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B. Read again and answer the questions.
1. When do Lily and Betty usually chat? 5. Where is Lily’s cat?
2. What is Lily’s problem? 6. Why don’t the kids climb up on the roof?
3. Who is in Lily’s garden and what are they doing? 7. Do the kids ask Mr Evans for help?
4. What is in the neighbour’s bushes?

3 Grammar

A. Present Progressive
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
I ’m eating I ’m not eating Am I eating?
He He he TIME EXPRESSIONS
She ’s eating She isn’t eating Is she eating?
It It it (right) now, at the moment, these days,
today, this week/year, etc.
We We we
You ’re eating You aren’t eating Are you eating?
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They They they

B. Present Simple vs Present Progressive

TENSE USE EXAMPLE
Everyday activities Mark often chats with his note
Present Simple
or routines friends online. STATIVE VERBS (see, like, love,
want, think, need, understand,
Actions happening Amy is sending a text message know, etc.) are usually not used in
Present now at the moment. the Present Progressive.
Progressive Temporary states My brother is working till late I want to send an email. Can you
this week because they’re very help me?
busy at the bookshop.

Complete with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the words in brackets.
1. My brother (not watch) the basketball game.
He (watch) a ilm. He (not like) basketball.
He (think) it’s boring.
2. A: What (Kelly / do) now? (she / study)?
B: No. She (write) an email to her grandparents.
She (send) them an email once a week.

3. This week my cousins (stay) with us because my aunt and uncle are
in Paris. They (love) Paris! They (go) there every year.
4. Frank usually (play) video games after school, but today he
(download) sports apps.

4 Listen

Listen to Pete and choose the correct option. Over to you…
1. Pete sends emails / text messages to his • What’s your favourite gadget? What do
friends every day. you do with it? How often do you use it?
• How do you usually communicate with
2. After school, Pete makes a video call to / your friends?
talks on the phone with John.
3. At the moment, John is visiting his cousins / relaxing.
4. At the moment, Pete is playing computer games / downloading songs.

5 Speak

GAME: Spot the Differences
Talk in pairs. Go to the Speaking Activities section.

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