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• HELP WITH GRAMMAR Present Continuous and
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• Present Simple; activity and state verbs
• Work in pairs. Student A p104. Student B p110 .
a Look at phrases 1-8 in the letters. Which are in the
• Present Continuous and which are in the Present Simple? Work in groups. Discuss these questions.
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• 1 Do you think it's more difficult to be unemployed
• b Match phrases 1-8 to these meanings. There are two
• when you're young or when you're older? Why?
• phrases for each meaning .
• 2 Can people in your country get unemployment
: • We use the Present Continuous for things that: benefit? If not, what do they do?
• a are happening at the moment of speaking. she's doing
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• 3 What's the best way to find a job?
• b are temporary and happening around now, but maybe
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• not at the moment of speaking .
• Get ready ... Get it right!
: • We use the Present Simple for:
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• a daily routines and things we always/sometimes/ : Make yes/no questions with you. Put the
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• never do. verbs in the Present Continuous or Present
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• b verbs that describe states (be, want, have got, think, etc.) . Simple.
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• 1 I look I for a job at the moment?
• c Do these verbs describe activities (A) or states (S)? Do
• we usually use state verbs in the Present Continuous? Are you looking for a job at the moment?
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• 2 I want I to live in a different country?
• play A like S work write hate eat
• know J 3 I need I speak English every day?
• remember run understand do believe need
• 4 I read I a newspaper every day?
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• 5 I read I a good book at the moment?
• d How do we make negatives and questions in the
• 6 I get up I before seven o'clock?
• Present Continuous and Present Simple?
• 7 I study I for an exam at the moment?
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-33 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise. Copy
• e Check in lfl;M{i@l1;il• p132 . 8 I have I an interesting job?

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She's 1o·oking for her first job.

a Put the verbs in Harry's email in the Pr esent Continuous
or Present Simple. Where is he working now?

Hi Frank
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Good news - 1 've goJ_ (have got) a new job! 2 you
___ (remember) that letter I wrote to the paper? Well, the
manager of a local engineering company read it and offered me a job!
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The company _ _ (make) parts for cars and they ___
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(sell) them to companies in Europe. They 5 (do) very well
6 a Ask other students your questions. Try
at the moment but they · _ (want) to get more business
to find someone who answers yes for each
and now they 7 (try) to sell to companies in the USA. I
8 __ (like) having lots of responsibility and I 9 (have) question. Then ask two follow-up questions.
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two or three meetings with customers every week. 1 __ Are you looking for a I Yes, I affil
(not work) now - it's my lunch break- so 1 11 (write) a few job at the moment? ~
emails to my friends to tell them my news. I usually 12
(work) quite long days but 1 13 (not work) at the weekend.
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Anyway, I have to go - the phone 14 (ring). What kind of job are you looking for? I
'-V
Harry

b Work in groups. Tell the other students
b Work in pairs. Compare answers. Explain why you three things you know about the class.
chose each verb form.
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