Session 10

 

L)  Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

 

 

            Father: Alice, what are you doing (you / do)?

            Alice: I …am cleaning…………………… (clean) the house. I usually …do………………… (do) my homework but today I ……am not going…………………….. (not / go) to school.

            Father: Where’s your mum?

            Alice: She …is making………………… (make) a cake. She usually …goes………………….. (go) to the market but today my friends …are coming………………………. (come).

 

 

M) Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

 

             

     1) Sarah Star is a singer. She sings ………(sing) and …dances…………….. (dance) on TV. She …………drives………… (drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They …are ……eating…………….. (eat) in a restaurant. Sarah …is drinking………………….. (drink) a cocktail and Nick …is talking ………………….. (talk) to the waiter.

 waiter = chelner 

waitress = chelnerita 

     2)  Ann is a doctor. She …works……………….. (work) in a hospital but today she      is staying………(stay) at home. Now she is cooking………………….. (cook) dinner. Her friends ………are visiting…………..(visit) her today. It …is………………. (be) her birthday.

 

N) Build up sentences:

 

1.      He / like watching TV / but / he / not / watch / at the moment / because / he / sleep //

He likes watching TV but he is not watching at the moment because he is sleeping . 

Dupa vb precum : like/ dislike/ love / hate / prefer / enjoy celalalt verb se foloseste cu -ing/ la gerunziu , 

Totdeauna like si celalalte sunt la prezent simplu.

I like studying . 

He doesn't like studying . 

He dislikes studying .

I love reading . Miruna loves reading . She doesn't love running. 

We hate brushing . We don't hate brushing . 

Anna prefers singing to dancing . ( Anna prefera cantatul dansului / Anna prefera sa cante in loc sa danseze )

to enjoy (ed ) = a se bucura de .../ a-ti placea sa faci ceva

classmate=coleg de clasa

deskmate = coleg de banca

flatmate= coleg de apartament 

mate= coleg

My classmates enjoy playing basketball. They don't enjoy playing football. 

 

2.      What / Wendy / do / at the moment / ? // She / clean / her teeth / bathroom //

What is Wendy doing at the moment ? She is cleaning her teeth in the bathroom . 

3.      mother / can ( - ) / help me / now / because / she / cook / kitchen //

Mother can not help me now because she is cooking in the kitchen .

        4.      Where / your cousin / live / ? // She / live / Sydney / Australia //

Where does your cousin live ? She lives in Sydney, Australia.

5.     Why / you / eat / sandwich / now / ? // Because / I / be / hungry //

to be hungry = a -ti fi foame

to be angry = a fi infuriat 

Why are you eating a sandwich now ? Because I am hungry. 

6.      Tim / usually / go / work / bicycle //

          Tim usually goes to work by bicycle / bike. 

7.      children / play (-) / games / every day //

          The children don't play games every day. 

           Don't the children play games every day ? 

8.      My brother / can ( - ) / play / tennis / because / he / not / have / racket //

          My brother can't play tennis because he does not have a racket. 

9.      How often / mother / cook / pizza / ? //

           How often does your mother cook pizza ? She cooks pizza once a month.

10.  My parents / not / like / roller-skates / because / they / be / dangerous //

My parents don't like roller skates because they are dangerous . 

 

how often = cat de des 

how = cum 

dangerous = periculos 

to leave - left- left = a pleca / a parasi 

can - a putea ( invariabil ) 

CAN + V1 

I can hear . 

He can hear .

Use the CORRECT TENSE:

 

1.      Look! Jane …is …singing …………………… (sing) again. She often ……sings……………….. (sing) this song.

2.      My father …………has ……………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.

3.      The girls ……………aren't talking ……………………..  (not / talk) now. All of them……are watching ………………… (watch) a film.

4.      ……Do……………… you ………like…………….. (like) watching TV? No, I don't. 

5.      He ……………usually goes ……….. (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this morning he …………………is leaving ……….. (leave) home late.

6.      I …………visit……………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister ……………………often visits…………………. (often / visit) them.

7.      The boys ………………are swimming …………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they …………………………usually swim ……………… (usually / swim) in the sea.

8.      She ………………is writing ……………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.

9.      They …………sometimes have ………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but today they ………are having …………………………. (have)  it at a restaurant.

De invatat teoria la present simple/ continuous !!!

10.  She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.

11.  “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.”

12.  Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.

13.  The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ……………………… (sing) a song at the moment.

14.  My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.

15.  What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?

16.  Jane ………………………………………… (give) a party today because it ………………………… (be) her birthday.

17.  The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.

18.  Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his pen-friend. He …………………………………….. (always / write) him a letter.

 

 

K)  Answer the questions:

                

1.      How often do you walk to school?

 

2.  What do you do  after school?

              

3.      What can you eat in an Italian restaurant?

 

4.      Where does a doctor work?

 

5.      What are you doing  next Saturday?

 

L)   Ask questions for the underlined words:

 

1.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

George often has a bath.

2.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

Mike eats corn-flakes for breakfast every morning.

3.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

The teacher is writing some examples on the board.

4.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

Tom is watching a film now.

5.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

My parents never smoke cigarettes.

6.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

Peter and Rob go to school by service bus.

7.      …………………………………………………………………………………….?

Sam is doing his homework in his room.

8.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

I read two books every month.

9.      …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

I can’t understand Hans because I don’t know German.

10.  …………………………………………………………………………………… ?

No, Sally isn’t writing a letter now.