Exercícios Do Módulo VIII

The document provides exercises to practice the present continuous tense and job vocabulary in English. For the present continuous tense section, it gives examples of sentences to translate into English using the present continuous form. It also has exercises to fill in verbs in the present continuous. For the job vocabulary section, it has activities like matching job titles to descriptions, answering questions about what different jobs involve and where they are typically performed, and identifying jobs from pictures.

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Exercícios Do Módulo VIII

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Exerccios do Mdulo VIII

Tpico 1 Present Continuous

1. Translate the sentences to English using the Present Continuous tense.

1.O Steve e o Mike esto a jogar tnis agora.________________________________________

2.Est a nevar e eu no estou a usar botas. ________________________________________

3.Nao estas a usar um casaco castanho. ________________________________________

4.Esto a usar os vossos culos azuis? ________________________________________

5.Ests a abrir a tua carteira verde? ________________________________________

6.A Jennifer est a correr agora. _______________________________________

7.O Daniel no esta a apanhar um txi. ________________________________________

8 A Sra. Lee est a conduzir em Miami? ________________________________________

9.O Sr. Tavares est a nadar neste momento. ___________________________________

10.Estou a fechar o meu livro cinzento. ________________________________________

2. Put the verbs between brackets into the present continuous.

1. Could I ring you back in a few minutes? I ____________ (talk) to someone on the phone on
the other line.
2. Joan is upstairs with Anne and Mark. They _____________ (have) a meeting about the
party.
3. What ____________ (you / do) here? I thought you had gone to the airport.
4. Could you tell Mr. Spencer that Miss Ameldi is here? He __________ (expect) me.
5. Oh no, the printer __________ (not / work).
6. This is a very bad line. _______________ (you / call) from your mobile?
7. I ____________ (phone) to say that Ill be home late this evening.
3. Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present continuous.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) _____________ her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) ________________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I
(study)_____________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ______________
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) ______________.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ________________.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) ________________ because everybody (talk) so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) __________________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope
he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. A: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
B: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) _____________ to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally) ________________ printed by a company in New York.
Their prices (be) ______________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) ______________ made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,
Switzerland.

4. Fill in the gaps with the present simple or present continuous.

A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be) _______________ the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am
exhausted and my legs (shake) _______________; I just hope I am able to complete the trek.
My feet (kill, really) ________________ me and my toes (bleed) ________________, but I (want,
still) _________________to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)
_________________so different, and I (try) _______________ to adapt to the new way of life
here. I (learn) _______________ a little bit of the language to make communication easier;
unfortunately, I (learn, not) __________________ foreign languages quickly. Although I
(understand, not) ___________________ much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually)
__________________.I (travel, currently) _________________ with Liam, a student from Leeds
University in England. He (be) ___________________ a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk,
always) _______________________a head of me and (complain) _________________ that I am
too slow. I (do) ________________________my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and
stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam (sit) ______________________ with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)
_______________________ the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know,
not) ___________________ the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just)
______________________ him Tam. Tam (speak) ___________________ English very well and
he (try) ____________________ to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say)
_________________ a new word, Liam (try) _______________ to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam
(seem, also) ____________________ to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope
we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

Tpico 2 Job Vocabulary

1. Match the words in the first column to the best available answer in the second column.
2. Answer the following questions. Look at the example.