Present Simple vs Present continuous
When I have a problem with my bike, my dad usually
____________ it. (fix)
fixes
Our teacher went to Buckingham Palace and met
Queen/the Queen.
The Queen
improve...
improvement
Or maybe you are
an 1 ____________ child with no brothers and
sisters. The interesting question is this
A single B one C only D alone
only child
Here’s a photo of me as a child/baby. I was just a
few days old.
baby
My sister ____________ to school in London. (go)
goes
Sue’s a vegetarian, and she doesn’t even eat
fish/the fish.
fish
connect...
connection
The interesting question is this – is there a
2 ____________ between your position in the
family and your personality?
A reason B difference C connection D solution
difference
This is me as a toddler/teenager learning to walk.
toddler
Peter: Hi, Ms Jackson, is Dan in?
Ms Jackson: Hi Peter. No, I’m afraid he’s not here. He
(a) plays/is playing football.
is playing
My dad’s engineer/an engineer. What does your
dad do?
an engineer
enjoy....
enjoyment
Some people
3 ____________ strongly that there is, and say,
for example, that oldest children are more serious
than their younger brothers and sisters.
A believe B care C think D know
believe
When I’m a senior citizen/middle-aged man of 70, I
can stop working.
a senior citizen
Oh look – it ____________ (snow)! I ____________
(love) it when it’s cold like this.
is snowing, love
Jane gave me some milk to drink, but I dropped it
and
a glass/the glass broke.
the glass
confident...
confidence
But there are other things that are just
as important – for example, whether you grow up
in a one – 7 ____________ family or with both
your mother and father.
A adult B relation C parent
parent
I still live at home with my mother and
____________.
father
Yes, she’s in her room. She (d) does/is
doing her homework. I think she (e)
finishes/is finishing a geography project
for tomorrow. But is there a problem? Is
something wrong?
is doing
is finishing
I don’t really like oranges/the oranges, or any kind
of fruit, really.
oranges
explain...
explanation
Your personality is
8 ____________ complicated thing, and many
different things make you the way you are.
A a B the C some D any
a
Our nephews and ____________ are going to come
to us for Christmas.
nieces