Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present continuous).

1 This (be) ________ Marc. 2 He (wear) _______ a t-shirt and shorts today. 3 He (eat) _______ an apple at the moment. 4 Marc (like) _______ fruits and vegetables. 5 Marc (know) ______ that apples (be) _____ good for his health.

 

Exercise 4. Listen to the dialogues and put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or the present simple [1, T. 6.13], [Part 3, p.162].

1 Ivan Look! It_______ (open)! A ship ____ (go) through!

Eva We’re lucky. The guide book says that it only ____ (open) two or three times a month!

 

2 Eva The flag ___ (fly) –that means the Queen is at home. She ____ (not live) here all the time. She often ____ (stay) at Windsor Castle or in one of her other homes.

 

1 Eva That’s Napoleon. He___ (look) at a model of the Battle of Waterloo.

Ivan Come on -let’s go and see the next room.

Eva Yes, we___ (not have) much time. It ____ (close) in twenty minutes.

 

2 Ivan We ____ (go up)! Wow! Look-there’s the Houses of Parliament! And Buckingham Palace over there!

Eva What a pity it _____ (rain). The guidebook ___ (say) you can see Windsor Castle on a clear day.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions

1 Where are Ivan and Eva?

2 What kind of attractions can Eva tell to Ivan?

3 When can people see the Windsor Castle?

4 How do we usually know that the Queen at home?

5 Who is a model of the Battle of Waterloo?

 

Exercise 6. Retell the text.

Exercise 7. Read the text [6].