Grammar: Present simple vs present continuous

Ex1:

1 A: They have really good seafood here. It’s what I usually eat When I come
here here.

B: Oh, I’m vegetarian. I don’t eat seafood.

2. A: Oh no! It is raining again!

B: Yeah, I’m afraid it rains a lot here at this time of year.

3. A: You works at the university, right?

B: Normally, yes. But I’m not working there at the moment.

I am having a break from teaching and I take a year out.

I am writing a book, actually. I’m about halfway through.

Ex2:

1. I don’t remember my first day at school.

2. We prefer the blue hats to the red ones.

3. Kate isn’t sure about going to the conference, but she is thinking about it.

4. They’re in the kitchen. They are having lunch.

5. Ben don’t realize what he needs to do.

6. I think this jacket belongs to Lauren.

Ex3:

The word ‘culture’ 1 comes from / is coming from the Latin ‘colere’, Which 2
means/ is meaning to cultivate and grow. Culture 3 is/ is being the characteristic,
knowledge and behavior of a particular group of people. This 4 includes/ is
including language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Today,
culture diversity across the planet 5 increase/ is increasing faster than ever. This
is because people 6 move and mix/ are moving and mixing more easily and
freely around the planet. At the same time, and as a result, more and more
people, especially the younger generation, 7 feel/ are feeling that they 8 don’t
belong/ aren’t belonging to a particular culture.