1

In town
Complete the sentences with words for
places in town.

Complete the sentences. Use the present

simple or the present continuous.

1 If someone steals your bag, go to the

police

station.

1 At the moment Joanne

2 Leave your car in the

next

the platform. She

to the supermarket.

2 Francisco

They sell lots of different things.

4 A

3 They often

to music. (play / listen)

magazines.
4 I

6 You can buy dresses, trousers, sweaters

and socks at a

(not watch / not like)

5 Karen always

Complete the directions.

A: Can you tell me

to the

library, please?
2

the square to

the church and 3

left. Go

along Martin Street, 4

the

Street. The library is

A: Thanks very much.

6.30. She

a Go across
b turn
c the way
d on the right
e past
f go along

Smith
6

Conversations

home at
dinner now.

(get / have)
6 Our cousins often

the

weekend with us. They

with us this weekend. (spend / stay)

Translation
How do you say these sentences in your
language?
1 Excuse me, please. Can you help me?
2 It was great to see him again.

Complete the conversations.

1 Who are you writing to?

2 What do you do?

3 What are you doing?

3 Can you tell me the way to the library?

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1 TESTS

Im a disc jockey. My aunt in Australia.

Im in the bath. I like vegetarian food.

4 Welcome to London.
5 She works at the chemists.
6 Im on my way to the airport.

4 What sort of food do you eat?

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cinema, and then 5

the video because I

horror films.

shop.

Directions

cards after

dinner, but this evening they

sells newspapers and

B: Yes, sure.

on Sunday.

(not work / work)

when theyre very ill.

in the shop

today. He never

is a place for people

5 A

is standing on
goes
to work

by train every morning. (stand / go)

stores are very large shops.

Present continuous/present
simple

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Present continuous: affirmative

Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.
1 Patricks at the pool. He

s swimming

(swim)

5 Johns in bed. He

. (sleep)

6 Im at my desk. I

for my maths

test. (study)

2 Joanne and Kim are in the canteen. They

7 Theyre on their way to Russia. They

lunch. (eat)

by train. (travel)

3 Carolines on the phone. She

8 Julias in her bedroom. She

to her boyfriend. (talk)

dressed for school. (get)

4 Were outside the post office.

for the bus. (wait)

We

Present continuous: affirmative and negative

Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous form of the verbs in the box.

m not wearing

my new trainers
because they arent very comfortable. (wear)

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1 I

5 I

this film. Its really

boring. (not enjoy)

2 Listen to Sadie! She

6 Pauls in the garden. He

in the shower. (sing)

at some photos. (look)

3 You can use Bens tennis racket. He

7 Dads very busy in the kitchen. He

it at the moment.

dinner this evening. (cook)

(not use)

8 You

anything. Arent

you hungry? (not eat)

4 Be quiet, please. We

to listen to the radio. (try)

Present continuous: questions

Complete the questions.

1 A: What

are you watching?

on my bed.

3 A: Where

B: Theyre staying in a campsite in the south of Spain.

4 A: What

B: Shes wearing black jeans and a white T-shirt.

5 A: How

for Joe?
lunch?

B: Yes, theyre having a pizza at the White Horse Caf.

to?

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4 The department store is

6 Mum makes lasagne for

dinner this evening.

B: No, were waiting for Mel and Barney.

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rucksack?

their team is wining.

6 A:

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3 What you carry in your

5 Theyre happy because

B: Im feeling OK, thanks.

B: Im listening to the new U2 CD.

the moment.

always opening at 8.30.

?

8 A: What

often sleeps

2 We paint our house at

B: Hes reading a magazine.

7 A:

Look for a mistake in each sentence. Underline

the mistake and correct it.
1 The cat is often sleeping

B: Im watching a programme about chimpanzees.

2 A: What

Present continuous / present simple

7 Im not having any fish

because Im not liking it.

8 Its raining a lot here in

the winter, but we dont

often get snow.

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Student A
1 Describe Vince, Mary, and Frank.
2 Listen to your partner describe Rosa, Louise and Richard.

For each person, find one difference between your picture and your partners picture.
In my picture, Rosa is rollerblading in the park.
Shes wearing jeans, a T-shirt and sunglasses.

In my picture she isnt Shes

LOUISE

VINCE
RICHARD

ROSA
MARY

FRANK

Student B
1 Listen to your partner describe Vince, Mary, and Frank.

For each person, find one difference between your picture and your partners picture.

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In my picture, Vince is standing outside the chemists.

Hes wearing jeans and hes eating an apple.

In my picture he isnt Hes

2 Describe Rosa, Louise and Richard.

LOUISE
VINCE

ROSA

MARY

FRANK

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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY
TEST KEYS

RICHARD

The Eco-Challenge Race

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Do you know the names of any famous races?

Do you watch any of them on TV?

The Eco-Challenge Race takes place once a year, usually

in a different country each year. There are four people in
each team, and the teams come from all over the world.
The race is about 500 kilometres long.
The competitors travel for six to 12 days, sometimes
for 24 hours a day, so they dont get much sleep. They
walk through rainforests. They ride horses across the
desert. They travel across the sea. They go up mountains
on mountain bikes. They go down rivers and across lakes.
The natural environment is very important in the
Eco-Challenge. The teams must not put their tents on
top of plants and they must not leave any rubbish.
Before the race the competitors do something to help
the local people. For example, in Morocco, they cleaned
the beaches. In Fiji, they collected books for local
schools. In the US, they worked in a childrens park.
The race is always exciting and it is always very, very
hard. When it took place in Canada, 70 teams started
and only 14 finished.

ABOUT THE RACE

The Eco-Challenge adventure race started in 1995.
You can read more about it on the Internet.

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Task
Look at the map of the race in
Australia. Match these sentences
with the numbers on the map.
a They climbed some rocks
near Kirrama.
b They went past the
Franklin Islands.
c They walked through the
outback to the Herbert River.
d The race started here.
e They walked through the
rainforest to the top of
a mountain.
f The race finished here.
g They went across the sea
in kayaks.
h They rode on mountain
bikes.
i They went down the river
in canoes.

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