English 2

Noisy neighbours?

1. Are your family or neighbours noisy? Answer questions 1-4 and discuss them with a partner.
1. How many family members do you live with?
2. Are they…?
a. very noisy ✔b. quite noisy c. not very noisy
3. Do you have neighbours…?
a. upstairs b. downstairs c. next door
4. Are they…?
a. very noisy b. quite noisy c. not very noisy

2. (Track 5.9) Read part of a UK online forum, listen to eight sounds and write 1-8 in the boxes.

3. Now, answer questions 5-7.

a. What noises do your family or

neighbours make? Are the noises a
problem for you?
8

8
8
8 b. Are you noisy? Do you do any of the
things in activity 2?
8

8
8
c. Are people in your country noisy? Is
this a problem?
8

Adapted from: LATHAM-KOENIG, C.; OXENDEN, C.; LAMBERT, J. English File Elementary. 4th edition. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2019.
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4. (Track 5.10) Look at the picture of the houses below and listen. Why are Max and his mom
unhappy? because of the noise in the house.
5. (Track 5.10) Listen again and complete the conversations with the verbs on the list.
Then, listen to the last part and answer. What happens when Paul goes next door?

tying
making

practising

playing

cooking
listening

happening
barking
having

Adapted from: LATHAM-KOENIG, C.; OXENDEN, C.; LAMBERT, J. English File Elementary. 4th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.
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Present Continuous
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb be.
are
(+) They ___________ having a party next door.
Are
(?) ___________ they playing music?
aren't
(-) No, they ______________ playing music. They are talking.

RULE We use the present continuous (be + verb + -ing) to talk about
✔ now every day.

1. What are these people doing? Use the verbs to complete the
sentences.

he is lying
he is lying they are having
he is lying he is lying
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2. (Track 5.13) Listen to the sounds. What’s happening? Write at least six sentences.

3. Look at the pictures and write the questions.

Are you going now? Is it raining?

Are you enjoying the film? Is that clock working? Are you waiting for a bus?

4. Complete the sentences.

a. A: Who ___________________
are winning (win) the game?
B: The Red Sox.
b. A: Who ___________________
are cooking (cook) tonight?
B: I am!
c. A: What __________
are you _____________
doing (do) now?
B: I am watching TV.
d. A: What time _________
is Jen ____________
coming (come)?
B: She is coming at 6 o’clock.
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e. A: Who ________
is Robert _______________
talking (talk) to on the phone?
B: He is talking to his daughter.

5. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the present continuous.

is washing
is listening
is
doing

are doing
am going

Are watching

are wehappening
are winning
aren't playing
aren't watching

am working

are doing
are counting
aren't couting
are playing

is doing
is looking

is doing Is
working

are traveling
are doing
am not working
am looking for