A closer look 2
Grammar – Present simple and present continuous
1. Miss Nguyet in interviewing Duy for the school newsletter. Write the correct form of the verbs.
| 1. has | 2. do you have | 3. love | 4. Does Vy walk | 5. ride |
| 6. teaches | 7. doesn’t | 8. reads | 9. go | 10. do |
2. Correct the sentences according to the information in 1 above.
1. Duy lives near here.
=> Duy lives near here
2. Duy loves/likes his new school.
=> Duy likes his new school. / Duy loves his new school.
3. Vy and Phong ride bicycle to school.
=> Vy and Duy ride to school.
4. Mr Quang teaches Duy English.
=> Mr Quang teaches Duy English.
5. At break time,Phong reads in the library.
=> At break time, Phong reads in the library.
3. Work in pairs. Make question then interview your partner (Làm theo cặp. Đặt câu hỏi,sau đó phỏng vấn bạn học)
Lời giải chi tiết:
1. you/ride your bicycle/to school
=> Do you ride your bicycle to school?
2. you/read/in the library/at break time
=> Do you read in the library at break time?
3. you/like/your new school
=> Do you like your new school?
4. your friends/go to school/with you
=> Do your friends go to school with you?
5. you/do your homework/after school
=> Do you do your homework after school?
- Listen to part of the conversation from Getting Started again. Then find and underline the present continuous form
Gợi ý:
Phong: Oh, someone’s knocking at the door.
Phong’s mum: Hi, Vy. You’re early. Phong’s having breakfast.
Phong: And you’re wearing the new uniform Duy. You look smart!
5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
| 1. | am not playing |
| 2. | are studying |
| 3. | are not doing |
| 4. | am having |
| 5. | are riding |
6. Choose the correct tense of the verbs
| 1. are having |
| 2. wears |
| 3. starts |
| 4. is watching |
| 5. are skipping |
7. Read Vy’s e-mail to her friend.
a. Underline things that often happen or are fixed. Then underline things that are happening now. (Gạch dưới những việc hay xảy ra hoặc luôn xảy ra. Gạch dưới việc đang xảy ra. )
| Things that often happen or are fixed | Things are happening |
| have lots to do | doing my homework |
| have lots of friends | |
| study many subjects | |
| have a uniform | |
| don’t wear | |
| have lessons | |
| read books | |
| do sports | |
| school starts |
b. Compare Vy’s first week with yours
| Me | Vy |
| wear uniform every day | wear uniform on Mondays and Saturdays |
| have lessons in the afternoon | have lessons in the morning |
| do homework at home | do homework in the libray |
6. Choose the correct form of the verb
- are having dinner now
- wears
- starts
- is watching
- are skipping