Unit 6D - Present simple or present continuous

1 GRAMMAR

b
1 Ivan...Look! It's opening! A ship is going through!
...Eva....We're lucky. The guidebook says that it only opens two or three times a month!

2 Eva...The flag's flying - that means the Queen is at home. She doesn't live here all the time.
....She often stays at Windsor Castle or in one of her other homes.

3 Eva...That's Napoleon. He's looking at a model of the Battle of Waterloo.
...Ivan..Come on - let's go and see the next room.
...Eva....Yes, we don't have much time. It closes in twenty minutes.

4 Ivan...We're going up! Wow! Look - there's the Houses of Parliament!
...And Buckingham Palace over there!
...Eva...What a pity it's raining. The guidebook says you can see Windsor Castle on a clear day.


d Grammar Bank page 132

a
1 RIGHT Listen! The baby's crying.
2 RIGHT My neighbours often argue.
3 WRONG John's on holiday. He has a great time.
...RIGHT John's on holiday. He's having a great time.
4 RIGHT My brother's staying with us at the moment.
5 WRONG I'm normally going to the gym after work.
....RIGHT I normally go to the gym after work.
6 RIGHT A) Where are you going? B) To the shops.
7 WRONG A) What are you doing? B) I'm a teacher.
...RIGHT A) What are you doing? b) I'm teaching.
OR A) What do you do? B) I'm a teacher.

b
1 A Hi, Sarah! What are you doing here?
...B I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
2 A What does your mother do?
...B She's a nurse. She works at the local hospital.
3 Listen! They're having a party upstairs again.
...They have a party at least once a month!
4 I'm going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

2 READING

b

1 In advance = before you go
2 are available = you can buy them
3 daily = every day
4 To queue = to wait in line
5 room = space (for people or things)
6 passengers = people who are travelling

3 VOCABULARY Places in a city

b page 152 Vocabulary bank. Town and city

1 a police station
2 a bus station
3 a river
4 a shopping centre
5 a department store
6 a bridge
7 a hospital
8 a bank
9 an art gallery
10 a church
11 a museum
12 a cinema
13 a sports centre
14 a castle
15 a road
16 a railway station / a train station
17 a supermarket
18 a theatre
19 a street
20 a school
21 a travel agent's
22 a chemist's / a pharmacy
23 a market
24 a town hall (il comune)
25 a park
26 a mosque
27 a post office
28 a square