst/
họ c Anh ấy muốn trở thành nhà
(n)
tâm lý giáo dục học.

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sociable
He is a very sociable child.
/ˈsoʊʃəbl/ hò a đồ ng
Nó là đứa bé hòa đổng.
(adj)
He’s ungrateful for all that
ungrateful
I’ve done.
/ʌnˈɡreɪtfl/ vô ơn
Anh ấy không biết ơn tất cả
(adj)
những gì mà tôi đã làm.

This is a safe place for

vulnerable dễ bị tổ n
vulnerable children.
/ˈvʌlnərəbl/ thương, dễ
Đây là nơi an toàn cho những
(adj) bị tấ n cô ng
đứa trẻ dễ bị tổn thương.

B. GRAMMAR

I. PRESENT SIMPLE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN)

1. Cấu trúc (Form)

Affirmative (Khẳng định)
S + V (s/es) + (O).
She does the housework She
every day.
Negative (Phủ định) Interrogative (Nghi vấn)
S + do/does + not + V Do/ Does + S + V (bare-inf)
(bare- inf) + (O). + (O)?
doesn’t do the Does she do the housework
housework every day. every day?

2. Cách dùng (Use)

- Diễn tả thó i quen hoặ c hà nh độ ng xả y ra thườ ng xuyên ở hiện tạ i (habits or regular
actions)
E.g: We visit our grandparents every Sunday. (Chúng tôi thường đến thăm ông bà
vào mỗi ngày chủ nhật.)
- Diễn tả cá c tình huố ng/ sự việc mang tính chấ t lâ u dà i, bền vữ ng (permanent
situations)
E.g: I come from Hanoi City.
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- Diễn tả châ n lý/ sự thậ t hiển nhiên (general truths and facts)
E.g: Broken bones in adults don’t heal as fast as they do in children. (Xương bị gãy ở
người lớn lâu lành hơn ở trẻ em.)
- Diễn tả lịch trình, thờ i gian biểu mang ý nghĩa tương lai (timetables: future sense)
E.g: The train arrives at 7 o’clock. (Tàu hỏa đến lúc 7 giờ đúng.)
- Diễn tả tình trạ ng, cả m xú c, suy nghĩ tạ i thờ i điểm hiện tạ i. Cá ch dù ng nà y thườ ng
đượ c dù ng vớ i cá c độ ng từ chỉ tình trạ ng (stative verbs) như:
to know: biết to understand : hiểu to suppose: cho rằ ng to wonder: tự hỏ i
to consider: xem xét to love: yêu to look: trô ng như to see: thấ y
to appear: hình như to seem : dườ ng to think: cho rằ ng to believe: tin
như
to doubt: nghi ngờ to hope: hy vọ ng to expect: mong đợ i to dislike: khô ng
thích
to hate: ghét to like: thích to remember: nhớ to forget: quên
to recognize:nhậ n to worship: thờ To contain: chứ a to realize: nhậ n ra
ra cú ng đự ng
to taste: có vị/ nếm to smell: có mù i to sound: nghe có vẻ to be: thì, là , ở
E.g: I know the answer to this question. (Tôi biết câu trả lời cho câu hỏi này.)
- Đưa ra cá c lờ i chỉ dẫ n/ hướ ng dẫ n (directions/ instructions)
E.g: You turn left at the end of the road and then go straight. (Bạn rẽ trái ở cuối
đường và sau đó đi thẳng.)
Note: Chú ng ta có thể sử dụ ng do/ does trong thì hiện tạ i đơn để nhấ n mạ nh cá c hà nh
độ ng trong câ u.
E.g: I do like playing football. (Tôi rất thích chơi bóng đá.)
He does know quite a lot about technology. (Anh ta biết khá nhiều về công
nghệ.)

3. Trạng từ tần suất và các cụm trạng từ (Adverbs of frequency and adverbial
phrases)
Trong thì hiện tạ i đơn thườ ng có cá c trạ ng từ đi kèm như always, normal, usually, often,
sometimes, rarely, never, once/ twice a week, most of the time, every day, nowadays,
these days, every now and then, etc.

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4. Quy tắc thêm “s/ es” vào sau động từ
a. Động từ tận cùng bằng o, s, x, z, sh, ch: ta thêm “es”.
E.g: miss – misses watch – watches go - goes
b. Động từ tận cùng bằng “y”
+ Nếu trướ c “y” là mộ t nguyên â m (u, e, o, a, i) thì ta giữ nguyên “y” + “s”
E.g: play-plays buy-buys stay-stays
+ Nếu trướ c “y” là mộ t phụ â m thì ta đổ i “ỵ ” thà nh “i” + “es”
E.g: fly-flies cry-cries study-studies
c. Các trường hợp còn lại
Cá c trườ ng hợ p khô ng thuộ c 2 nhó m trên thì ta thêm “s” và o sau độ ng từ .
E.g: work – works like – likes remember- remembers
d. Trường hợp đặc biệt: have - has

5. Quy tắc phát âm đuôi “s/ es”

Có 3 cá ch phá t â m củ a độ ng từ có đuô i “s/es”:
- TH1: Nếu độ ng từ có tậ n cù ng là cá c â m: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/ thì ta phá t â m
là /ɪz/
Thườ ng có tậ n cù ng là cá c chữ cá i sh, ce, s, z, ge, ch, x …
E.g: watches /wɒtʃɪz/ washes /wɒʃɪz/
- TH2: Nếu độ ng từ có tậ n cù ng bằ ng cá c phụ â m vô thanh: /ð/, /p/, /k/, /f/, /t/ thì
phá t â m là /s/
E.g: cooks /kʊks/ stops /stɒps/
- TH3: Nếu độ ng từ có tậ n cù ng là nguyên â m và cá c phụ â m hữ u thanh cò n lạ i thì ta
phá t â m là /z/
E.g: loves /lʌvz/ plays /pleɪz/

BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN

I. Put the verbs into the correct form (present simple tense).
1. Mr. Nam often (teach) ………………….. the dogs new tricks.
2. We always (throw) ………………….. our litter in the bin.
3. The referee usually (stop) ………………….. the game after 90 minutes.
4. The children (hurry) ………………….. to open their gifts.
5. He (speak) ………………….. English well.

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II. Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence.
1. Daisy goes to school from Monday to Saturday.
………………………………………………………..
2. My father has a cage in the garden.
………………………………………………………..
3. The children like dogs because they are nice.
………………………………………………………..
4. Kelly is never late.
………………………………………………………..
5. Mike’s new mountain bike costs £100.
………………………………………………………..
III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s)- close(s)
-
live(s) - drink(s)
1. Nick ………………………………. baseball very well.
2. I never ………………………………. coffee.
3. The swimming pool ………………………………. at 8.00 in the morning.
4. It ………………………………. at 9.00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving ………………………………. many accidents.
6. My parents ………………………………. in a very small house.
7. The Olympic Games ………………………………. place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always ………………………………. their homework.
9. My students ………………………………. a little French.
10. I always ………………………………. early in the morning.
IV. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word.
Mr. John gets up very early (1) .................... day. He washes his face and takes a quick
shower (2) .................... the mornings. His best friend, Bobby, also wakes up very early.
Mr. John (3) .................... the breakfast for both. They both (4) .................... like drinking
milk but they love eating meat. Then, Mr. John (5) .................... Bobby out to the park. Mr.
John (6) .................... a graphic designer. He (7) .................... an office worker. He
(8) .................... from home. He designs beautiful images for an advertising company. He
(9) .................... lunch (10) .................... half past twelve. Then he (11) .................... start work
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immediately. He (12) .................... with Bobby instead. After Bobby’s favorite time, he
starts work again and (13) .................... in the evening. They both (14) .................... meat for
dinner and rest in the front of the TV. He always (15) .................... his favorite TV show
after dinner. He never misses it. They both go to bed late (16) .................... night.
V. Choose the best answer.
1. He …… trying to pass his driving test but fails every time.
A. keeps B. kept C. is keeping D. had kept
2. He wonders why I never …… abroad by plane.
A. has travelled B. have been travelling
C. travel D. will have travelled
3. Kate …… her dog for a walk. Her brother …… it.
A. never takes/ always does B. never doesn’t take/ always does
C. never take/ does always D. never don’t take/ always do
4. (have) …… the car keys? - No.
A. You do have B. Are you having C. Have you D. Do you have
5. I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually
…… here.
A. takes B. works C. functions D. operates

II. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (THÌ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN)

1. Cấu trúc (Form)

Affirmative (Khẳng định) Negative (Phủ định) Interrogative (Nghi vấn)
S + is/ am/ are + V-ing + S + is/am/are + not+ V-ing Am/ Are/ Is + S + V-ing +
(O). + (O). (O)?
Mr. Nam is driving to work. Mr. Nam isn’t driving to Is Mr. Nam driving to
work. work?

2. Cách dùng (Use)

- Diễn tả hành độ ng đang xả y ra tạ i thờ i điểm nó i hoặ c xung quanh thờ i điểm nó i
(actions
happening now/around now)
E.g: He is writing a letter now. (Bây giờ anh ấy đang viết thư.)

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- Diễn tả hà nh độ ng/ tình huố ng mang tính chấ t tạ m thờ i (temporary situations)
E.g: I’m studying for my exam this week. (Tôi đang học ôn cho kỳ thi tuần này.)
- Diễn tả sự thay đổ i củ a sự vậ t, sự việc; thườ ng dù ng vớ i độ ng từ get/ become
(changing situations)
E.g: It’s getting darker. (Trời đang trở nên tối hơn.)
- Diễn tả sự việc đã đượ c sắ p xếp lên lịch từ trướ c (future arrangements)
E.g: I’m going to the cinema on Monday. (Tôi sẽ đi xem phim vào thứ hai.)
- Diễn tả thó i quen, sự việc lặ p đi lặ p lạ i gâ y phiền cho ngườ i khá c, thườ ng dù ng vớ i
trạ ng từ always (annoying habits)
E.g: Mary is always biting her nails. (Mary luôn cắn móng tay.)
He is always watching TV without doing the homework. (Cậu ấy luôn xem ti vi
suốt mà không làm bài tập.)

3. Time phrases (Các cụm từ thời gian)

Mộ t số cụ m từ thờ i gian thườ ng đi kèm trong thì hiện tạ i tiếp diễn như now, right now,
currently, at present, today, this week, etc.

4. Quy tắc thêm “ing” sau động từ

Thô ng thườ ng ta chỉ cầ n cộ ng thêm “-ing” và o sau độ ng từ . Nhưng có mộ t số chú ý như
sau:
a. Với động từ
- Tậ n cù ng là MỘ T chữ “e”, ta bỏ “e” rồ i thêm “-ing”.
E.g: write – writing type - typing cycle - cycling
- Tậ n cù ng là HAI CHỮ “e”, ta khô ng bỏ “e” mà vẫ n thêm “-ing” bình thườ ng.
b. Với dộng từ có một âm tiết, tận cùng là một phụ âm, trước là một nguyên âm, ta
nhâ n đô i phụ â m cuố i rồ i them “-ing”.
E.g: sit - sitting run - running put - putting
- Note: Cá c trườ ng hợ p ngoạ i lệ:
begin - beginning travel - travelling / traveling
prefer - preferring permit - permitting
c. Với dộng từ tận cùng là “ie”, ta đổ i “ie” thà nh “y” rồ i thêm “-ing”.
E.g: lie - lying die - dying

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BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CƠ BẢN
I. Put the verbs into the correct form (present simple tense).
1. Mr. Nam often (teach) teaches the dogs new tricks.
2. We always (throw) throw our litter in the bin.
3. The referee usually (stop) stops the game after 90 minutes.
4. The children (hurry) hurry to open their gifts.
5. He (speak) speaks English well.
II. Make questions for the underlined part of the sentence.
1. Daisy goes to school from Monday to Saturday.
When does Daisy go to school?
2. My father has a cage in the garden.
What does your father have in the garden?
3. The children like dogs because they are nice.
Why do the children like dogs?
4. Kelly is never late.
Who is never late?
5. Mike’s new mountain bike costs £100.
How much does Mike’s new mountain bike cost?
III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s)- close(s)
-
live(s) - drink(s)
1. Nick plays baseball very well.
2. I never drink coffee.
3. The swimming pool opens at 8.00 in the morning.
4. It closes at 9.00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving causes many accidents.
6. My parents live in a very small house.
7. The Olympic Games take place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always do their homework.
9. My students speak a little French.
10. I always wake up early in the morning.

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IV. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word.
Mr. John gets up very early (1) every day. He washes his face and takes a quick shower
(2) in the mornings. His best friend, Bobby, also wakes up very early. Mr. John (3)
makes the breakfast for both. They both (4) don’t like drinking milk but they love
eating meat. Then, Mr. John (5) takes Bobby out to the park. Mr. John (6) is a graphic
designer. He (7) isn’t an office worker. He (8) works from home. He designs beautiful
images for an advertising company. He (9) has lunch (10) at half past twelve. Then he
(11) doesn’t start work immediately. He (12) plays with Bobby instead. After Bobby’s
favorite time, he starts work again and (13) finishes in the evening. They both (14)
eat meat for dinner and rest in the front of the TV. He always (15) watches his favorite
TV show after dinner. He never misses it. They both go to bed late (16) at night.
V. Choose the best answer.
1. He …… trying to pass his driving test but fails every time.
A. keeps B. kept C. is keeping D. had kept
2. He wonders why I never …… abroad by plane.
A. has travelled B. have been travelling
C. travel D. will have travelled
3. Kate …… her dog for a walk. Her brother …… it.
A. never takes/ always does B. never doesn’t take/ always does
C. never take/ does always D. never don’t take/ always do
4. (have) …… the car keys? - No.
A. You do have B. Are you having C. Have you D. Do you have
5. I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually
…… here.
A. takes B. works C. functions D. operates
VI. Put the verbs in the present continuous tense.
1. He (read) is reading a book about American history at the moment.
2. Why are you (laugh) laughing? What’s so funny?
3. I can’t help you now. I (work) am working.
4. Oh no! It (rain) is raining again.
5. Are you (watch) watching the TV or can I turn it off?
6. Bill (learn) is learning to drive at the moment. His father (teach) is teaching him.
7. Listen! The neighbors (have) are having an argument again.

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8. Sally (wear) is wearing her new T-shirt today.
9. Robert! What are you (do) doing here?
10. I (not sleep) am not sleeping very well at the moment.
VII. Choose the correct answer in the bracket.
1. Marie isn’t a Canadian. I (believe/ am believing) she comes from France.
2. Look! Bin (jumps/ is jumping) into the water.
3. I (think/ am thinking) you’re crazy!
4. Don’t give Jenny any cheese. She (hates/ is hating) it!
5. I (go/ am going) to New York next Thursday. Do you want to come?
6. Once a week, I (go/ am going) to an English class at the college.
7. I (have/ am having) lunch in the cafeteria every day.
8. David is rich – he (drives/ is driving) a Mercedes.
9. You won’t find Tom at home right now. He (studies/ is studying) in the library.
10. It (snows/ is snowing) quite hard - perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
VIII. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.
1. Emily lives and works in Paris but she (have) is having a holiday in England at the
moment.
2. I wonder why the neighbor’s dog (bark) is barking again. Maybe there is a burglar!
3. Ann (get) gets up at seven o’clock every morning.
4. Then she (go) goes to have a shower before breakfast.
5. Then she (drive) drives to the beach and stays all day.
6. She (not/ work) doesn’t work because she won the lottery last year.
7. Why (you/ learn) are you learning English this year?
8. I (live) am living with my sister for two months because she is pregnant and I can
help her.
9. What (you/wear) are you wearing now? In that way, I will recognize you at the
airport.
10. Kate is in the kitchen and very stressed! She (cook) is cooking dinner for 30
people.
IX. Put the verbs in the present simple tense or present continuous tense.
1. Where’s Tim? He (listen) is listening to a new CD in his room.
2. Don’t forget to take your umbrella with you to London. You know it always (rain)
rains there.

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3. Emily (work) works hard all day but she (not work) isn’t working at the moment.
4. Look! That boy (run) is running after the bus. He (want) wants to catch it.
5. He (speak) speaks French so well because he (come) comes from France.
6. Look! The boss (come) is coming. We (meet) are meeting him in an hour and
nothing is ready!
7. Do you usually (go) go away for Christmas or do you (stay) stay at home?
8. She (hold) is holding some roses. They (smell) smell lovely.
9. Look! It (snow) is snowing again. It always (snow) snows in this country.
10. Sally (swim) swims very well, but she (not run) doesn’t run very fast.
X. Fill in the blank with only ONE suitable word.
Lisa and her friends (1) are studying for their final exams. They are very excited for
this exam as it’ll be the last exam of the term. They are studying Maths right (2) now.
Mary (3) is helping the others. She is the top student in the class. She is really good at
Maths. Emily is also good at Maths. She (4) isn’t studying Maths. She is (5) reading a
book. They (6) aren’t talking loudly, because they are at the library at the (7)
moment. Sally is (8) surfing the net for extra exercises. They are (9) trying to solve
her exercises. They are all (10) helping each other to pass the class with high marks.

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XI. Choose the correct answer in the bracket.
1. I have to change my shoes. These (are killing/ kill) me. I’m sure I have a blister.
2. I feel lost. I’ve just finished a really good novel and now I (do not read/ am not
reading) anything.
3. Coming to London for Christmas was a great idea. I (love/ am loving) it here.
4. The company (is moving/ moves) its offices to a bigger building next month.
5. John (gives/ is giving) a lecture on social media at university every Wednesday. You
should come.
6. Sally (always interrupts/ is always interrupting) me when I speak. It’s so irritating.
7. Can you help me with this exercise or (are you being busy/ are you busy)?
8. I (hate/ am hating) people who never really listen to what you saỵ .
XII. Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple/ present continuous
tense).
1. I’m in New York because I (study) am studying English at a language school.

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2. At the moment Linda (lie) is lying on the floor.
3. I usually (work) work as a teacher.
4. I hate living in Hue City because it always (rain) rains there.
5. I am sorry I can’t hear what you (say) are saying because everyone (talk) is talking
so loudly.
6. Jimmy (currently write) is currently writing about his adventures.
7. (you want) Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
8. A famous company in this country (make) makes the delicious chocolate.
9. Look, I (have) have two tickets for the film.
10. Look, I (hold) am holding two tickets for the film.
11. Compaq (make) makes computers but it (not make) doesn’t make cars.
12. At present, the yen (fall) is falling against the dollar.
13. Computers (become) are becoming more and more popular these days.
14. Everyone (need) needs money. It is very necessary.
15. This milk (not taste) doesn’t taste fresh.
16. This afternoon I (see) am seeing my doctor about my health.
17. How is your cold today? It (sound) sounds slightly better than yesterday.
18. He normally (read) reads all the Harry Potter books, but right now I (think) think
he (read) is reading something else.
19. It is strange that people (take) take some movies so seriously.
20. What (your brother, do) does your brother do for a living? - Well he is a market
consultant.
XIII. Complete the sentence using the verbs in the box in the correct form.
enjoy prefer play work seem know interview wait talk finish
1. I always play badminton on Saturdays.
2. She is finishing her report now. She will bring it into the office when it is complete.
3. My parents phoned me this morning. They are enjoying themselves in Hawaii.
4. We prefer to entertain our guests in a local restaurant rather than the canteen.
Although it is expensive, we can talk freely there.
5. I know the answer to your problem. Get a new computer.
6. “Where is Tim?” – “He is waiting for an important telephone call in his office.”
7. I can’t make the meeting tomorrow. I am interviewing the applicants for the sales
manager’s job.

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8. My brother works for a company which makes bathroom fittings.
9. Who is talking to John? Is it the new secretary?
10. The new contract seems fine to me. However, could you just check it through once
more?
XIV. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (present simple or present
continuous).
Next week, my friends and I (1. go) are going camping in the woods. I (2. organize) am
organizing the food, because I (3. like) like cooking. Tom (4. have) has a big car with a
trailer, so he (5. plan) is planning the transportation. Sam (6. bring) is bringing the
tent. He (7. go) goes camping every year, so he (8. have) has a great tent and lots of
other equipment. My wife (9. think) thinks we’re crazy. She likes holidays in
comfortable hotels, so she (10. take) is taking a trip to Paris instead.

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