Complete the sentences with the present simple and present continuous form of the verb given.

1 work

a Dad _______ in a factory.

b Mum _______ at home today for a change.

2 have

a We _______ fish for dinner tonight.

b We usually _______ fish on Fridays.

3 take

a l _______ a coat today because it's a bit cold.

b I _______ a few weeks off work over the summer.

4 arrive

a I'll phone you as soon as I _______

b Come on! The train _______. We mustn't miss it.

5 listen

a 'What_______you _______to?' 'It's Adele's latest album.

b Liam _______ to music while he's doing his homework.

1. Read and Write Yes, they do. or No, they don't.

I'm Linh, I'm eleven and I'm from China. Chinese food is really delicious. We eat a lot of rice, noodles, vegetables and meat. We fry or steam a lot of our food. It is very healthy.

In China, people don't usually eat with knives and forks. Instead we use chopsticks and we sometimes use spoons.

We usualy eat from big serving dishes. We put them in the middle of the table, but we sometimes serve portions of rice in small bolws. In China, we don't think it's rude to reach across the table to take food from serving dishes.

We do think it is rude to take the last piece of food from a serving dish for yourself. We offer it to another person instead. That is very polite.

When your bolw is empty, someone gives you more food. When you are full, you put your hand over your bolw or leave some food in your bolw. We don't put our chopsticks on top of our bolws. We put them on the table next to us when we finish eating. We don't use napkins, but we usually clean our hands with hot towels at the end of the meal.

1. Do people in China usually use knives and forks?

No, they don't.

2. Do people in China eat a lot of rice and vegetables?

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3. Do people in China eat from serving dishes?

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4. Do people in China use napkins at the end of a meal?

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complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continous

1. Tanya and her sister...........(stay)with us today

2. You can't play on the computer. Dad................(use) it

3. usually, our teachers.............(not give ) uus much homework

4. It....................(be) my birthday today

5. Leo...................(listen) to the radio

6. I.................(walk) to school everyday

7. Carila.............(like) salad but she....................(not eat) it in winter

8. Mum.................(talk) on the phone right now

1. Read read and tick True or False.

I'm Linh, I'm eleven and I'm from China. Chinese food is really delicious. We eat a lot of rice, noodles, vegetables and meat. We fry or steam a lot of our food. It is very healthy.

In China, people don't usually eat with knives and forks. Instead we use chopsticks and we sometimes use spoons.

We usualy eat from big serving dishes. We put them in the middle of the table, but we sometimes serve portions of rice in small bolws. In China, we don't think it's rude to reach across the table to take food from serving dishes.

We do think it is rude to take the last piece of food from a serving dish for yourself. We offer it to another person instead. That is very polite.

When your bolw is empty, someone gives you more food. When you are full, you put your hand over your bolw or leave some food in your bolw. We don't put our chopsticks on top of our bolws. We put them on the table next to us when we finish eating. We don't use napkins, but we usually clean our hands with hot towels at the end of the meal.

1. Her name is Linh and she's from China

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2 Linh think Chinese food is delicious.

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3. People in China always use knives and fork to eat.

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4. Chinese people fry or steam a lot of their food.

.....................

5. It's rude to take the last piece of food from a serving dish.

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6. People usually use naapkins in China.

.......................

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box . Use the correct from of the verb .

clean - cook - do - drive - get up - go - iron - look after - make - walk

1 My mum _____ my brother and sister to school .

2 I sometimes help my mum to _____ the house .

3 My mum doesn't drive to work . She _____

4 I never ____ my clothes .

5 My dad _____ the washing in our house .

6 We ______ to the supermarket on Saturday mornings .

7 I always ______ at six o'clock on school days .

8 I ______ breakfast for my parents at the weekend .

9 My uncle _____ mycousins .

10 My dad usually _____ dinner in the evening .

II. Complete the sentences with the words in part I.

1. Your ___________ are awful - don’t you know how to use a knife and fork?

2. The major items of ___________ in Western dining style are the knife, fork and spoon.

3. The extended family generally consists of at least three ___________ – grandparents,parents and children living together.

4. The ___________ will offer you drinks or foods if he invites you to his home.

5. It’s the ___________ in Japan to take your shoes off when you go into someone’s house.

6. The weather forecast was ___________ – itrained all day!

7. Are you sure that other people have had a ___________ in your group?

8. My extended family has a ___________ of having reunions every summer.

9. You shouldn’t point the ___________ of the fork upwards during the meal.

10. Please be here at seven o’clock ___________.

III. Complete the following sentences with either “be going to” or “the present progressive”. Use the verbs in brackets

      1. I can’t go any farther. I (sit) ______________ on that bench for a while

      2. The games (start) ______________ at o’clock tomorrow. I hope you can be there

      3. The service here is very slow. I (complain) ______________ to the manager, if we’re not served soon.

      4. The two leaders (meet) ______________ for talks later this afternoon.

      5. I have to get up early tomorrow. I (teach) ______________ a physics class at 8.00 in the morning.

      6. Clear the area! The bomb (explode) ______________

      7. The Browns (go) ______________ to the cinema this evening.

      8. We (have) ______________ an English-speaking club meeting next week. Would you like to come?