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Classwork Fran December 16th

The document provides an overview of the present continuous tense in English, including its formation, usage, and examples. It includes exercises for practicing the present continuous and present simple tenses, as well as vocabulary related to jobs, routines, actions, and family. Additionally, it features a sample letter and prompts for retelling a story.

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Classwork Fran December 16th

The document provides an overview of the present continuous tense in English, including its formation, usage, and examples. It includes exercises for practicing the present continuous and present simple tenses, as well as vocabulary related to jobs, routines, actions, and family. Additionally, it features a sample letter and prompts for retelling a story.

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Today is _Monday December 16th

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Para hablar de las cosas que pasan ahora o solamente en un momento puntual.

AM/IS/ARE + VERB –ING

I’m studying English

Negative: ‘M NOT/ISN’T/AREN’T + VERB –ING

You aren’t playing football.

Questions: AM/IS/ARE + S + VERB –ING?

Is he studying English? Yes, he is

Time markers: now, at the moment, today, this afternoon.

1) Complete with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

a- I (listen) ____am listening____________ to music now.


b- You (not write) _______ aren’t_writing_________ a letter at the moment.
c- _______is_______ he (run) _____running__________- the marathon today?
d- I (not sleep) _am not sleeping____________________
e- She (play) __is playing_____________ tennis at the moment.

2) Complete with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

a- ____is_________ Jane (speak) _______speaking_______ now?


b- _____do__________ you (go) _____go________- to the club at weekends?
c- We (walk) _____are walking_____________ in the park today.
d- We always (play) ____play_____________ football in the evening.
e- You (not cook) _arent cooking_________________ tonight, but you (do)
______do_______ it every day.

3) Write a letter to a friend asking him/her to go on holidays together:

Martin,

Hi friend, how are you? And your family? I’m writing this letter for to ask if you would you like to
come with me on holiday. (forma fácil: Do you want to come with me on holiday?) We can go to
the beach or at to the mountain. It wild will be very beutefol beautiful. We can go with our family
or alone.

I houpe hope you answer soon friend./See you soon

Francisco

4) Retell The elephant man:

5) Complete with the following verbs in the correct tense (present simple, present
continuous or past simple):

Be - Go (x2) - have – swim – do (x2) – stay - play

a- Last year, Tom ____went__________ to the beach in summer. He _____did_________ a


lot of things and he ____had_________ a great time.
b- A: What ____do________ you ____do__________ on Mondays?
B: I usually ______play_________ football, but today I ____am staying___________ at
home because I ____am_______ tired.

VOCABULARY:

JOBS

Teacher doctor nurse: enfermero/a student

shop assistant Actor/actress waiter/waitress: mozo/a architect


engineer lawyer: abogado/a

Dancer pilot: piloto/a taxi driver football player


Designer: diseñador/a

What do you do? I’m a teacher /an architect

ROUTINE VERBS

Get up: levantarse wake up: despertarse wash your face/teeth

Brush your teeth/hair

Have/take a shower have/take breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner

get dressed: vestirse

Go to school/work/home watch TV/a movie go to bed

What time do you get up? I get up at seven o’clock.

Do you have chicken for lunch? Yes, I do

ACTION VERBS

Play football/tennis/the piano do homework/the dishes (lavar los platos)/gym

Make the bed/a cake run swim

Walk write read draw dive: bucear

Cut: cortar eat drink fix a computer

Dance sing

Can you play tennis? Yes, I can

Do you walk every day? Yes, I do

THE FAMILY

Grandfather (grandad/grandpa) – Grandmother (grandma/granny)

Father (dad) – Mother (mum/mom)

Sister – Brother

Uncle (tío) – Aunt (tía)


Cousin (primo/a)

Nephew (sobrino) – niece (sobrina)

Grandson (nieto) – granddaughter (nieta)

Son (hijo) – daughter (hija)

Step mother/father/son/daughter (madrastra/padrastro/hijastro/hijastra)

In-law: familia política (sister in-law= cuñada)

Girlfriend-boyfriend

Husband (esposo) – wife (esposa)

6) Complete with the correct verb to make expressions:

______make_________ the bed _____run________ fast

____play_________ the guitar ____take___________ a shower

____go________ to school _____be____________ angry

____get____________ up

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