Thursday, June 20th

A. PRESENT SIMPLE

Complete these sentences using the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

1)    What time ........................the pub ...........................?  - I think it ............................. at six o’clock. (open)

2)    Ted and Gwen are from Manchester, but they ....................not .......................... there now. They .................................. in London. (to be)

 3)    How often ..............................Mick .......................... to the pub? –He ...................................... there nearly every evening. (go)

4)    Mavis .............................n’t ................................... in a hairdresser's. She .................................................. in a lanuderette. (work)

 5)    What time ............................... Ted ........................................ work in the evenings? -He normally ...............................at about nine o'clock. (finish)

B. PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT SIMPLE?

Complete the sentences using the present continuous or present simple of the verbs in brackets.

1)    Where is Danny? - He ........................................................ tennis. (play)

2)    Danny .................................... tennis nearly every Saturday afternoon. (play)

3)    I ......................................to the cinema most weekends. (go)

4)    I .................................. home now. Goodbye! (go

5)    Look! That woman ................................. your jacket. (take)

6)    Ted ...........................................sugar in tea. (not take)

7)    The bank ....................................at ten o’clock every morning. (open)

8)    Look! The door.......................................................... . (open)

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)  her kids to football practice. 

2. Usually, I (work)  as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)  French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)  because everybody (talk)  so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently)  a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)  to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally )  printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be)  inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be)  made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

C. Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses

Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little bit more about your background.

Mr. Harris: I (work)  in the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked for Met Life for six years and World Insurance for four and a half. During that time, I heard many good things about Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I (apply)  for the new sales position.

Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.

Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the Sierra Club and play tennis. In fact, I (compete)  in a tennis tournament this weekend.

Mr. Smith: Really, how long (you, play)  tennis ?

Mr. Harris: I (play)  since high school. I love the sport.

Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer at the Sierra Club. I (work, currently)  with them on the sea turtle project. We (try)  to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay.

Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? He's my brother. He (work, presently)  on the same project.

Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's would be a welcome addition to Hollings Life. Just one more thing, we (look)  for somebody who is fluent in Spanish; many of our clients are from Mexico.

Mr. Harris: No problem. I (study)  Spanish since elementary school.

Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.

D.  Life's essentials

Have you ever gotten to a destination only to find out that they do not have something that you really need?  What are some of the things that if you go without them for a day or more will cause you to go crazy?  We all have them but we don't often think about them.  Let's listen to the following report about what British men and women believe are life's essentials.

Audio file: http://http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/mp3/learningenglish/2013/06/130614_witn_bare_necessities_report_130614_witn_bare_necessities_report_au_bb.mp3

Text: open this up and go over the report after listening to the audio a couple of times (http://wsdownload.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/pdf/2013/06/130614134451_130614_witn_bare_necessities.pdf)

And you? what are the things that are essentials in your daily life? Were they the same 10 years ago?