Pag.206 FOCUS NOW 

Ex.1 

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verb be. In negative sentences, use short forms where possible.

 0Hello. My name's John. Are you English? 1 Paul's brother is here. What is his name? 2 John isn’t (not) here today. He's at the dentist's. 

3 That boy looks just like you. Is he your brother ? 

4 Thanks for all your help. You are a really good friend.

5 Hi. Nice to meet you. Where are you from? 6 You can't come in. We ane (not) ready. 

7 I’m (not) often late for school but sometimes I have problems waking up.

 

Ex.2

Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms where possible. 

|'m sitting (sit) in my classroom. We are doing (do) a History test. Paul’s writing (write) quickly. Maggie isn’t writing (not write). She’s thinking (think) about the exam or something else? Our teacher’s watching (watch) us. He’s got a book but he isn’t reading (not read) it. Simon and Will’re talking (talk). They aren’t trying (not try) to do the test at all. They don't care. They always do badly in tests. And l'm ... What am I doing (do)? 

I’m wasting  (waste) time. Come on, think .. Henry V ...

 

Ex.3

Complete the questions and answers with the phrases in the box. 

Cathy: What are you doing? 

Mum: I’m looking for my phone. I can't find it anywhere. 

Conversation 1 

Phil: Hi, Ben. Who are you waiting for? 

Ben: I’m waiting for Elaine. She’s late-again. 

Conversation 2 

Andy:Hey, Stuart, are you using your phone ? 

Stuart: No, I’m not. Do you want to borrow it?

Conversation 3 

Belinda: Dave, is Paul wearing your coat? Dave: Yes, he is. He’s cold. I don’t need it.  I'm fine in this sweater. 

 

Ex.4

Use the words in brackets to complete the conversations.

 Conversation 1 

Amy: Hi, Mel. Are you doing (you/do) anything at the moment? 

Mel: Not really.I’m waiting (1/wait) for a phone call. 

Amy: From Pete? 

Meal: Yes. He's late. 

Amy: Is he working today (he/work/today)? 

Mel: Yes, he is. I hope he isn't out with his friends! 

Conversation 2 

Beth: Hi, Cathy. What are you cooking ( What/you/cook)?

Cathy: A curry. Do you want some? 

Beth: No, thanks. Joe is getting pizza (Joe/get/pizza) for us. 

Cathy: Where is he buying (Where/he/buy) it? 

Beth: I don't know. Why? 

Cathy: Because there's a new pizza restaurant near the station. They are selling (They/sell/pizzas) for half price this week.

 

Ex.5 

Put the words in the correct order and use the sentences to complete the conversations. 

a are/running/you/why/? 

b a/new/ they / building / house/are

c you/why / sitting/are/ down /? 

d reading/you /what / are /? 

e emails / you / writing / are / ? 

f school / to / going / I'm 

g Alex /with / tennis / Steve /playing/ is

 

0Winona: Why are you running? What’s the hurry? 

Daniel:  I'm late for work. I don't want to lose my job. 

1Hannah What are you reading? 

James: Game of Thrones.It’s great. 

2Liam: Bye Mum. I’m going to school.

Mum: Bye.See you later. 

3Valerie: Whats wrong?

Belle: Alex is playing tennis with Stave and I'm all alone. 

4Manager: Why are you sitting down?

Craig: I'm tired. I need a rest. 

5Mrs Taylor: What are those builders doing? 

Mrs Finch: They are building a new house.

6 Dad: Are you writing emails? 

Jack: No, I'm Tooking for a summer job.

 

Pag.207 FOCUS NOW 

Ex.1

Read the three extracts. Complete gaps A-C with the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs. 

Amy: I work with local teachers and we teach young children in the village.

The lessons are in a very old school, but we are A building a new school! We work on the building in thẻ afternoons and on Saturdays. It's hard work but I enjoy it. And this place is so are beautiful! 

 

Hi. I'm B working on a gardening project. We run a vegetable garden next to the local hospital so we can grow fresh vegetables for the patients. I like working with my hands and it's great to work outside. Some of the patients also help in the garden. 

 

Hello everyone. I work with street children, mainly teenagers. I talk to them in the street and try to help them. We also run a backery together. The young people make the bread; they learn to work in a team and they learn practical skills. They make some money and they always have something to eat. The kids are great and they're C teaching me real street Spanish! 

 

Ex.2

No Choose the correct words 1-8 to complete the extracts above. Then listen and check. 

 

Ex.3

Match the beginnings 1-5 to the correct endings a-e. 

0 I teach F 

1The most important thing is to work E

2 We can't grow A

3 Mum keeps promising to teach me to make B 

4 My parents are building D 

5 I haven't got time to help C

 

a flowers because we haven't got a garden. 

b a chocolate cake. 

c you with your homework at the moment. d a house by a lake where they can live when they retire. 

e with nice people. 

f English in a small school in a village.

 

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 It's easier to remember if a collocation comes with a preposition and which preposition it is if learn collocations as phrases rather than individual words. 

 

Ex.4

Complete the collocations with the words in the box. 

COLLOCATIONS WITH PREPOSITIONS °

Work: 

with young people / your hands 

On a project 

In the garden/ the kitchen 

Help: you with homework 

COLLOCATIONS WITHOUT PREPOSITIONS 

Teach: children/someone English/ a foreign language 

Learn: English/a foreign language

Make: bread/ a cake/ pizza/ money 

Grow: flowers/ plants/ vegetables 

Build: a house 

 

Ex.5

Complete the sentences with the correct words. 

0 TEACH / LEARN 

A You can teach your brother to swim. 

B You've got a lot of free time. You can Learn to swim. 

1 TEACH / LEARN 

A We learn a lot of in our Maths lessons. 

B Our teachers always teach us a lot during our lessons. I’m always tired when we finish.

2 TEACHES / LEARNS

A I Ilike the way our English teacher teachers  us. 

She makes the lessons fun and stress free. 

B I work very hard at school but my friend always learns more than me. I don't know why. 

3 TEACH/ LEARN 

A How can I learn a new language? Are there any good websites you know?

B I can't teach my brother Spanish. He's a terrible student! 

4 TEACHING / LEARNING 

A Now that l've got a job, l'm learning myself. 

B My dad is teaching me how to drive. He gets nervous very quickly when I do something wrong!