Imagine you are on holiday in Spain or abroad (in a foreign country). Write a post (30-50 words) talking about your holiday and using the present continuous (what are you doing?).
Do this before Friday 17th May.
May 09, 2019
May 03, 2019
Present Continuous
Click here to read and listen to the examples in the Present Continuous. Do the two exercises at the bottom of the page.
Click here to listen to more examples and read about the grammar.
Listen to some activities here. Repeat them.
Watch the video and complete the sentences. You need one word in each gap. Check your answers in "comments".
L3-03-PresCont from elllo on Vimeo.
Conversation 1
Man: Where are you?
Woman: I am _____________ inside. I am _____________ _____________ _____________ to my friend. I am telling him about _____________ _____________ and my new _____________ .
Man: Are you _____________ the computer?
Woman: I am not _____________ the computer because I like to hand write _____________ . My hand is getting _____________ though.
Woman: I am _____________ inside. I am _____________ _____________ _____________ to my friend. I am telling him about _____________ _____________ and my new _____________ .
Man: Are you _____________ the computer?
Woman: I am not _____________ the computer because I like to hand write _____________ . My hand is getting _____________ though.
Conversation 2
Man: Where is Mary?
Woman: Mary is _____________ in the _____________ . She is chopping up some vegetables because she is making a vegetable _____________ .
Man: How is she making it?
Woman: She is _____________ a recipe and following the _____________ inside. She is _____________ herself.
Woman: Mary is _____________ in the _____________ . She is chopping up some vegetables because she is making a vegetable _____________ .
Man: How is she making it?
Woman: She is _____________ a recipe and following the _____________ inside. She is _____________ herself.
Conversation 3
Man: What is Bob doing?
Woman: Bob is _____________ on his car. He is giving it a tune up. He is _____________ the oil and _____________ all the parts of the cars.
Man: But, he is not working? He is just standing there.
Woman: Bob is _____________ on his car. He is giving it a tune up. He is _____________ the oil and _____________ all the parts of the cars.
Man: But, he is not working? He is just standing there.
Woman: He is _____________ his time because he wants to do the job _____________ . He is listening to the _____________ as he _____________ .
Conversation 4
Man: Where are the twins?
Woman: They are _____________ outside. They are playing soccer with their friends. They are using the front lawn as a soccer pitch.
Man: Are they _____________ fun?
Woman: They are _____________ a lot of fun. They are _____________ so they are burning lots of energy. I think they are _____________ to lose weight.
Woman: They are _____________ outside. They are playing soccer with their friends. They are using the front lawn as a soccer pitch.
Man: Are they _____________ fun?
Woman: They are _____________ a lot of fun. They are _____________ so they are burning lots of energy. I think they are _____________ to lose weight.
Look at old posts about the Present Continuous.
April 29, 2019
Day Trip to Alcalá del Júcar
If you are interested, tell me as soon as possible.
The guided tour is in English. Departure time is at about 9 am.
April 26, 2019
April 05, 2019
Daily routines
It's American English: take a shower or a bath (BrE- have a shower or a bath), on weekends (BrE- at weekends).
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF DENNIS COOK
Watch the video and answer the questions. Check your answers in "comments".
A day in the life of Dennis Cook. from Silvia Feinmann on Vimeo.
1. How old is Dennis?
2. How old is his wife, Tricia?
3. What time does he wake up?
4. What does he do after he gets up? Order these sentences.
a) He has a shower.
b) He cleans his teeth.
c) He goes to the bathroom.
d) He shaves.
5. What does he put on (clothes)?
6. What does he take upstairs?
7. What do they have for breakfast?
8. What does Tricia do at breakfast?
9. What does he always do before he leaves the house?
10. How does he go to work?
11. What does he do?
12. What time does he come home after work?
13. What do they do after dinner?
14. What time do they go to bed?
Questions
1. What’s your name?
2. What’s your surname?
3. How do you spell it?
4. Where are you from? / What’s your
nationality?
5. What do you do?
6. Do you wear a uniform/ speak foreign
languages / have special qualifications/ use a computer at work?
7. Where do you live?
8. What newspapers or magazines do you
read?
9. Do you do exercise? What exercise do
you do?
10. What (kind of) food do you like?
11. What (kind of) music / films do you like?
12. When
do you listen to music?
13. Who is your favourite actor? /What is your favourite restaurant?
14. What
TV programmes do you watch?
15. What
time do you go to work/ get home / finish work?
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