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Grammar 1 Pronunciation

Present continuous Consonant cluster: /pl/, /sp/, and /st/
The /pl/, /sp/, /st/ are among the most frequent
• I can use the present continuous. sounds in the English language. You hear them
in words like play, sports, and start.

a Listen to the sentences.
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affirmative
/pl/ - Please make a call to the pleasant
I ‘m snowboarding. football player!
/sp/ - These sportmen are so special.
You ‘re doing exercise.
/st/ - Some students are reading a story about a
He / She / It ‘s dancing. famous movie star.

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We / You / They ‘re doing athletics. b Can you identify the /pl/, /sp/, /st/
sounds in these sentences? Listen and check
your answers.
/pl/ - They plan to play with plane toys in the
negative playground after school.

I ‘m not training. /sp/ - Alex and Emily spend hours doing the
speaking and spelling tasks.
You aren’t playing hockey. /st/ - Several students are watching street dance.
He / She / It isn’t hitting the ball.

We / You / They aren’t playing football.
2 Write complete sentences. Use the present
continuous negative.

1 Complete the sentences with the present 1 I / win / the race .
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 2 He / play / hockey / today .
3 My friends / watch / TV .
1 It's December and we … (watch) AFC Cup 4 Emily / train / for the marathon .
in Mỹ Đình Stadium. 5 We / cycle / now .
2 Most people … (wear) clothes in red.
3 Some people … (sing) and others 3 Complete the dialogue with the present
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… (take) photos. continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
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4 Look! Some … (wave) flags.
5 They all … (have) fun.

Ellen Hi Dave, it’s Ellen. Where are you?
Dave Oh, hi Ellen. I (1) … (watch) the basketball
match. The Wild Elephants (2) … (play)
against the Golden Monkeys. The Elephants
(3) … (not win) at the moment. The
Monkeys’ Number 7 player (4) … (run) now.
The Elephants (5) … (not stop) him. He’s
got the ball.
Ellen Dave, what’s he doing?
Dave Oh no! Another three points for the Monkeys!

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