Exercises

1. Put the verb in Present Simple or in Present Continuous. My brother and I have/are having a party tomorrow. We are/are being all very busy at the moment. Mum is baking/bakes a cake and I am decorating/decorate the house. I am liking/like balloons, so I am blowing/blow a lot of them. My brother helps/is helping me although he isnt liking/doesnt like them very much. We have/are having a party every year to celebrate our birthday. We are twins. We always have/are having a great time. My dad usually gives/is giving a bag with small presents to all the guests. What are you doing/do you do right now? Are/Do you throwing/throw a party on your birthday? Write to me soon! Love,Susan 2. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with he right form of the verb: Elvis Presley In the ghetto As the snow (fly) On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby child ..................... (be) born In the ghetto and his mama .................... (cry) 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need It'................. (be) another hungry mouth to feed In the ghetto People, don't you ...................... (understand) child .......................... (need) a helping hand or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day take a look at you and me, ........................ (be) we too blind to see? Do we simply ...................... (turn) our heads
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and look the other way? Well the world ....................... (turn) and a hungry litle boy with a runny nose ..................... (play) in the street as the cold wind ...................... (blow) In the ghetto And his hunger ...................... (burn) so he .......................... (start) to roam the streets at night and he ....................... (learn) how to steal an he ........................ (learn) how to fight In the ghetto Then one night in desperation a young man ........................ (break) away he ....................... (buy) a gun, ....................... (steal) a car, ........................ (try) to run, but he don't get far And his mama ...................... (cry) As a crowd gathers 'round and angry young man face down on the street with a gun in his hand In the ghetto And as her young man .................... (die), on a cold and gray Chicago mornin', Another little baby child is born In the ghetto And his mama .. (cry)

3. Complete the biographies of these famous sportmen. Rafa Nadal Rafa Nadal am/are/is a tennis player. He am/are/is 25 years old. He am/are/is from Manacor (Mallorca). He live/lives there with his family. He has/have a girlfriend, her name am/are/is Xesca. Rafa isent/arent/isnt very tall, but he 's very strong and athletic. He loves/is loving going fishing and playing golf. He usually is wearing/wears a headband when he plays/is playing tennis because he have/has long dark hair. He also wears/is wearing wristbands

in both arms. Rafa Nadal plays/is playing left-handed. He am/are/is the best tennis player ever on clay.

Pau Gasol Pau Gasol am/are/is a basketball player. He am/are/is 31 years old. He is/are/am from Sant Boi (Barcelona), but he is living/lives in Los Angeles (California, USA). He have/has two younger brothers, Marc and Adri. They play/are playing basketball too. Pau Gasol am/are/is very tall (2,15 cm) and quite strong. One of his best friends are/is Rafa Nadal. Pau Gasol plays/is playing for Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA team. He also plays/is playing with the Spanish national team. He are/is a champion because he won almost everything: NBA tittle, the World Championship, the Spanish League... He are/is/am the best Spanish basketball player ever. 4. Complete the following sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets: Jason ........................... (sleep) eight hours a day. We ...................... (not go) to work by bus, we always ........................... (go) by tube. ............................... (speak) English? No, she doesn't. But she..................... (speak) German very well. Which day of the week ........................... (you/go) to English class? What time ........................................... (the post/come)? Jane ............................ (watch) too much television!! Peter ......................... (not like) horror films. He .................. (prefer) romantic films. 5. Complete the following sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets: The birds ........................ (fly) very high today. Jane ........................... (not study) very much this term, she should study more. Hello Mandy! ............................... (you/wait) for the London bus? What ............................. (Bob/do)? He .......................... (do) the washing-up. I .......................(not surf) the internet, I ...................... (study) for my English exam. 6. Complete the following sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

Oh! It ....................... (rain)! We can't play outside, it always ......................... (rain) when we want to go out. I ........................... (read) a very good book at the moment. Vegetarians ................................ (not eat) meat. Where ....................... (you/go)? I ............................ (go) to the supermarket. Why .............................. (we/always do) boring exercises? James ................................ (wash) the dishes every evening. My sister ............................. (not work) at the moment but she usually .................... (work) as a secretary. Why ....................................................... (Tom and Fred/study) Chinese? Because they ..................... (go) to Pekin in summer. 7. Which option is the right one?? 1. a) David always walks the dog in the afternoons b) David is always walking the dog in the afternoons c) David walks always the dog in the afternoons 2. a) Paul never run when he goes to school b) Paul runs never when he goes to school c) Paul never runs when he goes to school 3. now a) Those little children dance in the stage right b) Those little children are dancing in the stage right now c) Those little children dancing in the stage right now 4. a) Mr. Spencer rarely cook dinner on Mondays b) Mr. Spencer rarely cooks dinner on Mondays c) Mr. Spencer cooks rarely dinner on Mondays 5. a) Monica's father is reads a newspaper at the moment b) Monica's father reads a newspaper at the moment c) Monica's father is reading a newspaper at the moment
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8. Present Simple or Present Continuous? 1. Please be quiet! I 2. It 3. This shop 4. She always 5. Pst! The baby 6. Tom always 7. Look! Peter 8. They 9. She often 10. I rarely 11. Pit 12. Jack never 14. What 16. Ann often 17. Listen! The boy 18. The earth 19. Ice 20. Sandy you (work) now! (close) at six.

(not rain) at the moment. (open) at eight and (go) to school by bike. (sleep). (get up) early in the morning. (juggle). (have) their lunch at the moment. (eat) meat. (go) to bed before midnight. (smoke) 19 cigarettes a day. (have) breakfast in the morning. (swim) in the cold river. (do) now? I (wear) black clothes. (play) tennis. (sing) a nice song. (move) aroung the sun. (melt) in the sun. (be) always late. (listen) to music!

13. Look! Somebody 15. She usually

9. Present simple or present continuous? Insert the correct form. 1. The boy 2. The sun 3. Listen! The dog 4. Hush! The baby 5. We always 7. John never 6. Look at Peter! He (go) to school every day. (shine) now. Let's go out! (bark). (sleep). (travel) by air. (ride) his bicycle with no hands. (come) early.

8. They usually (go) to school on Mondays but today they (visit) the dentist.

9. Father 10. He 11. We never

(shave) himself every other day. (shave) himself at present. (expect) many birthday presents. We always (give) us a cheque, (take)

(receive)some presents but this year father instead. 12. This morning I tea.

(have) coffee although I generally (speak) on the telephone?

13. Be quiet! Can't you see I

14. Maria (live) with her aunt in London where she English at present. 15. John often 16. In summer he often now. Sometimes he 17. He 19. Elephants 20. He 18. Look! A big white bird (interrupt) when another person (lie) down in the afternoon. He (fall) asleep. (sit) in our garden.

(study) (speak). (rest)

(not work) on Sundays. (not eat) meat. (not see) her very often.

10. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with he right form of the verb:

Bryan Adams Do I have to say the words? Rescue ................ from the mire Whisper words of ........................ Rescue me - .................... rescue me With your ................... open wide Want you ................. by my side Come to me - darling ......................... me When this world's ....................... in There's no need to pretend Set me ..................... - darling rescue me I don't wanna let you ................... So I'm standing in your ................. I never needed anyone like I'm needing you ..................

Do I ...................... to say the words? Do I have to tell the truth? Do I have to shout it out? Do I have to say a .......................? Must I prove to you - how good we are .........................? Do I have to say the ........................? ......................... me from despair Tell me you ............. be there .................... me please - darling rescue me Every ......................... that we share Every cross that we bear Can't you see - darling rescue me I don't wanna let you go So I'm standing in your way I never needed anyone like I'm needing you ........................ Do I have to say the words? Do I have to tell the ..........................? Do I have to shout it out? Do I have to say a prayer? Must I ..................... to you - how good we are together? Do I have to say the words?

Aerosmith I dont want to miss a thing Choose the verbs that you can hear: I could stand/stay/say/stray awake just to hear you beating/bearing/breathing/ greeting Watch you smile/small/mile/slime while you are screaming/slapping/sleeping/slipping Far away and dreaming/trimming/dealing/meaning I could send/spend/span/spin my life in this sweet surrender I could stay lost/least/last/least in this moment forever Every moment spent with you Is a moment I measure/lecture/treasure/fracture

Unscramble the lines of the Chorus

'Cause I'd miss you, babe The sweetest dream will never do 'Cause even when I dream of you I don't wanna fall asleep I don't wanna close my eyes I'd still miss you, babe And I don't wanna miss a thing And I don't wanna miss a thing
Write in the missing words Lying close to you Feeling your beating And I wonder what you're Wondering if it's me you're seeing Then I your eyes and thank And I just wanna stay with you In this we're together

forever, forever and ever

Chorus
Unscramble the words in brackets I don't wanna miss one I don't wanna miss one Well, I just I just wanna (ielms) (kssi)

(annaw) be with you (dlho) you close

(igtrh) here with you, just like this I feel your heart so close to (mnei) And just stay here in this moment For all the (rset) of time

Chorus (2x)

Don't wanna close my eyes I don't wanna fall asleep, yeah I don't wanna miss a thing. John Lennon Imagine Fill in the missing words Imagine there's no ................ It's easy if you try cry No ................... below us Above us only .................. Imagine all the ........................ Living for tomorrow today

Put the lines in the correct order Nothing to kill or die for Imagine all the people It isn't hard to do And no religion too Living life in peace Imagine there's no countries Match the two halves of the sentences 1) You may say 2) But I'm not 3) I hope some day 4) And the world Choose the correct word Imagine no confessions/possessions/convictions I wander/wonder/ponder if you can No need for greed or anger/finger/hunger
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a) you'll join us b) will be as one c) I'm a dreamer d) the only one

A brotherhood/motherhood/sisterhood of man Imagine all the purple/pimple/person/people Sharing all the earth/worth/world/word Tick the word that you don't hear You But I And may I'm hope the might now someday world say not will the you'll still I'm join live a us as dreamer one too one

only

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