Lesson 2. Present Continuous vs Present Simple

Grammar

Present Continuous

Task 1. Complete the sentences with verbs in Present Continuous. (positive, interrogative forms)

1. You (use) my mobile phone!
2. My dad (wash) his car.
3. It(not rain) today.
4. Who(she / chat) to now?
5. What(you / do) at the moment?
6. We(sit) on the train.
7. The students(have) lunch in the canteen.
8. 'Are you making dinner?' 'Yes, I (be)'

Task 2.Complete the sentences with verbs in Present Continuous (negative, interrogative forms)

1. The teacher (not/to close) the door.
2. (to do) you the washing-up?
3. They (to check) the printers.
4. your grandmother (to look) at birds?
5. We (not/to pass) the checkpoint.
6. they (to try) to help?
7. She (not/to walk)to the centre of the town.
8. the policemen (to run) into the bank?
9. Look! Steve's mother (to make) a Frappuccino.
10. You (not/to link) the words correctly.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous exercises

Task 1. Choose the right form in the brackets

1. He … (works/is working) for a big company.
2. Water always … (boils/is boiling) at 100 degrees. 3. I … (wait/am waiting) for my doctor at the moment.
4. Bob, stop! You … (eat/are eating) too fast.
5. She … (has/is having) four brothers.
6. Switch off the radio, please. You … (don’t listen/aren’t listening) to it.
7. I know my bad habit: I often … (talk/am talking) too loudly.
8. Look at the picture. An elegant lady … (rides/is riding) a horse.
9. Give me some salt, please. I … (make/am making) a salad. 10. Mary never … (speaks/is speaking) to strange people.

Task 2. Fill in the right form - Present Simple/Present Continuous

Reading and discussing

https://youtu.be/lWLuIO1DGAA

A businessman had an ingenious idea to help hungry people. Hoang Tuan Anh designed a "free-rice ATM". He installed them in cities across Vietnam. Mr Anh worried about the growing number of hungry people...

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2006/200618-atm.html

Discussion questions:

1. What did you think when you read the headline?
2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'rice'?
3. What do you know about rice?
4. What do you think of the free-rice ATM idea?
5. What kind of free ATMs does your country need?
6. How has the pandemic changed your life?

Homework

Task 1. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense.

Task 2. Imagine you were invited to the party. Describe what the people around you are doing.