two short texts in present continuous pr. cont. exercises texts from OUP

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Animals working together!
A Read the text and underline the verbs in the Present Continuous.
In Eritrea, in north-east Africa, it is dry and very hot. An elephant and a baboon want water and they are working
together. The elephant is digging a hole to find water. The baboon is sitting on a tree and is watching the elephant. A
lion is walking towards the elephant. The elephant can’t see the lion but the baboon can. Now the baboon is making a
loud noise and the elephant is running away from the lion!
Look now! The elephant and the baboon are back to the hole and they are drinking water together.
B Write if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
1 The baboon and the elephant are digging a hole together. …………
2 When the baboon sees a lion, it runs away. …………
3 A lion is approaching. …………
4 There are four animals there. ………….
5 Only the elephant is thirsty. ………….
6 The baboon and the elephant are afraid of the lion. ………….
C Rewrite the sentences in the negative and question form of Present Continuous.
1 He is riding a bicycle now.
- …….
? ….
2 She is drinkingcold water becauseshe’s thirsty.
- ….
? …..
3 They are listeningto the radio.
- ….
? ….
4 We areplayingvolleyball now.
- ….
? ….
5 I ‘m runningat the moment.
- …….
? ……
D Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous.
1 He ….is sitting…. (sit) atthe desk.
2 They ………………………………….. (not/read) a book.
3 Sally …………………………… (swim).
4 The dog……………………………. (not/sleep) now.
5 I …………………………… (not /watch) tv.
6 The birds …………………………… (sing).Listen!
7 Mary ……………………………… (make) a cake.
8 …………………………….. (you/catch) the ball?
9 …………………………….. (your cousins/call) you rightnow?
10 My sisters …………………… (listen) to music.

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E Make sentences in the Present Continuous. Add and change what is necessary.
1 You/ have/ a good time?
2 Your friends/play/football today?
3 the school canteen/ cook /cheese pie now?
4 TV /play/ a new movie rightnow.
5 She/not paint/ a pictureat the moment.
F Complete the dialogues with the Present Continuous.
- Hi Dan. What …………………………………… (you/do)?
- Nothing much. I …………………………..…………. (read) my horoscope in a magazine.
- What …………………………………..…. ( it/say)?
- “At the moment things ……………….………………. (not go) well.Be patient and optimistic.”
- I´m going on holiday.
- Where …………………………………..…….…(you/go)?
- I’m going to England.
- Who …………………………………..….. (you/go) with?
- I ……………………………………….. (go) with my sister.
- …………………………………………. (you/stay) in a hotel?
- No, actually we…………….…….…………………. (stay) at a friend’s house.
G Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous
1 I …………………………………………….. (watch) a reality showon TV.
2 My favourite team ………………………………………… (win)!
3 Someone …………………….……………… (swim) in the sea.
4 Dad ……………………….……………. (not/cook) dinner.
5 ……………..……………..…………….. (Tina/ talk) on the phone?
6 Joe ……………………….…………….. (play) on the computer.
7 My brother …………….………………………… (not/listen) to the radio.
8 We ………………………..…………………. (sit) in the classroom.
9 I ……………………………………… (not/write) an email.
10 …………………………………………….. (you/ have) fun now?

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Η Read the e-mailsthat studentssent to theirfriendsand answer questions 1-6.
1
Hi Jane,
I've got some great news! This year we're preparing the musical, ‘Annie'.
I'm sending you a photo from the rehearsals. We aren’t wearing our
costumes because they aren't ready yet. I'm really busy at the weekends
but I'm having a great time!
Kisses,
Kate
2
Paul,
This year we're training for the festival which takes place in
Belgium in May. Our coach, Mr. Jones, is showing us the
choreography. It's hard work but I love it! What about you?
Jim
3
Dear Rita,
Can we ask you for a favour? Our club is preparinga recipebook this
year. We need to collectideas for healthy but delicious dishes.Your dad
knows so much about cooking. Can he help us?
Love,
Tom
1 What clubsare theywriting about? Match some of these clubswith each student.
a) ecologyclub b) drama club c) cookery club d) charity club e) dancingclub
2 Circle the words in each e-mail that helpedyoufindthe students’clubs.
3 Underline the PresentContinuous tense inthe three e-mails.
4 Whichplay is Kate taking part in?
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5 What is Jimtraining for?
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6 What is Tom’s clubpreparing?
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I Findthe words in the textthat mean:
1 practice for a show:
2 somebodywhohasa lotof thingsto do:
3 happen:
4 helpyouask fromothers: ‫کے‬‫حق‬‫میں‬
5 the ingredientsandthe waytocook a food:
6 verytasty:
J Present Simple is for habits and permanent situations; Present Continuous is for things
happening now and temporary situations. Underline the correct tense in the following text.
Hi, Lola,
How are you? I work/’mworking inmy bedroomandI’m bored.:( I usually watch/’m usually watching TV
on Sunday evenings but I study/’m studying tonight because of the exam tomorrow.
It’snoisyhere.Ican’t think!Tom makes/ismaking an mp3 compilation for his friend party. He chooses/is
choosingthe songsinhisbedroomat the moment. He often plays/ isoften playing his music really loudly.
Mum and dad are out.They don’t usuallygoout/aren’tusuallygoingout on Sundaysbutthis eveningthey

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have/ are having dinnerwithmyuncle because it’shisbirthday. They probably eat/’re probably eating at
the Chinese restaurant in town. Rosie cooks/is cooking dinner for us tonight but she’s a terrible cook!
What do you do/are you doing at the moment?
Yasmin
K Complete withthe PresentSimple or PresentContinuous.
1 Mike _______________________ (live)inhismother’shouse foramonthbecause hishouse isnot
ready.
2 Mike and Molly___________________________ (prepare) theirsuitcases now.
3 I always__________________________ (arrive) ontime.
4 You __________________________ (notask) me questionseveryday.
5 He __________________________ (understand) everythinginthe lessons.
6 We ___________________________ (work) ona mathsproblematthe moment.
7 We ___________________________ (notwork) far from home.
8 The mechanic_________________________ (repair) mycar right today.
9 My friend__________________________ (fix) computersinhisfree time.
10 It usually ____________________________ (rain) inSeptember.
An ordinary Saturday afternoon
It’sa rainySaturday.It’sraining heavily andClaire andherfamily are spending the afternoon at home. Her
uncles are visiting them. Claire and her mother are in the living room. Claire is making a drawing and her
mother, Mrs. Harris, is surfing the net. They are also talking and laughing.
Claire’s older brother, Peter, is playing computer games in his bedroom. He is a computer maniac and he
spendsmuchtime playingonthe computer. Theirlittle brother,Jim, isalsointhe living room. He is playing
with his dinosaurs’ collection, that‘s why he isn’t teasing his sister right now.
Claire’s father,Mr.Harris,is inthe kitchen preparing a snack for all of them. He is preparing coffee for the
adultsand teafor the children and he’s talking to Claire’ uncles, his brothers Luke and Tom. They live in a
nearby city and today they are visiting them.
L Answer the questions about the text.
1 What day of the week is it? Where is the family?
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2 Where is Claire? What is she doing?
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3 What is Mrs. Harris doing?
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4 Where is Peter? What is he doing?
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5 Where is Jim? What is he doing?
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5 What is Mr. Harris preparing in the kitchen?
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M What are they (not) doing? Write sentences with: draw, play, sleep, read, prepare