INTRODUCTION UNIT Highscore 2 ESO Bilingual Group

PRESENT SIMPLE
1.
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Complete the conversation with the verbs. Put them in the present simple.
Sarah:

(1) __________________ (you / like) your school?

Dan:

Yes, its OK. We (2) __________________ (do) a lot of sport.

Sarah:

(3) What __________________ (you / play)?

Dan:

Football, and sometimes basketball. I usually (4) __________________ (play) football at

lunchtime with Tom and Jason.

Sarah:

Are they in your class?

Dan:

Yes, but we (5) __________________ (not / work) in the same groups for science and
maths. Tom is in a different science group and Jason
(6) __________________ (not / study) maths with Tom and me. Hes in a special group
because hes very good at maths.

Sarah:

Is Tom very good at science?

Dan:

No, he isnt! He (7) __________________ (not / like) science. He (8)

__________________ (like) literature. Jason and I (9) __________________ (help) him
with his science homework sometimes.

2.

Sarah:

(10) __________________ (Tom / help) you with your homework?

Dan:

Yes, sometimes. Im not good at literature or languages.

Complete the conversations with the verbs in the box. Use the present simple.
ask speak have not understand like
Dad: Hows school?
Bea: Ok. We (1) __________________ a new English teacher now. Hes called Mr Turner.
Dad: (2) __________________ you __________________ him?
Bea: Yes, hes nice.
Dad: Oh good.
Bea: He (3) __________________ us lots of questions. Andrea isnt very happy.
Dad: Why not?
Bea: Because Mr Turner (4) __________________ quickly and she (5) __________________ him.
Dad: Oh dear, poor Andrea.

do want go read not watch

Charlie: (6) __________________ you __________________ watch this DVD? Its very good.
Eva: Thanks, but I (7) __________________ films.
Charlie:

Oh. What (8) __________________ you __________________ in the evenings?

Eva:

My brother and I (9) __________________ books and magazines.

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(10) __________________ your brother __________________ to the same school as us?

Charlie:

Eva: Yes, but hes in Class 2A. Hes called Philip.

3.

Look at the information and write sentences. Use adverbs of frequency.

Example:
Sarah helps her mum and dad after dinner. (100%)
Sarah always helps her mum and dad after dinner.

Toms dad is very relaxed. (100%)

____________________________________

Sarah and Tom go on the internet after dinner. (75%)

____________________________________

I meet my friends in an internet caf. (50%)

____________________________________

Tom goes to the gym. (0%)

____________________________________

We are at home in the evenings. (90%)

____________________________________

4.

Complete the sentences. Choose words from the box. You dont need four of them.
When

Where

What

Who

her

me

them

us

you

A:

(1) __________________ do you like in our class?

B:

Anna. I often play basketball with (2) __________________.

A:

(3) __________________ do you play?

B:

At lunchtime, usually. Beth and Lucy sometimes play with (4) __________. I like (5)
___________ too.

5.

Complete the sentences. Use the information in the box and adverbs of frequency. Dont
forget to use the correct form of the verbs.
100%
Example: talk to me
1 walk to school
2 be happy
3 go to the cinema
4 be late for school

90%

50%

0%
Vicky

Tom
Lee
Mum and Dad

Example: Vicky never talks to me.

1

Tom ____________________________________.

Lee ____________________________________ .

Mum and Dad ____________________________________.

We ____________________________________.

We

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
6.

Complete the email from Sara with the verbs. Put them in the present continuous.

Hi Nicki,
3

What (1) __________________ (you / do)? (2) _________________ (you / have) fun? I
(3)__________________ (work) hard at the moment. This week we (4)__________________ (rehearse) a
new play. Its not a musical, so we (5)__________________ (not learn) any songs, but theres a lot of work
to do. I (6)________________ (not go) out this week at all. Every evening Im at school!
Hannah says hi! She (7) __________________ (use) another computer. The IT teacher isnt here. She (8)
__________________ (help) the Year 11 students. Next week there is a special performance by Year 11, so
this week they (9) __________________ (not do) any school work. Lucky things!
How are Dan and Jack? (10)__________________ (they / practise) for their big football match on Saturday?
Have a good day tomorrow,
Sara x

7.

Choose the correct answer.

1

__________________to the theatre every week.

a Theyre going b They go

James isnt here. __________________ basketball.

a Hes playing

b He plays

__________________ for your tour at the moment?

a Are you rehearsing

__________________ to my friends on the internet after school.

a Im talking

b I talk

We __________________ our play this week.

a arent performing

8.

b Do you rehearse

b dont perform

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs below.
act

do

help

sing

sleep

I hate __________________ exams.

Jessica doesnt mind __________________ me. Shes very kind.

A: Do you like __________________?

B: Yes, I love it. I want to work in the theatre.

My cat loves __________________ on my bed.

Some of my friends dislike __________________ . They prefer listening to music.

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9.

Complete the conversations with the correct verbs from the box in the present
continuous.
sing write cook not go not sleep rain
1

A: Wheres Ian? Is he in bed?

B: Yes, but he __________________ .

A: What __________________ (you)?

B: Tomato soup. Do you want some?

A: What __________________ (Rob)?

B: I think its a French song.

A: Whats the matter?

B: It __________________ so I cant go to the beach.

A: Why arent you at school?

B: I __________________ to school this week. Im on holiday.

A: Whats that?
B: Its a postcard. We __________________ to Sharon.

10. Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple
or the present continuous.
Dear Ed,
Thanks for your email. I (1) __________________ (have) a really busy week!
As you know, I (2) __________________ (play) the guitar with a rock band at school every week. Its the
school concert on Saturday, so we (3) __________________ (practise) all the songs this week. Fortunately
the teachers (4) __________________ (give) us much homework this week, so thats good! I (5)
__________________ (do) about ten hours homework in a normal week.
Please write again. I (6) __________________ (not read) my emails every day, because Celine and Tim
(7) __________________ (use) the computer after school. But they (8) __________________ (watch) TV at
the moment, so nows my chance!
Ok, time to go now. Mum (9) __________________ (call) me for dinner and Im hungry!
Best wishes
Thomas
PS (10) __________________ (you / want) to come to the concert? I can send you a ticket.