1)Reading Comprehension. Answer the questions about Tom.
Tom works at a bank. He is the manager. He starts work every day at 8:00 am. He finishes work every day at 6:00 pm. He lives close to the bank. He walks to work every day. But today Tom is
late for work so he is taking a taxi.
His brother and sister also work at
the bank. But, they do not live close to
the bank. They drive cars to work. They start work at 9:00 am. In the bank, Tom is the boss. He helps all the workers and tells them what
to do. Tom is talking to a customer at
the moment, his customer is asking for some extra money to buy a new car. Tom
likes helping his customers. Tom really
likes his job.
1. What time does Tom start work?
2. Does Tom usually drive a car to work?
3. Why is he going by taxi today?
5. Why does his customer want extra
money?
6. What is Tom doing at the moment?
7. How does Tom feel about his job?
2) Complete these sentences with Present Simple or
continuous
1) John (play) football at the
moment.
2) We often (have) tests at our
school.
3) I (talk) to my teacher
now.
4) Look! Mandy and Susan (watch) a film
on TV.
5) Olivia (not visit) her
uncle every weekend.
6) Now the teacher (write) on the board.
7) They sometimes (read) poems in
the lessons.
8) Listen! The band (have)
a new guitar.
9) First I (wake) up , then I dress.
10) Every morning my mother (get) up at 6 o'clock.
11) You (not explain) the
exercise to me.
12) Sam (be) very sad today.
13) The children (behave) bad every morning.
3) Complete the
conversation. Use the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.
0 A: Is Donna speaking
Italian to that man? (Donna / speak)
B: Yes, she is . She is learning it at night
school. (learn)
1 A:
...........................................................the party? (you /
enjoy)
B: Yes, we
.................. .We .............................................. a great
time. (have)
2 A: What
................................................. here? (you / do)
B: I
.................................................. for some friends. (wait)
3 A:
.........................................................her computer? (Holly/
use)
B: No,
she..................... . She .............................................
any work today. (not do)
4 A:
................................................................... the news at
the moment? (they / watch)
B: No, they
........................... .They ....................................................
dinner.(prepare)
4) Talk about what you
usually do, what you are doing now and how you feel.
I usually
_______________________________________________________
But today I ______________________________________________________
My best friend usually
______________________________________________
But today he/she
_________________________________________________
Now I feel ________________________ because _____________________.
