Pag. 37 es. 2

1 She isn’t playing tennis now.

2 She is sitting on the bed.

3 She always listens to the radio.

4 She is wearing a T-shirt.

5 She reads books about music.

6 She eats a lot of spaghetti.

7 She is cooking spaghetti.

8 She looks about 18 years.

 

Es. 3

1A What kind of music do you  listen?

B All kinds. But I’m listening to a lot of classical at the moment, actually.

2A Where do you work?

B I normally work in London, but I’m working in Manchester this month.

3A Typical! It’s raining again!

B Yeah, I’m afraid it rain a lot at this time of year.

4A Look at Danny – he is wearing a suit and tie.

B That’s strange. He usually just wear a T-shirt and jeans for work. Maybe he’s got an interview.

 

Es.4

1 My sister’s forever borrowing my clothes.

2 I’m always losing my mobile.

3 My computer is constantly crashing these days.

 

Pag. 38 es. 1

1A Hi, is Alice in? 

B Yes, come in. She’s doing her homework in  her bedroom I think.

2A How’s school?

B Great. I’m really enjoying it this term.

3A Can I use your computer to send an email?

B Sure, but my sister’s using it at the moment.

4A What’s the matter?

B I’m not feeling too well today. I’ve got a terrible headache.

5A Can I turn the radio off?

B Sure. I’m not listening to it.

 

Es.2

1 He’s forever singing that awful song.

2 My scooter’s always breaking down these days.

3 She’s constantly sending me text messages.

 

Es.3

0 How are you feeling? = c Come ti senti?

1 How’s it going? = Come sta andando?

2 What’s going on? = Che cosa succede?

3 Where are you going? = Dove stai andando?

4 What are you going? = Che cosa stai facendo?

5 What are you looking for? = Che cosa stai cercando?

6 What are you watching? = Che cosa stai guardando?

 

Es.4

1 Where are you going? To the shop.

2 How’s it going? It’s going well, thanks.

3 What are you looking for? My mobile. Have you seen ity?

4 What’s going on? There’s an anti-war demonstration in the street.

5 What are you doing? I’m trying to fix my camera.

6 What are you watching? A documentary about European history.

 

Pag. 39 es.5

1 Children born at the beginning of the 21^st century have a 50-50 change of living to be 100 years old, according to a recent study. Public health improves all the time and medical technology advances do quickly that in 2100 the average age in some parts of the world is likely to be 100.

The study show that human life expectancy increase in some parts of the world by about 2 years every decade. And scientist now are believing that there is no natural limit to ageing and that humans may one day live to at least 200. However, your lifespan may depend on your sex. At the moment, 90% of all people over 100 are being women.

 

Es.6

1 Sta piovendo in questo momento? Is it training at the moment?

2 Piove molto nel Regno Unito. It’s rain a lot in the UK.

3 Tom non è qui. Sta giocando a tennis nel parco. Tom isn’t here. He’s playing tennis in the park.

4Gioco a calcio, ma non sono molto bravo. I play football, but I’m not very good.

 

Es. 7

1 He’s brushing his teeth.

2 He’s having a shower.

3 They’re doing their homework.

4 She’s getting dressed.

5 She’s cooking dinner.

6 They’re having breakfast.

7 He’s going to bed.