Present simple or continuous? Unit 1

Welcome to your course!

In the book's first unit, there's a revision of the use of the simple present and the present continuous.



Here's a short refreshment and a few exercises for you to practice. 





If you don't remember the difference between one and the other, go to this link. 

NB: Remember, present continuous and present progressive are the same grammar point.   




Now that you could revise the use of each grammar structure, try the exercises below:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

If you still have doubts, you may contact any of these teachers:

Yes/ no Questions Unit 2

In this Unit there's a review of yes no questions in the simple present. Take a look at the following video for you to refresh its use.

Now that you could revise the use of this structure, try the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

If you still have doubts, you may contact your teacher or any of these teachers:

We're behind schedule Unit 3

In this unit, we will review the use of questions in the simple past. Check this video in order to review how they are formed.

Now, try these exercises to practice:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

You will also explore the use of the 0 conditional. Take a look at the explanation below, to analyse how it is formed and when it is used.

Zero Conditional

for certainty

If you heat ice, it melts.

We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true, like a scientific fact.

Take some ice. Put it in a saucepan. Heat the saucepan. What happens? The ice melts (it becomes water). You would be surprised if it did not.

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	Present Simple
If	you heat ice,	it melts.

Notice that we are thinking about a result that is always true for this condition. The result of the condition is an absolute certainty. We are not thinking about the future or the past, or even the present. We are thinking about a simple fact. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the condition. We also use the Present Simple tense to talk about the result. The important thing about the zero conditional is that the condition always has the same result.

Look at these example sentences:

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	Present Simple
If	I miss the 8 o'clock bus,	I am late for work.
If	I am late for work,	my boss gets angry.
If	people don't eat,	they get hungry.
If	you heat ice,	does it melt?

result	if	condition
Present Simple		Present Simple
I am late for work	if	I miss the 8 o'clock bus.
My boss gets angry	if	I am late for work.
People get hungry	if	they don't eat.
Does ice melt	if	you heat it?

We often use when instead of if, for example: When I get up late, I miss my bus.

Practice time:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Unit 4

In this unit, you will explore verb patterns. 

Take a look at the following chart to analyse the structure.

Verbs	+ ING
love finish like enjoy hate stop	COOKING
Everyone loves going to parties. He finished reading his book. I like working as a teacher = I am a teacher and I enjoy it. I love dancing. = This is one of my hobbies. I enjoy going abroad. We like going to Italy for our holidays. Do you enjoy learning English ? What do you like making ?

taken from: http://www.tolearnenglish.com

Listen to examples in songs by:

The Cranberries

Oasis

Creed

Blind Melon

Houses and apartments Unit 5

In this unit, you will see lots of words to describe houses and/ or apartments. Watch the next video. How much can you say about these houses? 

Check the following presentation to expand your vocabulary on the topic:

Practice these and other concepts:

Museums and Exhibitions Unit 6

In unit 6, you are going to talk about museums and exhibitions. Watch the following video. 

1. Have you ever been to any of these museums? 
2. When did you last go to an exhibition?

Can you name the grammar points in the two questions above? Check this presentation to analyse when we use simple past and when present perfect.

Now that it's clearer, try these exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Family and entertainment Unit 7

In this unit you are going to talk about family entertainment, the business of leisure. Check some of the concepts from the book and then practice!

Leisure in 2050

In this unit, you are going to address future leisure activities.

Check the presentation below to learn how you can express future possibilities.

  

Getting feet Unit 9

In this unit, you are going to talk about sports and fitness. Take a look at the following ads and identify the grammar point. 

Comparatives and supperlatives (page 31):

Watch this video for more examples.

Try these exercises to practice:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5