b Complete the rules.
1 We use the Present Continuous when we talk about activities that:
a) happened yesterday/in the past.
b) are happening now.
c) happen every day.
2 To form the Present Continuous we use the
verb_+ the -ing form of the main verb.
c Look at Ex. 2b. Write the ■ing forms.
1 look -> looking talk ->_ery ->_
2 ride -> ridina cycle ->_prepare ->_
3 plan olannina dig ->_
see Referertce page 83
4 a Write sentences about the people in the house.
Greg/shout Greg is shouting.
1 Greg/not prepare breakfast Gregisn’t...
2 Cara/not sleep
3 Jason/dig up flowers
4 Erica/notjog
5 Erica/sing
6 Adam and Rosa/not write
b In pairs, describe a screen, but don’t name the person. Your partner guesses the name.
Grammar I adverbs of manner
5 Look at the underlined words in the sentences in the Active grammar box. Complete the rule.
7 Complete the sentences with these adverbs. ( carefully happily healthily quietly well
1 You need to eat_to keep fit.
2 I couldn’t hear him because he spoke very
3 To get a job as a holiday rep. you need to
speak English_.
4 Maria’s singing_. Is she having a good
day?
5 Write your essays_- i don’t want to see
any mistakes.
8 a Q9 Listen to the sentences. Underline the strong syllables. Then listen again and repeat.
She’s cycling fast.
1 They’re talking quietly.
2 He’s looking very carefully.
3 You’re speaking loudly.
4 We’re living healthily.
b Play a mime gamę. One student mimes an activity from the box at the bottom of the page. The other students guess the activity.
A: Are you digging?
B: Yes, I am.
A: You’re digging fast.
B: Thafsright.
Active grammar
She’s cycling fast. They’re talking guietly.
He’s looking very carefully.
1 Adverbs of manner give information about the person doing the activity/the activity.
2 They go before/after the verb.
see Reference page 83
6 Choose the correct explanation for each adverb.
1 She’s cycling fast.
a) She’s cycling at 25 kilometres per hour.
b) She’s cycling at 5 kilometres per hour.
2 They’re talking guietly.
a) We can hear them.
b) We can’t hear them.
3 He’s looking very carefully.
a) He’s looking in every place.
b) He isn’t looking in many places.
9 In pairs, write the missing names on the pictures.
Student A: look at the picture on page 127. Student B: look at the picture on page 130.
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