Vocabulary and grammar: What are you watching?

VPets

1Put the names of the animals next to the clues. 

MOVE
• cat
• dog
• fish
• guinea pig
• hamster
• lizard
• mouse
• parrot
• rabbit
• snake
• tortoise

• 1They are birds. 

• budgie
,  

2This animal isn't very fast! It can hide its head.  

3These small animals sometimes live in a special home inside people's houses.  ,  

4These animals live in the garden. Foxes try to eat them.  ,  

5One goes walking with people, the other can go out when it wants to.  ,  

6They swim and live in aquariums.  

7In the wild, these animals live in the desert.  ,  

 Present continuous

2Complete the telephone conversation with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

TomHi Mia! What ¹ (you / do)? ² (you / do) your homework?

MiaI ³ (not study). I ⁴ (watch) TV.

TomBut there's a geography exam tomorrow!

MiaI know, but this programme is about geography. I ⁵ (learn) about the Sundarbans forest.

TomThat's interesting.

MiaIt's amazing. The forest is the home of the Bengal tiger. There's a tiger on the TV now. It ⁶ (follow) a young deer. It ⁷ (not make) any noise. Oh no!

Tom⁸ (the tiger / chase) the deer?

MiaNo. The deer ⁹ (not run away). The tiger ¹⁰ (bite) the deer. It's horrible!

TomDon't be silly. It's natural!

Present continuous

3Study the information about polar bears. Then complete the questions and write answers. Use the present continuous. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

A polar bear's year

Autumn

• Female polar bears eat a lot. They also dig holes in the snow to sleep in.

Winter

• Male polar bears hunt for seals on the ice.

• Females sleep a lot. Cubs (babies) arrive.

Spring

• The cubs play together. Females teach their cubs how to hunt.

Summer

• Polar bears don't eat a lot. They can't

hunt for seals. They need ice to walk on

when they hunt and there isn't

a lot of ice in summer.

• It's January.

  1females / hunt / ?

   

• It's August.

  2bears / eat a lot / ?

   

• It's April.

  3cubs / play / ?

   

• It's September.

  4females / eat / ?

   

Present continuous

4Complete the letter with the present continuous form of the verbs in the box. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

MOVE
• carry
• cook
• do
• learn
• look
• not walk
• not watch
• play
• stay
• talk
• write

Hi Lucy!

I

 

¹

 

this letter to you from a small town in the Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal. We're on a trekking holiday, so we

 

²

 

a lot of walking!

We stay in a different place every night. At the moment, we

 

³

 

with a very friendly family. We

 

⁴

 

today because we need to rest.

I

 

⁵

 

out of the window and I can see mountains with snow on the top. Outside, Dad

 

⁶

 

football with the family's children. There are some horses in the street. They

 

⁷

 

food on their backs.

Mum

 

⁸

 

to the mother of the family. They

 

⁹

 

lunch.

I

 

¹⁰

 

a lot about the way people live here. Life is very different. There isn't any electricity, so there aren't any TVs and there's no internet. My brother is bored today because he

 

¹¹

 

TV! How silly!

More news soon!

Love

Jen

5  Imagine you are in Australia on holiday. Write a letter to your friend. Use the following questions to help you plan your letter. Use the words below and your own ideas.

• What are you and your family doing?
• Where are you staying?
• What are you looking at now?
• What other animals can you see on your holiday?

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2.  Save the file to your computer.
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5.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.

VPets

1Put the names of the animals next to the clues. 

• hamster
• mouse
• rabbit
• guinea pig
• dog
• cat
• snake
• lizard
• parrot
• tortoise
• fish

• 1They are birds. 

• budgie
, parrot

2This animal isn't very fast! It can hide its head. tortoise

3These small animals sometimes live in a special home inside people's houses. hamster, mouse

4These animals live in the garden. Foxes try to eat them. rabbit, guinea pig

5One goes walking with people, the other can go out when it wants to. dog, cat

6They swim and live in aquariums. fish

7In the wild, these animals live in the desert. snake, lizard

Present continuous

2Complete the telephone conversation with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

TomHi Mia! What ¹ (you / do)? ²Are you doing (you / do) your homework?

MiaI ³'m not studying (not study). I ⁴'m watching (watch) TV.

TomBut there's a geography exam tomorrow!

MiaI know, but this programme is about geography. I ⁵'m learning (learn) about the Sundarbans forest.

TomThat's interesting.

MiaIt's amazing. The forest is the home of the Bengal tiger. There's a tiger on the TV now. It ⁶'s following (follow) a young deer. It ⁷isn't making (not make) any noise. Oh no!

Tom⁸Is the tiger chasing (the tiger / chase) the deer?

MiaNo. The deer ⁹isn't running away (not run away). The tiger ¹⁰is biting (bite) the deer. It's horrible!

TomDon't be silly. It's natural!

Present continuous

3Study the information about polar bears. Then complete the questions and write answers. Use the present continuous. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

A polar bear's year

Autumn

• Female polar bears eat a lot. They also dig holes in the snow to sleep in.

Winter

• Male polar bears hunt for seals on the ice.

• Females sleep a lot. Cubs (babies) arrive.

Spring

• The cubs play together. Females teach their cubs how to hunt.

Summer

• Polar bears don't eat a lot. They can't

hunt for seals. They need ice to walk on

when they hunt and there isn't

a lot of ice in summer.

• It's January.

  1females / hunt / ?

  Are the females hunting? No, they aren't.

• It's August.

  2bears / eat a lot / ?

  Are the bears eating a lot? No, they aren't.

• It's April.

  3cubs / play / ?

  Are the cubs playing? Yes, they are.

• It's September.

  4females / eat / ?

  Are the females eating? Yes, they are.

Present continuous

4Complete the letter with the present continuous form of the verbs in the box. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• carry
• cook
• do
• learn
• look
• not walk
• not watch
• play
• stay
• talk
• write

Hi Lucy!

I

 

¹

 

this letter to you from a small town in the Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal. We're on a trekking holiday, so we

 

²'re doing

 

a lot of walking!

We stay in a different place every night. At the moment, we

 

³'re staying

 

with a very friendly family. We

 

⁴aren't walking

 

today because we need to rest.

I

 

⁵'m looking

 

out of the window and I can see mountains with snow on the top. Outside, Dad

 

⁶'s playing

 

football with the family's children. There are some horses in the street. They

 

⁷'re carrying

 

food on their backs.

Mum

 

⁸'s talking

 

to the mother of the family. They

 

⁹'re cooking

 

lunch.

I

 

¹⁰'m learning

 

a lot about the way people live here. Life is very different. There isn't any electricity, so there aren't any TVs and there's no internet. My brother is bored today because he

 

¹¹isn't watching

 

TV! How silly!

More news soon!

Love

Jen