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• My brother and I usually play football after school,
but today we’re watching a DVD.
We don’t watch DVDs very often.
• A: Do you want to go shopping tomorrow?
B: I love going shopping, but I’m visiting my
grandparents tomorrow. My train leaves at ten.
BILLY B’S
BILLY B’S Meg Dylan! Take out the rubbish immediately! NOTE STATIVE VERBS (see, like, love, hate, want,
need, understand, know, believe, mean, etc.)
NEW VIDEO
NEW VIDEO Dylan Here we go again! Complete with the Present Simple or the Present
are not usually used in the Present Progressive.
Meg Dylan! Are you listening to me? Hey!
What are you waiting for?
Progressive of the verbs in brackets.
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Dylan I’m watching the new video that Billy B
has just uploaded. 1. Henry never (go) out with
Meg Billy B? Erm… I’m going to my room friends after school. He always
for a minute and when I come back, (do) his homework. At the moment, he
I don’t want to see the rubbish (study) for a maths test.
here. Got it?
Dylan Yeah, yeah. 3 2. A: Sorry, I (not come) to the
barbecue tomorrow. I (watch)
a match with my brother.
Dylan … She’s bossy B: What time the match
and a bit
quick-tempered… (start)?
Meg Me? Bossy? A: At half past six. And it (finish)
Quick-tempered? at around half past eight.
Dylaaan! 3. A: you and your sister
(get) along?
B: Well, we (not fight) every
day, but we sometimes
(argue) about different things. She’s a bit
C Look at the highlighted expressions in the dialogues annoying.
and match them with their meanings a-f.
A: We (move) house next
1. Same here! a. Don’t give up. week and my sister and I
2. I know the feeling. b. Oh, not again! (argue) about the bedrooms. We both
3. Hang in there. c. I understand. (want) the big one.
d. Did you understand?
4. Here we go again! Speak
e. Me too.
5. What are you f. Why don’t you do it
waiting for? CLASS DISCUSSION
now? Discuss the following. Use the prompts in the red
6. Got it? box.

• What are your brothers/sisters/cousins/
D Read again and write T for True or F for False. friends like?
1. The boys have watched Billy B’s • Do you always get along with them?
videos before. Do you often fight?
• Which two qualities do you consider most
2. Dylan is the youngest in his family.
important in a brother/sister/cousin/friend?
3. Andy doesn’t get along with his brother.
4. Dylan’s sister is always kind to him. • I’ve got a… who is…
• We usually get along fine, but we sometimes
5. Meg went to her room to do argue about…
her homework.
• I believe the two most important qualities are...
• I believe the two most important qualities are...
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