Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Grammar: Around the world

Present simple and present continuous
1Correct the sentences. Use the present simple and the words in brackets. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.
  • 1They speak Mandarin in Japan. (Japanese)

  • 2The River Nile goes through South America. (North Africa)

  • 3In Australia, winter starts in December. (June)

  • 4Tanzania is the smallest country in Africa. (largest)

  • 5There are ten countries in South America. (twelve)

  • 6Bengal tigers live in Africa. (Asia)

Present simple and present continuous
2Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous form of the verbs in the box. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.
    MOVE
  • not go
  • do
  • fly
  • help
  • not cook
  • write
  • learn
  • go
  • work
  • travel
  • get
  • not take
  • 1At the moment, Layla  as a volunteer in India. She  to build a medical centre.

  • 2Sam and Al  their homework right now. They  new Spanish words.

  • 3Paul  ready for school now. He  the bus today, because he's got a new bike.

  • 4Kim  around the world and she  a blog about her experiences.

  • 5Andy  dinner tonight. He  to a restaurant with friends to celebrate his birthday.

  • 6Ben and Cathy  to work today. It's the first day of their holiday – they  to Brazil this afternoon!

Present simple and present continuous
3Choose the correct situation for each person. 
  • 1MaryI'm living in India.

     

    RaniaI live in India.

     

  • 2JoshI'm not working on Friday.

     

    PeterI don't work on Friday.

     

  • 3EllaWhat are you doing?

     

    JaneWhat do you do?

     

Present simple and present continuous
4Complete the interview with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

Tom Hi, Maria. Can you tell me more about life in Chile? What 1 (you / think) of the country?

Maria I'm here for a month, and I 2 (teach) English at a local school. It's great!

Tom What 3 (you / like) about Chile?

Maria Everything – the people, the weather … . It 

4

 

(not rain) very often in this part of the country, but it often 

5

 

(snow) in the mountains. Oh, and I 

6

 

(love) the food! I 

7

 

(cook) 'cazuela' tonight – it 

8

 

(be) a traditional dish with meat and vegetables.

Tom9 (you / understand) the language?

Maria No, I 10 (not speak) Spanish. But I really 11 (want) to learn it.

Tom Where 12 (you / stay)?

Maria In a hotel in Santiago. It 13 (be) a big city – about six million people 14 (live) here.

Tom What 15 (you / do) this weekend?

Maria We 16 (go) skiing in the Andes!


Present simple and present continuous
5Choose the correct words. 

Write sentences about you, your friends and your family. Use the words below and your own ideas.

  • every day
  • learn
  • tonight
  • go out
  • interested in
  • next week
  • usually
  • at home
  • know
  • sometimes
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