Grammar

Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs

Present simple
statement negative question
• I/you/we/they play ... Vyou/wejthey do not (don't} play ... Do Vyou/we/they play ...?
He/she/it plays ... He/she/it does not (doesn't} play ... Does he/she/it play ...?

Use Example Helpful hints

The present simple is often used with
Present habits Marsha goes to dance lessons
the following words and phrases:
every Saturday.
adverbs
Permanent situations Does Dan work at the cinema? • always • usually • often
States I like the new James Bond film. • sometimes • rarely • never
General truths You play chess with 32 pieces. phrases
• every Monday/week/etc
• each Monday/week/etc
• once/twice a week/month/etc
• three times a week/month/etc
Remember that these adverbs usually go
before the verb, but after the verb be.
� The verbs be and have have irregular present forms. • I often play football with my friends.
�See page 182. • I am often late for my piano lessons.

statement negative question

I am ('m} playing ... I am not ('m not} playing ... Am I playing ... ?
He/she/it is ('s} playing ... He/she/it is not (isn't/ 's not} playing ... Is he/she/it playing ... ?
You/we/they are ('re} playing ... You/we/they are not (aren't/ 're not} playing ... Are you/we/they playing ...?

Use Example Helpful hints

Actions happening now Jan is watching a DVD upstairs. The present continuous is often used
Temporary situations She is working at the museum until the with the following words and phrases:
end of the month. • now • right now • at the moment
Annoying habits My brother is always borrowing my • today • this week/month/etc
(usually with a/ways) CDs without asking!

Stative verbs do not usually describe actions. They Some common stative verbs:
describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc). They are appear include see
•
not normally used in continuous tenses. be know seem
✓ I like reading books in my free time. believe like taste
� I am liking readiRg books iR my fr:ee #me. belong to love think
hate need understand
have prefer want

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Some of these verbs (such as be, have and think) are used in continuous tenses when they
� describe actions.
✓ What do you think about his new song?
✓ I'm thinking about last night's match.
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 Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs Unit 1

Look at the pictures of Helen and use the prompts to write sentences. Use the
correct form of the present simple.

seven.
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2 ..................................................................................
every day I get up I at half once a week I watch a film
past seven at the cinema
3 ................................................................................. .

4 ..................................................................................

often I eat fast food for rarely I go to the gym

lunch 5 ..................................................................................

6 ..................................................................................

in the evening I usually I have a driving lesson I

meet her friends for coffee twice a week

[[) Complete using the correct present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
You may have to use some negative forms.

1 Gordon? I think he .................................................. (write) a letter at the moment.

2 Yes, the match is on TV now, but we .................................................. (lose).
3 Right now, Margaret .................................................. (have) a shower. Do you want to ring later?
4 Sally .................................................. (stay) with her aunt for a few days.
5 I .................................................. (lie)! It's true! I did see Madonna at the supermarket.
6 Josh .................................................. (always / use) my bike! It's so annoying.
7 We .................................................. (have) lunch, but I can come round and help you later.
8 .................................................. (you I play) music up there? It's really noisy!

[£] Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold.

1 Are top musicians studying for many years? .....................................................................................................

2 What's going on? I hope you don't touch my things! .............................................................................................
3 It's a small business, so each person is doing lots of different jobs ..............................................................
4 Does Christine listen to the radio, or is that the TV I can hear? ...................................................................
5 I am usually buying a special ticket each week for the bus because it's cheaper..................................
6 Our washing machine is starting when you press this button...........................................................................
7 How's the match going? Does our team win? .......................................................................................................
8 Many people are enjoying spending time on the beach on holiday.................................................................

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 Unit 1 Grammar

[Q] Circle the correct word or phrase.

1 I work/ am working at the local library for the summer.

2 We don't go I aren't going to the theatre very often.
3 Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she can't come to the phone.
4 Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?
5 In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall.
6 I read I am reading a newspaper at least once a week.
7 Do you practise / Are you practising the piano for two hours every day?
8 Nadine and Claire do / are doing quite well at school at the moment.
9 A good friend knows / is knowing when you're upset about something.
10 How do you spell / are you spelling your name?

Complete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms.

belong • do • have • help • hold • move • use • watch

1 In Monopoly, you .................................................. around the board, buying houses and hotels.
2 .......................... you .......................... this programme or can I turn the TV off?
3 Regular exercise .................................................. you to stay healthy.
4 I .................................................. my brother's guitar until I get a new one.
5 .......................... Simon always .......................... the washing-up after lunch?
. .
6 .......................... you .......................... any sweat ers in a I arger size.?
7 You .................................................. the kite right. Let me show you.
8 Dad .................................................. to the local astronomy club.

[£] Underline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly.

'One game I am loving is backgammon.You are throwing the dice and then you move
your pieces around the board. It is seeming quite easy, but in fact you are needing to be
quite careful. When your piece lands on one of the other person's pieces, you are taking
it off the board and you send it back to the beginning.You are winning by getting all your
pieces to the end and off the board. Some people are preferring chess, but I am not
understanding that game. Right now, I wait to have a game with my brother. He does his
homework. I usually win, so I think he doesn't want to play a game with me!'

1 .................................................. 4 .................................................. 7 ..................................................

2 5 8
3 .................................................. 6 .................................................. 9 ................................................. .
10..................................................

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"- Vocabulary
Fu n and ga mes

•li•M!ll•IIID see page 184 for definitions

beat (v) concert (n) organise (v) 11

board game (n phr) defeat (v, n) pleasure (n) Ii
captain (n) entertaining (adj) referee (n) '.
challenge (v, n) folk music (n phr) rhythm (n) !
champion (n) group (n) risk (v, n)
cheat (v) gym (n) score (v, n)
classical music (n phr) have fun (v phr) support (v, n)
club (n) interest (v, n) team (n)
coach (n) member (n) train (v)
competition (n) opponent (n) video game (n phr)
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0 Phrasal verbs 0 Prepositional phrases

carry on continue for a long time
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eat out eat at a restaurant for fun
give up stop doing sth you do regularly in the middle (of)
join in participate, take part in time (for)
send off make a player leave a game (eg, football) on CD/DVD/video
take up start (a hobby, sport, etc) on stage
turn down lower the volume of
turn up increase the volume of
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0 Word formation
act action, (in)active, actor hero heroic , heroine
athlete athletic, athletics music musical, musician
child children, childhood play pl�er, playful
collect collection, collector sail sailing, sailor
entertain entertainment sing sang, sung, song, singer, singing
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0 Word patterns
adjectives bored with verbs feel like
crazy about listen to
good at take part in
interested in nouns a book (by sb) about
keen on a fan of
popular with a game against

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 Fun and games Unit 3

Topic vocabulary
II] Complete the crossword.
_..___,_
3 _J_ J
Across
1 If he wins this match, he'll be the world ....... .................. ! (8)
4 I'm thinking of joining a ... ...................... to get more exercise. (3)
5 Our basketball ......................... said that I can play on Saturday! (5)
8 The ......................... blew his whistle and the game started . (7)
9 Which team do you ......................... ? (7)
11 Mark's band play traditional ......................... music - they often 10
perform at country fairs and festivals. (4)

Down
2 I'm sorry, but you have to be a ......................... of the golf club to play
here. (6) 11

3 My ......................... was a brilliant player and I didn't manage to win the

match. (8)
6 Tom is really good at cards. He would never ............... .......... ! (5)
7 Lisa's ......................... has just reached number one with their new song! (5)
1 0 I took a big ......................... by doing the parachute jump, but I loved every
second of it! (4)

� Complete using the correct form of the words and phrases in the box.

beat • challenge • have fun • interest • organise • score • train

Do you d ream of ( 1 ) .................................................. the wi n n i n g goal i n a football m atch,

or (2) .................................................. a top ten n i s player? Sport (3) ................................................ ..
most young people, and it's a g reat way to stay healthy and (4) . .............................................. ..
at the same time. That's why the loca l cou n c i l has decided to h e l p yo ung peo ple who
want to (5) .................................................. thei r own sports club. We know it's a big
(6) .................................................. , and that's why we' l l give you the money you need to get
sta rted . We' ll help you fi nd a place to (7) .................................................. a nd g i ve you money
to find good players i n you r a rea. Contact the Town H a l l for deta i ls.

@] Circle the correct word.

1 I really like playing board / video games like Monopoly and Cluedo.
2 Roy was the best player, so he wasn't surprised when he became captain / club of the
team.
3 Lots of people get defeat / pleasure from just watching sport from their armchairs.
4 I thought the music at the concert / rhythm we went to last night was great.
5 Everyone in my family supports the same competition / team.
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 Unit 3 Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs
[QJ Choose the correct answer.

1 You should take ......................... a sport and then you would get more exercise.
A off B up C down
2 I'm trying to work! Could you please turn your music ......................... ?
A down B in C out
3 Just ask and I'm sure the other children will let you join ......................... .
A out B up C in
4 The referee sent David ......................... for arguing with him.
A off B down C up
5 This is my favourite song! Turn it ......................... !
A off B out C up
6 A mobile phone rang, but the musician just carried ......................... playing.
A on B up C in
7 We can't afford to eat ......................... very often .
A off B up C out
8 I've decided to become a vegetarian and give ......................... meat.
A up B off C out

Prepositional phrases
I!] Write one word i n each ga p.

1 We were waiting outside the stadium ......................... a long time before they finally let us in.
2 I've got that concert ......................... DVD - it's fantastic!
3 I ran all the way home and I was just ......................... time for my favourite programme.
4 Everyone clapped when the singer came ......................... stage.
5 At the cinema, Mum sat on the right, Dad sat on the left and I sat ......................... the middle.
6 Ed doesn't want to become a professional footballer. He just does it ......................... fun.

Word formation
[I] Complete by cha nging the for m of the word i n ca pita ls when t h i s is necessa ry.

1 What's the name of that .......... ........................................ you were singing earlier? SING
2 I started to learn the piano , but I don't think I've got much .................................................. talent,
to be honest. MUSIC
3 My dad used to be really fit and was on his college .................................................. team. ATHLETE
4 When you were young, did you ever play in the street with other local .................. ......... .............. ......... ? CHILD
5 Alan is studying to be an .................................................. , but I don't think he's enjoying it. ACT
6 They have a wonderful .................................................. of old toys at the museum in town . COLLECT
7 My grandad loves to .................................................. and we often go out on his boat. SAIL
8 You have to practise a lot if you want to work as a ................. ................................. . MUSIC
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 Fun and games Unit 3

Use the word given i n capita l s at the end of each l i ne to form a word that fits in
the gap i n the same l i ne.

■ l The need to pla y

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!

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: Why are kittens such (1) .................................................. animals? They love chasing a PLAY
Y ball or a piece of wool, and they always play in a very (2) .................................................. ATHLETE
way. But why? All of a kitten's (3) . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... when playing are, in ACT
fact, important for the future. It might look like (4) .................................................. , but ENTERTAIN
the kitten is practising its hunting skills. That (5) ........... ....................................... jump HERO
onto a toy teaches the kitten a lot. Think about your own (6) . . . ............................................... CHILD
and you'll see that you learnt a lot through play.

Word patterns
E] Write one word i n each ga p.

Diana: Hello, is that Jenny? I'm bored (1) ......................... watching TV and I felt
(2) ......................... a chat. What are you doing?
Jenny: Hi, Diana. Well, I'm reading a book (3) ......................... a Russian writer. It's
(4) ......................... how to become a great actor.
Diana: Really? Oh, I'm really interested (5) ......................... acting. Tell me about it.
Jenny: He says it takes a long time to get good (6) ......................... acting. To become
popular (7) ......................... the public, you need to really understand people.
Diana: That sounds just like me! Tell me more . What else does he say?

I) Each of the words i n bo ld is wrong. Write the correct word.

1 I'm completely crazy with skateboarding! I love it!

2 In my free time I listen on music on CD or on the radio.
3 Elsa isn't very keen for this group, but they're one of my favourites.
4 Next week we've got a game to a team from Hungary.
5 Is that Kylie? Oh, I'm a really big fan from hers.
6 I was really scared when I took part to the singing competition last year.

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