EXERCISES UNIT 7

A) PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: am is are + verb ING

QUESTIONS

AFF. ANSWERS

NEG. ANSWERS

Are you watching TV now?

Yes, I am.
Yes, Im watching TV.
Yes, I am. Im watching the news

No, Im not.
No, Im not watching TV.
No, Im not. Im listening to music.

What are you doing right now?

Im eating lunch

Im not doing anything special.

TIME EXPRESSIONS: now, right now, today, these days, this week, this month, this semester, this season.

1. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS. THEN ANSWER THEM.
1. _________ you ___________ (get) enough exercise these days?
2. What ___________ you ___________ (do) for exercise?
3. __________ you ______________ (learn) a new sport?
4. How much _________ you __________ (walk)?
5. ___________ you _____________ (take) exercise classes this year?
6. ____________ your best friend ____________ (exercise) enough these days?
7. What kind of exercise ____________ your best friend ____________ (do)?
8. ____________ your friends _____________ (play) on sports teams this season?
2. WRITE DOWN QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS.
1. _________________________________________________________________?
Yes, Im taking English II this semester.

2. ________________________________________________________________?
Yes, Bill is swimming on the beach now

3. ________________________________________________________________?
No, my friends are not doing weight training these days
4. What ____________________________________________________________?
Amy is listening to her messages now.
5. Who _____________________________________________________________?
Jim is biking in the park
6. What _____________________________________________________________?
The nurse is taking the temperature of the patient
7. Who __ ____________________________________________________________?
The nutritionist is calculating the calories for the patients diet.

3. WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING? WRITE SENTENCES.

___________________

_______________

__________________

__________________

_________________

___________________

________________________

B) THE WEATHER: Whats the weather like today?

(Para expresar cmo est el tiempo o el da, se usa el pronombre IT, el verbo BE + adjetivos)
Example: Whats the weather like today?
Its sunny and windy. // Its raining

// Its cold and cloudy

WEATHER AND SEASONS

WEATHER

Hot / warm / cool / cold

Rainy / snowy / windy / cloudy / sunny
Its raining (Present Continuous)
Its snowing (Present Continuous)

SEASONS

Summer (verano)
Fall (Autumn) (otoo)
Winter (invierno)
Spring (primavera)

4. FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE WORDS BELOW.

like / hot / cloudy / warm / is / cold / sunny / its raining / windy / snowy
1. In the summer, it _______________ and ________________
2. Outside right now, it ______________________
3. In the winter, it _____________ and _____________
4. Today, it ________________ and _____________
5. What ______ the weather ______________ in spring?
5. DESCRIBE THE WEATHER.

___________________________

_______________________

_________________________

_______________________

__________________________

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C) FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS (these questions are used to keep the conversation going)
1. COMPLETE TWO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR EACH COMMENT.

1. I dont play sports, but I often go running with a friend

Really? Where

do you go running?

How often _______________________________________?

2. My parents are on vacation this month.
Thats nice. Where ________________________________?
Are they ________________________________________?
3. Im working nights this summer
Really? Where _____________________________________?
What time _________________________________________?

EXERCISES UNIT 8
1. COMPLETE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH HOW MUCH IS / ARE ? AND THIS, THAT, THESE
OR THOSE.
A: ________________________________________ backpack?
B: Its $ 31.99.
A: _________________________________________ bracelets?
B: Theyre $29.
A: _________________________________________ shoes?
B: Theyre $64
A: _________________________________________ jacket?
B: Its 75.64.
2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS.
1)
Clerk: Good afternoon.
Luis: Oh, hi. How much is ______________________ watch?
(this / these)
Clerk: __________________ $ 195.
(its / theyre)
Luis:

And how much is __________________ watch?

Clerk: ______________________ $255

(its / theyre)

(those / that)

Luis: Oh, really?. Well, thanks, anyway.

2) Kim: Excuse me. How much are ___________________ jeans?
(that / those)
Clerk: __________________ only $59.
(its / theyre)
Kim: And how much is _______________________ sweater?
(this / these)
Clerk: Which sweater ? Theyre all different.
Kim: I like __________________ green sweater
(that / this)
Clerk: _______________________ $34.
(its / theyre)
Kim: Well, thats not bad.
3. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS.
1) Kate: Lets go shopping. I _______________________ (need / buy) some new clothes
Bill: OK. Where do you ____________________________ (want / go) ?
Kate: To the mall. I _______________________________ (need / get) some new jeans. And
I ______________________ (have / get) a couple of new suits for work.
Bill:

Listen. You go. I guess I __________________________ (want / stay) home.

I _________________________ (not need / buy) anything, and I ___________________
(want / check) my e-mail.

Kate: OK.

EXERCISES UNIT 9
1. WRITE WHAT YOU CAN DO IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES. USE THE VERBS AND THE
INFORMATION BELOW.

walk around / visit / see / spend / buy clothes / go up / ride in the cable-cars / stalls /
a famous Tower / the pyramids / a day at the beach / the Eiffel Tower / an island
1. In New York you can visit the Statue Liberty
2. In Korea, you ___________________________________________________
3. In Egypt, you ___________________________________________________
4. In London you ___________________________________________________

5. In Paris, you ____________________________________________________

6. In Marrakech, you _______________________________________________
7. In Rio de Janeiro, you _____________________________________________
8. In San Francisco, you ____________________________________________
2. READ THE CHART AND THEN COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH CAN OR CANT.

ONTARIO PLACE
Everything you want!
During the day: a water park, boats for rent, movies, and many childrens areas. In the
evening: restaurants, a club, movies, or see an outdoor concert.
Park opens 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Outdoor concerts start at 8:00 p.m.

Jill: What __________________ you do at Ontario Place?

Dan: Lets see You _______________ go to a water park and rent a boat. And
at night, you ______________ go to an outdoor concert.
Jill: Sounds great! __________________ we go right now?
Dan: No, we _______________. It opens at 10:00, and its only 7:30 now. Its
really early.
Jill. Oh, youre right. Well, ________________ we go to a caf for breakfast?
Dan: Yes, we _________________ do that. Lets go!
3. UNSCRAMBLE THE QUESTIONS. THEN WRITE TRUE SENTENCES.

1. can / sports / play / What / best / your friend?

A: ____________________________________________________________?
B: _____________________________________________________________
2. food / mother / make / Can / Mexican / your?
A: ____________________________________________________________?
B: _____________________________________________________________
3. speak / you / languages / can / What?
A: ____________________________________________________________?

B: _____________________________________________________________
4. your / speak / English / parents / Can?
A: ____________________________________________________________?
B: _____________________________________________________________
4. WHAT ARE THESE THINGS? WRITE SENTENCES USING A KIND OF, KIND OF LIKE. USE THE WORDS
IN THE BOX, SINGULAR OR PLURAL FORMS.

CANDY

SHOES

JACKET

SPORT

SANDWICH

_______________________________________________

________________________________________________

(anorak) ________________________________________

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