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;í14 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the
verbs. Use the present simple or present continuous.
Kate Do you revendotr (remember) my friend, Polly she (learn) Chinese?
Maria?
Kate Yes. She'. (go) to Chinese classes
Polly Yes. She,_(live) in Spain, doesn't she? every day after school. She ,°_
Kate Normally, but at the moment she2_ (understand) a lot, but speaking is more
(live) in China. difficult. In fact, she,,_(think) about
studying Chinese at university, when she
Polly Why is she in China?
goes back to Spain.
Kate Her parents3_(spend) a year there.
Polly What about the food?12_she_
They4_(teach) at a university.
(like) it?
Polly 5_she_(like) it?
Kate Yes, she "3_(love) it. Spanish people
Kate At first it was difficult but now she
like seafood and 114_ (think) Chinese
f
_(enjoy) it. She'_(say) it's people eat a lot of seafood too.
very different from Europe.

15 Complete the text using the correct form of the n6 W Write a short personal profile. Describe
* '
verbs in brackets. Z your routine. Then imagine you are on
holiday this week. Write about your
activities.

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7ftls weete I'm, vtsuttiAÿ ...
,

Self-evaluation Rate your progress.
Katy Dixon is a famous scientist. She works at a
university in London. She is a vulcanologist.That - - - u u u
means that she,_(study) the science of
volcanoes. She2_(spend) most of the time
at the university. She3_(do) experiments
in a laboratory, and she also 4_(teach)
students. But sometimes she5_(travel)
to interesting places in the world andf_
(explore) real volcanoes.

This week, Katy7_(visit) South America.
She®_(make) a programme for television.
Today they'_(film) an 'active' volcano.
Active volcanoes sometimes 'Q_(erupt),
so she has to be careful. At the moment, Katy
1 1
_(sit) at the top of the volcano and
' 2
_(talk) about lava. She ,3_(have)
a fantastic time. She '4_ (think) it is the
best job in the world!

34 Present simple and continuous