Today is a national holiday, so everybody at Glitz has the day off. Read about how Imogen is spending her day.

Imogen is spending her day off with her husband, Alex. Imogen and Alex usually go away at the weekend, either to the countryside or to the beach, or they meet friends. But today they aren’t doing anything special – they’re just sitting at home, relaxing. Imogen likes her job at Glitz, but she doesn’t want to be a PA all her life: that’s why she’s also doing a course in fashion design at night school. One day, she wants to have her own design company. She’s finding the course really useful.

Grammar 1 Underline the examples of the Present continuous in exercise 2. 2 Choose the correct tense for each rule and add an example from exercise 2. a We use the Present simple/Present continuous for things that are generally or always true. Example: b We use the Present simple/Present continuous for things happening at this moment. Example: cWe use the Present simple/Present continuous for things happening in the present period, but not at this moment. Example: 3 Look at the verbs underlined below. Tick the ones that are correct and put a cross by the ones that are incorrect. a I’m not knowing the answer to this question. b Do you like dancing? c Are you understanding what it says? d I don’t want any more cake.  

Practice

Complete the paragraph about Carlos with the Present simple or Present continuous.

Carlos (1)_____(spend) his day off with his family. His family (2)_____(live) quite far away, so he (3)_______(not see) them very often. But today is a special day: his parents (4)______(celebrate) their wedding anniversary. Carlos (5)______(spend) most of his free time working on his motorbike. He(6)_____(not like) his job at Glitz very much, so he (7)______(look) for another job. He (8)________(want) to take photos of motorbikes instead of fashion models!

2 a Choose the correct form to complete the sentences:

Present simple or Present continuous.

1 I’m learning/learn to drive at the moment.

2 I’m speaking/speak more than two languages.

3 I’m not liking/don’t like football.

4 I’m never reading/never read fashion magazines.

5 At the moment, I’m reading/read a very interesting book.

6 I’m wearing/wear black shoes today.

7 I’m going/go to the gym every day.

8 I’m usually spending/usually spend weekends

b Which sentences are true for you? Which sentences are not? Write some more sentences about yourself using the ideas below.

At the moment I’m…

I never…

Today, I’m wearing…

Listening

New Year in two different cultures

1 Is New Year an important celebration in your country? What do people usually do? Where do you usually spend New Year? Who do you spend it with?

You will hear Johnny and Karen talking about New Year celebrations in China and Scotland. Check the meaning of the words below.

  envelopes biscuit coal mushrooms oysters  

T4.4 Listen and complete the information in the table.

	Karen/Scotland	Johnny/Hong Kong
When it happens	December 31 st
Special food/drink
Things people give to each other
Other customs

4 Which things are similar about the New Year's celebrations in the two countries? Which things are different?

Language focus 2

Present continuous for future arrangements

1 It's just before New Year. Read three people's plans. Which verbs below complete each gap?

  cook come go have meet rent  

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