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GRAMMAR

Flipped classroom (asynchronous lessons):
videos present grammar structures explicitly.

1.1 GRAMMAR
Present simple – Present continuous pp. 218-219
1 Read the email. Identify the verb tenses in bold. Which describes
A a routine/habit
B a permanent state
Watch the videos C a timetable/schedule
and answer the questions:
1 How do we form the D a general truth/law of nature
affirmative, negative and E an action happening now/around the time of speaking
interrogative forms of F a fixed arrangement in the near future
the present simple and
the present continuous? G a complaint
2 Name three time words/ H a temporary situation
phrases we use with
each tense.
To: Jane Grammar structures are presented
From: Jessica
Subject: news! implicitly through realistic input.
Hi Jane,
Thanks for your email. I’m sorry for not replying earlier but I am really busy at school. I 1) am
studying very hard these days for my Biology exam next week. It’s my favourite subject. Do
you know that the human heart 2) beats more than three billion times in an average person’s
lifespan? Amazing! What’s your favourite school subject? This evening, I have a piano lesson.
It 3) starts at 6pm. After that, I 4) am meeting my friend Laura at the sports centre. Her mum
5) works there as a swimming instructor. We 6) go there every Wednesday. We usually go
swimming but they 7) are cleaning the pool this week, so we are playing tennis instead. Laura
8) is always boasting about how she’s a stronger swimmer than me, but I think I’m better at use state verbs
use the present simple and present continuous tenses;
tennis, so I’m looking forward to winning tonight’s match!
1.1 GRAMMAR GRAMMAR
Write back soon,
Jessica
1.1
2 Underline the correct verb form. 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous. Give reasons.
1 A: What are you doing/do you do right now? 1 … (it/get) very cold in Canada during the winter months?
B: I am reading/read an online magazine. 2 My pen pal … (not/live) in Porto; she … (live) in Coimbra.
2 A: Do you always read/Are you always reading the news on your phone? 3 I … (visit) my cyber friend Julian in America next week!
B: Yes. I usually spend/am usually spending an hour a day on the train, so it’s really 4 Why … (you/always/look) at your phone during dinner? It’s rude.
convenient. 5 The Internet … (not/work) at the moment – let’s call a technician.
3 A: Mum, Tom is always using/always uses my laptop without asking! 6 Digital media … (become) more popular these days.
B: Don’t worry, we get/are getting him his own laptop for his birthday next month. 7 What time … (the webinar/finish)?
4 Α: My pen pal’s dad is working/works as a travel journalist for an online newspaper. 8 … (you/chat) with your friends online every evening?
B: Really? How often is he travelling/does he travel abroad for his job? State verbs
p. 219
5 A: All students use/are using the Internet for their homework these days. 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
B: I don’t think so. Some don’t have/aren’t having Internet access at all.
6 A: Do you watch/Are you watching the live broadcast of the concert later, June? 1 Jerry … (seem) upset. What’s wrong?
2 … (you/know) how to use this app?
B: No, it is starting/starts at midnight. That’s too late for me!
Watch the video. What are 3 Leonor … (want) to find a British cyber friend to improve her English.
state verbs? Can you name 4 Jane … (have) her own blog about travelling.
12 1.1 life online five state verbs? 5 Mitch … (prefer) talking in person to texting.
6 My new online friend … (not/look) very happy in her online photo.
7 My pen pal’s parents … (own) a small restaurant in the heart of Chester.
8 I … (not/understand) why you didn’t receive my email – I sent it yesterday.
5 Correct the sentences.
1 Do you use social media always?
2 This app is costing a lot of money.
3 Rebecca chat with her friends every day.
4 Timothy doesn’t wants to use the Internet for his homework.
5 My friends and I are usually meeting on Sundays.
6 Adam always spends his free time online, which is really annoying.
with tips to National 6 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
You must use between 3 and 5 words, including the word in bold.
Exam task types (learning to learn) Read the complete 1 Brian doesn’t use video conferencing to contact his friends very often. RARELY
sentence, then the
gapped one. Identify the Brian … to contact his friends.
grammar structure the 2 Who is the owner of this tablet? DOES
second sentence asks for. Who … to?
This will help you 3 I don’t understand some people’s rude behaviour online. BEING
complete the gapped
sentence so that it means I don’t understand why some people … online.
the same as the first one. 4 Their meeting is planned for Saturday morning. MEETING
They … Saturday morning.
Writing
7 Write a few sentences about yourself (your daily routine, your habits, your plans for
the weekend, etc.)
life online 1.1 13
Graded grammar exercises, leading
students to key word sentence
transformations - National Exam task types
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