23505 present simple x present continuous

I - Complete the sentences with the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense (see grammar notes on page ): In a well-used kitchen in west London, it’s 6:30 pm and Anna …….……………………………… …… (cook) supper It……………….(be) a variation on a Jamie Oliver recipe: grilled fillets of fresh pink fish “Anna……………………………………………………… …… (constantly - read) cookbooks”, her boy friend ………………………………………… (say) Before he met her he thought his meals were healthy enough He…………………………(look)much healthier and …………………… …(feel) much better now Why ………………………………………… (so many of us still - eat) so poorly these days? Partly, of course, it's about money: healthy food, in general, ………………….(cost) more than unhealthy food Researchers ……………………… …(think) it…………………………….(be) more often a problem of dietary imbalance than under-nourishment Scientists found out after a special survey that even people who …………… ……………………….(do) well financially and socially …………………………(eat) ever greater quantities of junk, fast and processed food too One of the reasons is that - whatever Jamie Oliver ………………… (say) - when we're tired or it's late ready meals ……………………………(be) easier and quicker 10 Sugary, fatty and processed foods usually…………………………………… (taste) really good 11 Sheila, ………………………………………………… (always – cook) a meal for herself and her son, Tyrone 12 “It …………………………… (shock) me that some parents ……………………………… (not take) the time to cook," she……………………………….(say) She ……………………… (not work) full time and …………………………………………… (get by) with her 13year-old son on £120 a week 13 At the moment, she ………………………………………(prepare) a chicken curry, with vegetable rice and salad, in her clean small kitchen Generally, she……….(buy) the food she …………………….….(need), spending maybe £50 a week 14 On Fridays, when she …………………………(work) late, there might be a frozen ready meal However, she ……………………… …(tend) to cook big the night before Adapted from < http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/may/10/britains-food-habits-well-eat> II – Make questions with these words Choose the correct tense of the verb: present simple or present continuous? Then, answer the questions with short answers Read the model MODEL: practical/ ready meals/ be/ but/ help / they people/ to eat/ healthily? • Ready Meals are practical, but they help people to eat healthily? • No, they don’t still / cook book /that/ spare/ you/ in your/ time/ write? …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… the Spanish and Italians/ cook/ home-made meals/ the British/ more often/ than/? ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………… do/ an evening/still/ your mother/ in traditional / course/ British cooking? ………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… sometimes / cook/ your own / you / dinner? …………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… believe / ready meals/ health experts/ our health /be / good/ for/? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… fruit and vegetables /try /you and your friends/this week/ / to eat/ more? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… your mother/ fresh food /buy/online? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………… how / eat out / you and your family/ often? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… III – Tick the correct sentence: a She’s thinking about buying a new cooker b She thinks about buying a new cooker a I’m hearing strange noises in the kitchen, aren’t you? b I can hear strange noises in the kitchen, can’t you? a This cake is tasting so good! b This cake tastes so good! a Why is she smelling the fish? b Why does she smell the fish? a b She’s being too stubborn! She insists that she did nothing wrong She’s too stubborn! She insists that she did nothing wrong a Speak up! I’m not hearing you b Speak up! I can’t hear you a Look at my new coat! It’s feeling so soft and warm! b Look at my new coat! It feels so soft and warm! a Your daughter looks tired! b Your daughter is looking tired! a He knows what he has to now b He’s knowing what he has to now 10 a I need help to finish my homework today b I’m needing help to finish my homework today Grammar Notes Present Simple or Present Continuous? THE PRESENT SIMPLE describes Do Do you you do your your homework homework before before dinner? dinner? Habits Habits // Routine Routine c a changing situation Oil Oil floats floats on on water water Permanent Permanent Truths Truths Explanations Explanations Digital Digital cameras cameras display display images images on on aa screen screen immediately after they are recorded; immediately after they are recorded; they they store store thousands thousands of of images on a single small memory device images on a single small memory device …an …an action action taking taking place place at at the the moment moment of of speaking speaking THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS describes… …a …a temporary temporary action action that that is is taking taking place place the the time time of of speaking speaking around around … … aa changing changing situation situation Can Can you you turn turn off off the the kettle, kettle, please? please? The The water water is is boiling boiling How How are are you you getting getting on on in in your your new new job? job? She’s living with us until she finds She’s living with us until she finds aa flat flat Your Your English English is is improving improving Action/Dynamic Action/Dynamic verbs verbs express express actions actions you you can can see see They They can can be be conjugated conjugated both both in in simple simple and and continuous continuous tenses tenses 22 Turn Turn off off the the kettle! kettle! The The water water is is boiling boiling o Water Water boils boils at at 100 100oCC ACTION AND STATE VERBS 33 State/Stative State/Stative verbs verbs show show the the way way things things are are You You can’t can’t see see the the action action They They aren’t aren’t conjugated conjugated in in continuous continuous tenses tenses They They are are verbs verbs of… of… 55 Other Other state state verbs verbs 77 Verbs Verbs that that can can be be both both state state or or action action verbs verbs They change their form according to their meaning They change their form according to their meaning 44 thought/opinion: thought/opinion: be, be, believe, believe, think, think, feel, feel, know know,, understand, understand, forget, forget, remember, remember, recognise, recognise, agree, agree, disagree disagree emotion: emotion: like, like, love, love, hate, hate, prefer, prefer, want, want, need, need, mind mind possession: have, belong, own, possess possession: have, belong, own, possess seem, seem, cost, cost, weigh, weigh, contain, contain, equal equal 88 Have Have as as in in :: She’s She’s having having aa bath bath at at the the moment moment Be Be as as in: in: You’re You’re being being naïve naïve ((you’re you’re behaving behaving as as if if you you were were…) …) Verbs Verbs of of senses senses:: see, see, taste, taste, smell, smell, feel feel as as in in This soup tastes good (state) This soup tastes good (state) Mum Mum is is tasting tasting the the soup soup (action) (action) Think Think (consider) (consider) as as in: in: I’m I’m thinking thinking about about my my next next holiday holiday 99 Use Use CAN CAN with with verbs verbs which which describe describe the the senses senses to to talk talk about about what’s what’s happening happening now: now: II can can smell smell something something burning burning in in the the kitchen kitchen Can Can you you hear hear aa strange strange noise noise outside? outside? Key Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) is cooking is is constantly reading-says looks – is feeling are – so many of us still eating costs think-is 10 11 12 are doing – eat says –are taste always cooks shocks – don’t take – says – doesn’t work – 13 gets by is preparing-buys- 14 needs works – tends TASK II Are you still writing that cook book in your spare time? Yes, I am/No, I’m not Do the Spanish and Italians cook home-made meals more often than the British? Yes, they Is your mother doing an evening course in traditional British cooking at the moment? Yes, she is./ No, she isn’t Do you sometimes cook your own dinner? Yes, I Do health experts believe ready meals are Are you and your friends trying to eat more fruit and vegetables this week? Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t Does your mother buy fresh food and groceries online? No, she doesn’t./ Yes, she does How often you and your family eat out? Once or twice a week/ a month good for your health? No, they don’t TASK III III – Tick the correct sentence: 1a She’s thinking about buying a new cooker 2b I can hear strange noises in the backyard, can’t you? 3b This cake tastes so good! 4a Why is she smelling the fish? 5a She’s being too stubborn! She insists that she did nothing wrong 6b Speak up! I can’t hear you 7b Look at my new coat! It feels so 8a Your daughter looks tired! 9a He knows what he has to now soft and warm! 10a I need help to finish my homework today