I - Complete the sentences with the verbs in the PRESENT SIMPLE

or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense (see grammar notes on page 4 ):

1 In a well-used kitchen in west London, its 6:30 pm. and !!.!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!.. "cook# supper. $ It!!!!!!."%e# a &ariation on a 'amie (li&er recipe: grilled )illets o) )resh pink )ish. 3 4 * nna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!! "constantl+ - read# cook%ooks,, her %o+ )riend .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...."sa+# -e)ore he met her he thought his meals were health+ enough. .e!!!!!!!!!!"look#much healthier and !!!!!!!!..!")eel# much / 6 4 6 %etter now. 0h+ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... "so man+ o) us still - eat# so poorl+ these da+s1 2artl+, o) course, it3s a%out mone+: health+ )ood, in general, !!!!!!!."cost# more than unhealth+ )ood . 5esearchers !!!!!!!!!..!"think# it!!!!!!!!!!!."%e# more o)ten a pro%lem o) dietar+ im%alance than under-nourishment. 7cientists )ound out a)ter a special sur&e+ that e&en people who !!!!!.. !!!!!!!!!."do# well )inanciall+ and sociall+ !!!!!!!!!!"eat# e&er greater 8uantities o) 9unk, )ast and processed )ood too. : (ne o) the reasons is that - whate&er 'amie (li&er !!!!!!!.. "sa+# - when we3re tired or it3s late read+ meals !!!!!!!!!!!"%e# easier and 8uicker. 10 11 1$ 7ugar+, )att+ and processed )oods usuall+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... "taste# reall+ good. 7heila, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "alwa+s ; cook# a meal )or hersel) and her son, <+rone. *It !!!!!!!!!!!.."shock# me that some parents !!!!!!!!!!!!. "not take# the time to cook,= she!!!!!!!!!!!!."sa+#. 7he !!!!!!!!!. "not work# )ull time and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. "get %+# with her 13+ear-old son on >1$0 a week. 13 t the moment, she !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"prepare# a chicken curr+, with &egeta%le rice and salad, in her clean small kitchen. ?enerall+, she!!!."%u+# the )ood she !!!!!!!!.!."need#, spending ma+%e >/0 a week. 14 (n @rida+s, when she !!!!!!!!!!"work# late, there might %e a )roAen read+ meal. .owe&er, she !!!!!!!!!..!"tend# to cook %ig the night %e)ore.
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II ; Cake 8uestions with these words. Dhoose the correct tense o) the &er%: present simple or present continuous1 <hen, answer the 8uestions with short answers. 5ead the model.

C(EFL: practicalG read+ mealsG %eG %utG help G the+ peopleG to eatG healthil+1 5ead+ Ceals are practical, %ut do the+ help people to eat healthil+1 Ho, the+ dont.

III

Tic! the correct sentence:

1. a 7hes thinking a%out %u+ing a new cooker.

1. still G cook %ook GthatG spareG +ouG in +ourG timeG write1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

% 7he thinks a%out %u+ing a new cooker.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................................................................

$.

a Im hearing strange noises in the kitchen, arent +ou1

$. the 7panish and ItaliansG cookG home-made mealsG the -ritishG more o)tenG thanG1 % I can hear strange noises in the kitchen, cant +ou1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............................................................!!!!!!!!!! .................................................................

3. doG an e&eningGstillG +our motherG in traditional G courseG -ritish cooking1

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................................................... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

3. a. <his cake is tasting so goodJ %. <his cake tastes so goodJ

4. sometimes G cookG +our own G +ou G dinner1 4. a. 0h+ is she smelling the )ish1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................................................................... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. %. 0h+ does she smell the )ish1 /. %elie&e G read+ health eIpertsG health G%e goodG )orG1 /.mealsG a. 7hes %eing too our stu%%ornJ 7heGinsists that she did nothing wrong. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. %. 7hes too stu%%ornJ 7he insists that she did nothing wrong. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

6. )ruit and &egeta%les Gtr+ G+ou and +our )riendsGthis weekG G to eatG more1 %. 7peak upJ I cant hear +ou. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..

6. a. 7peak upJ Im not hearing +ou.

4. a. Look at m+ new coatJ Its )eeling so so)t and warmJ %. )ood Look at m+ new coatJ It )eels so so)t and warmJ 4. +our motherG )resh G%u+Gonline1
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. a. Kour daughter looks tiredJ

%. Kour daughter is looking tiredJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :. a. .e knows what he has to do now. %. .es knowing what he has to do now.
6. how G eat out G +ou and +our )amil+G o)ten1

10. a. I need help to )inish m+ homework toda+.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. %. Im needing help to )inish m+ homework toda+. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..

?rammar Hotes
2resent 7imple or 2resent Dontinuous1 T&E PRESENT SIMPLE 'escribes
&#bits &#bits - Ro%tine Ro%tine

Eo Eo +ou +ou do do +our +our homework homework %e)ore %e)ore dinner1 dinner1

Perm#nent Perm#nent Tr%ths Tr%ths

(il (il )loats )loats on on water. water.

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# ch#n$in$ sit%#tion
E.pl#n#tions E.pl#n#tions

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T&E PRESENT CONTINUOUS 'escribes(

(#n (#n #ction #ction t#!in$ t#!in$ pl#ce pl#ce #t #t the the moment moment o/ o/ spe#!in$ spe#!in$

Dan Dan +ou +ou turn turn o)) o)) the the kettle, kettle, please1 please1 <he water is %oiling. <he water is %oiling. .ow .ow are are +ou +ou getting getting on on in in +our +our new new 9o%1 9o%1 7hes 7hes li&ing li&ing with with us us until until she she )inds )inds a a )lat. )lat.

(# (# tempor#r0 tempor#r0 #ction #ction th#t th#t is is t#!in$ t#!in$ pl#ce pl#ce the the time time o/ o/ spe#!in$ spe#!in$ ! !# # ch#n$in$ ch#n$in$ sit%#tion sit%#tion

#ro%n' #ro%n'

Kour Kour Fnglish Fnglish is is impro&ing impro&ing..

ctionGE+namic <he+ $ <urn kettleJ ctionGE+namic &er%s &er%s eIpress eIpress actions actions +ou +ou can can see. see. <he+ can can %e %e $ ST)TE <urn o)) o)) the the kettleJ <he <he water water is is %oiling. %oiling. )CTION )N* +ER,S o con9ugated 0ater con9ugated %oth %oth in in simple simple and and continuous continuous tenses. tenses. 0ater %oils %oils at at 100 100oD D..

3 3 7tateG7tati&e 7tateG7tati&e &er%s &er%s show show the the wa+ wa+ things things are. are. Kou Kou cant cant see see the the action. action. <he+ <he+ arent arent con9ugated con9ugated in in continuous continuous tenses. tenses. <he+ <he+ are are &er%s &er%s o)! o)!

4 4 thoughtGopinion: thoughtGopinion: %e, %e, %elie&e, %elie&e, think, think, )eel, )eel, know know,, understand, understand, )orget, )orget, remem%er, remem%er, recognise, recognise, agree, agree, disagree disagree emotion: emotion: like, like, lo&e, lo&e, hate, hate, pre)er, pre)er, want, want, need, need, mind mind possession: possession: ha&e, ha&e, %elong, %elong, own, own, possess possess

/ / (ther (ther state state &er%s &er%s

6 seem, seem, cost, cost, weigh, weigh, contain, contain, e e ual ual
6 6 .a&e .a&e as as in in :: 7hes 7hes ha&ing ha&ing a a %ath %ath at at the the moment moment.. -e -e as as in: in: Koure Koure %eing %eing naO&e naO&e " "+oure +oure %eha&ing %eha&ing as as i) i) +ou +ou were were!# !#
Mer%s Mer%s o) o) senses senses:: see, see, taste, taste, smell, smell, )eel )eel as as in in <his <his soup soup tastes tastes good good .. "state# "state# Cum Cum is is tasting tasting the the soup. soup. "action# "action#

4 4 Mer%s Mer%s that that can can %e %e %oth %oth state state or or action action &er%s. &er%s. <he+ <he+ change change their their )orm )orm according according to to their their meaning meaning ..

<hink <hink "consider# "consider# as as in: in: Im Im thinking thinking a%out a%out m+ m+ neIt neIt holida+. holida+.

: : Nse Nse D D H H with with &er%s &er%s which which descri%e descri%e the the senses senses to to talk talk a%out a%out whats whats happening happening now: now: I I can can smell smell something something %urning %urning in in the the kitchen. kitchen. Dan Dan +ou +ou hear hear a a strange strange noise noise outside1 outside1

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1# $# 3# 4# /# 6# 4# is cooking is is constantl+ reading-sa+s looks ; is )eeling are ; so man+ o) us still eating costs think-is 13. 14. 6. :. 10. 11. 1$. are doing ; eat sa+s ;are taste alwa+s cooks shocks ; dont take ; sa+s ; doesnt work ; gets %+ is preparing-%u+sneeds works ; tends

< 7P II
1. re +ou still writing that cook %ook in +our 6 spare time1 Kes, I amGHo, Im not. $. Eo the 7panish and Italians cook home-made re +ou and +our )riends tr+ing to eat more )ruit and &egeta%les this week1 Kes, we are.G Ho, we arent.

meals more o)ten than the -ritish1 Kes, the+ do. 3. Is +our mother doing an e&ening course in

4 Eoes +our mother %u+ )resh )ood and groceries online1 Ho, she doesnt.G Kes, she does. : .ow o)ten do +ou and +our )amil+ eat out1 (nce or twice a weekG a month.

traditional -ritish cooking at the moment1 Kes, she is.G Ho, she isnt. 4. Eo +ou sometimes cook +our own dinner1

T)S1 III
III ; <ick the correct sentence: 1a 7hes thinking a%out %u+ing a new cooker. $% I can hear strange noises in the %ack+ard, cant +ou1 3% <his cake tastes so goodJ 4a 0h+ is she smelling the )ish1 /a 7hes %eing too stu%%ornJ 7he insists that she did nothing wrong 6% 7peak upJ I cant hear +ou. 4% 6a :a 10a Look at m+ new coatJ It )eels so so)t and warmJ Kour daughter looks tiredJ .e knows what he has to do now. I need help to )inish m+ homework toda+.