Speakout Unit 1 - vocabulary and state verbs

Simple vs Continuous

100

I (LIKE) to study English

like

200

I usually _______ YouTube after dinner. (WATCH)

watch

300

My mother and I argue a lot. She never ________ with me about anything. (AGREE)

agrees

400

I have a new schedule at work. This week, I _________ at 5am every day. It's hard! (GET UP)

am getting up

500

My brother is so annoying! He _____________ the food I put in the fridge. (EAT)

is always eating

state verbs 1

100

The roses _________ lovely. (smell)

smell (smell = the state of the roses, not something they actively do)

200

Wait, I ________________the roses! (smell)

am smelling (= an action, I have put my nose in the roses and inhaled)

300

​I always ____________uncomfortable when I walk alone in the street late in the evening. (feel)​

feel

400

He ___________ a bit better today.(feel)

is feeling

500

From her window, she ___________at me right now.(look)

is looking

state verbs 2

100

That little girl ______ happy with her new baby doll.(look)

looks

200

This soup ________ great! (taste)

(has a certain taste)

300

The chef _________ the soup

is tasting (the action of tasting)

400

I ____ she should work harder on her maths.(think)

(think = an opinion or state)

500

They _______about buying a new house. (think)

are thinking (considering which is an action)

state verbs 3

100

I _____ the boat over there. (see)

see (a sense)

200

I _____ her tomorrow. (see)

am seeing (= meeting, which is an action)

300

What did you saw at the cinema?

What did you see at the cinema?

400

'Do you want to get a drink after class?'

'Yeah, ok. That _______ like a good idea. (SOUND)

sounds

500

We ___________ lunch at the moment. Can

I call you back? (HAVE)

are having

Simple & Continuous

100

Today I ________ in LG5 in the morning and I ________ 1.5 in the evening. (TEACH)

am teaching / am teaching

200

My family ________ in different countries. My parents ____ in Ireland, and now my brother _________ in Melbourne. (LIVE)

lives / live / is living

300

I ________ hard every day, but next week I have a holiday; I _________. (WORK)

work / am not working

400

He _________ a suit today; usually he ________ suits. (WEAR)

is wearing / doesn't wear

500

She is very unhealthy. She __________ sweets every day, but recently she ____________ more sweets than she used to. (NOT EAT / EAT)

doesn't eat / is eating