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a Read Steve's blog entry from Los Angeles. Put the verbs
in brackets in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

www.stevesstreetfoodblog.com/LAfestival c)c

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I 'm stCJY]!]g_ (stay) with my cousin in Los
Angeles and I 2 (blog) from the
L.A. Street Food festival, which 3 (happen)
here every summer. A lot of people in Los Angeles really
4
(love) street food and the festival
5 (become) more popular every year. There
6 (be) over 60 stalls at this year's festival and
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1,500 people _ __ (enjoy) the food, the drinks
and the sunshine. I 8 (come) here every
year and I 9 (not understand) why more
cities 10 _ (not have) festivals like this one.
At the moment I 11 __ (have) Indian meatballs
with fried green peppers in a spicy coconut sauce, and my
cousin 12 (eat) the longest hot dog I've ever
seen! After this we 13 (want) to try some
pineapple and strawberry ice cream!

• HELP WITH GRAMMAR
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• Present Continuous and Present Simple b Work in pairs. Compare answers.
a Look at the blog again. Match the verb forms a Write four sentences in the Present Continuous about
• in blue to these meanings. There are two verb how eating habits in your country are changing. Use these
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• forms for each meaning. ideas or your own .
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• • We use the Present Continuous for things that: • street food • organic food • food from other countries
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• a are happening at the moment of speaking or • fast food • supermarkets • the amount people eat
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• writing. 'm blogging • prices • quality of food
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• b are temporary and happening around now, but
• People are eating more street food these days .
• maybe not at this exact moment.
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• c are changing over a period of time . b Work in groups. Compare sentences. Are any the same?
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• • We use the Present Simple for:
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• a habits and routines with a/ways, sometimes,
• Get ready ... Get it right!
• never, every day, every year, etc. try
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• b things that are permanent, or true for a long time . • Make questions with you. Put the verbs in brackets in
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• c verbs that describe states (be, have got, want, etc.) . the Present Simple or Present Continuous .
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• b Look at these verbs. Do they usually describe 1 (feel) hungry now?
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• activities (A) or states (S)? Do we usually use 2 ---- (usually eat) a lot of street food?
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• state verbs in the Present Continuous? 3 (cook) for yourself every day?
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• 4 (try) to eat more healthily these days?
• watch A talk seem spend
• be S
• agree eat taste prefer know learn 5 (want) to learn how to cook?
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• 6 (look) for somewhere to live?
• own buy understand cook remember
• 7 (often read) biogs?
• believe take need happen love
• 8 (watch) any good TV series
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• at the moment?
• c How do we make the positive, negative and
• question forms of the Present Continuous and
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• Present Simple? a Ask other students your questions. Try to find one
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• person who answers yes for each question. Then ask
• d Check in lfl@MMJ;fJ> p131 . two follow-up questions .
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b Work in groups. Tell other students three things you
m 12 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise.
found out about the class.
Copy the stress and contractions (I'm, etc.).
I'm blogging from a busy stre·et fo.od market.

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