Стр.10 Unit 1 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс

Grammar 1. Check present simple and present continuous

Match these extracts with the uses of each tense.

1. My family are always complaining …
2. … my pet hamster is walking all over my desk …
3. Interpreters meet people and travel.
4. My French lesson starts at six!
5. Tomorrow I’m adding the last few details …!

Present simple is used to talk about:

• a) a general truth or habit
• b) a timetabled future event

Present continuous is used to talk about:

• c) an activity taking place around or exactly at the time of speaking
• d) a plan for the future — something already decided
• e) an annoying habit

A Choose the correct option.

1. Careers officers help young people choose a suitable career.
2. Sally arrives home every day at six o’clock.
3. We’re staying in Paris for a few months this year.
4. My mum tells wonderful stories about her childhood.
5. Someone’s climbing that building!
6. Penguins don’t get cold feet.

B Complete with the present simple or present continuous.

1. John! Are (you) ______ to me?
2. This week we ______ normal lessons. We ______ the school Christmas show. It’s great fun.
3. Hurry up! The train ______ in half an hour.
4. Do (you ever) ______ chess?
5. We ______ cousins from Rostov tomorrow.
6. Teachers ______ during the summer holidays.

C Complete this job advertisement using the present simple or continuous form of verbs from the box.

give, look, make, play, search, speak, take place, wait, (not) work

Wanted! Summer Camp Leaders

(1) ______ (you) ______ great English?

(2) ______ (you) ______ team sports like basketball and football?

(3) ______ (you) ______ new friends easily?

(4) ______ (you) ______ for some excitement this summer?

If you answered yes to all the above, then we want to hear from you.

We (5) ______ for teenage group leaders for our summer camp programmes.

We’ll keep you busy, but it’s not all hard work.

You (6) ______ after seven o’clock any evening, and we (7) ______ you two free days each week.

Interviews (8) ______ in two weeks from now, so don’t delay.

We (9) ______ to hear from you.

Check be used to

D Complete the sentences with words or phrases from the box.

danger, noisy places, speaking, waking up, working

1. Doctors are used to ______ long hours.
2. Postal workers are used to ______ early.
3. Builders are used to ______.
4. Firefighters are used to ______.
5. Lawyers are used to ______ in court.

E Complete these sentences using be used to.

1. I …
2. My parents …
3. Our teacher …