1 Match the sentences 1-5 with the correct meaning, A or B. 0 Craig works in an architect's office. - A This is a temporary position. B This si his permanent job. 1 Rhona si staying with her aunt this AShe usually lives somewhere else. weekend. BThis is her permanent home. 2 Max sings with a band on Friday A This is a changing situation. evenings. BThis si something he does regularly. 3 Steve can't talk now. He's interviewing A This is an action in progress. someone. BThis is something he does regularly. 4 More men are looking after their children A This is a permanent situation. these days. B This is a changing situation. 5 Berlin is one of Germany's sixteen states. A This si a fact - something permanent. BThis si achanging situation. 2 GRAMMAR IN USE Read the information about HousesittersPro. Then complete John and Angela's statement with the verbs from the box. are enjoying are living are looking after are spending don't leave get go live spend visits work HousesittersPro - the holiday solution Going on holiday? Then you need HousesittersPro. Our employees come and live ni your home while you're away. They look after your property, including your garden and your pets, so that your home is safe. They are mostly retired people, and we have checked their background. Meet John and Angela, two of our typical housesitters: "We have both retired from responsible jobs. We(0) Lvie in a small cottage in the country and we (1) our retirement. We (2) time in the garden most days and we often (3) to the cinema and theatre with our friends. Our daughter (4) us with our grandchildren now and again. But we sometimes (5) . bored, so for three months every year we (6) for HousesittersPro. Then our life is very different. At the moment, we're in the home of a young couple who are travelling for three weeks. We (7) ni their apartment in the city, and we (8) . their pets. We (9) a lot of time in front of the TV, because as 84 HousesittersPro employees, we (10) the house for more than a couple of hours at a time. You know that your house is safe when you have HousesittersPro in it!" Choose the correct words ni italics. nI one sentence, both answers are possible. = 2.57 Listen and check. 5 0 Fatima's a realy good friend. She never forgetsy si forgetting my birthday. 1 Selina doesn't work / isn't working in her office at the moment because the builders are there. 2 Mmm. Those roses smel / are smelling lovely. Are they from your garden? 3 I can't believe how difficult my new course is. I find / I'm finding ti really hard to keep up with all the reading at the moment. 4 These are difficult times because food and fuel prices go up / are going up quickly. 5 Do you believe / Are you believing anything that child says? 6 Harry isn't at work because he feels / he's feeling unwell. 7 In the film 'Australia' two young people meet / are meeting and become friends during World War II. 8 Some of the students don't understand /aren't understanding basic mathematical ideas. 4 GRAMMARINUSE Check the verbs in the list; write Afor action, Sfor state or A/S for action/state. Then complete the conversation with the verbs in the present simple or present continuous. Use each verb once only. ** 2.58 Listen and check. appear A/S like be ... enjoy go well ...have s e e . visit f e e t know JULIET I(0) feel exhausted after al that shopping! KAREN So do I. I usually (1) a cofee after shopping. This café looks nice. JULIET Mmm. I (2) (not often) shopping, but Irealy (3) I do! KAREN Let's sit here. Show me your new dress again. That's really nice. (4) special occasion? it when ti for a JULIET No, 1just need to cheer myself up! KAREN Oh, why? Everything (5) with your job, isn't it? JULEIT Well, not really. KAREN Why's that? You usually (6) .. to be so happy ni your work. JULIET Well, I was at first but as you know, I (7) my family ni Scotland whenever I can, and these days, now that Dad's quite ill, I (8) . . them every weekend, so I'm leaving work early every Friday to get to Scotland. My boss (9) (not) that, although I work longer on other days, so we're always arguing at the moment. KAREN That's a shame. What are you going to do? JULEIT Honestly, Karen, I (10) (not) .. I really like the job, but I need to be with my family at the moment, too. 5 Use the verbs ni brackets to write about yourself. Choose the present simple or continuous. 0 (live) I live with my parents but mI' planning ot move into aflat whti friends soon. 1 (live) 2 (work/study) 3 (enjoy) 4 (believe) O Go online for more practice and a progress test 1 UNITS 26 AND 27 Find six more mistakes and correct them. Tick (V) the correct sentences. have 0 Does Melanie has a lot of friends in her new school? 00 Lukasz always brings me a present when he comes back to London. v 1 Sarah needs help with her homework. She don't understand the maths. 2 Don't go in there! That sign means 'danger! 3 Yves si very good-looking. He got blue eyes and black hair. 4 Do you have got any tickets left for tomorrow evening? 5 I feel terrible; I think I'm having a cold. 6 Children have often difficulty in sharing their toys. 7 This laptop has a number of interesting features. 8 Sorry, but we don't any lamb steaks today. 2 UNITS 27, 28 AND 29 Jeanette usually teaches English in London in the summer. This year she is giving English lessons to two children in Greece. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the verbs in brackets. 86 0 Jeanette usually works at 12.30. (work, stop) 1 She usually for herself. (live, have) 2 She usually a summer dress. (wear, wear) al day ni the summer but today shes' stopping 5 Most summers she tired and overworked, but this summer really happy. (feel, feel) with friends, but now trousers to work, but today a house just 3 She usually TV at the weekend, but this summer the sights in Athens. (watch, visit) 4 Most summers she very much, but this summer more money. (not earn, get) 3 ALLUNITS Match sentences 1 and 2 with their meanings, A or B, in each pair. 0 1 Nick's having a shower. 2 Neil has a shower. 1 1 Sally works from home. 2 Samantha is working from home. 2 1 David's cold. 2 Derek has a cold. 3 1 Steve always plays his guitar in the evening. 2 Simon si always playing his guitar in the evening. 4 1 Marianne's living in Edinburgh. 2 Marie lives in Edinburgh. 5 1 Teresa loses weight every year. 2 Thea is losing weight. 6 1 Heidi is a good doctor. 2 Helen's got a good doctor. 7 1 Paul travels a lot on business. 2 Patrick is travelling on business. A Her office is in her home. B She is at home today to wait for a builder. A He feels ill. B The heating is turned off. A His guitar playing really annoys me. B I don't mind his guitar playing. A She usually lives in London. B She doesn't live in London. A She's on a good diet. B She always eats less in the summer. A She visits her when she feels ill. B She has lots of experience. A He's on a plane. B He's an international salesman. 4 AL UNITS Read the article and choose the correct answer, A, Bor Cbelow. 5 Diego Zeman - the human cannonball It's a cold Saturday afternoon and I'm at Cottle and Austin's Circus to meet Diego Zeman, their human cannonball. When I (0) insidetheBgi Top,I(1).....Diegoimmediately. Hisactisabouttostartandhe(2.....ontopofthecannon.Hethen3 .......insideit, and suddenly he shoots out, flies through the air and lands safely in the net. The whole actonly(4.......acoupleofminutes,butI'msurethatDiego(5.......nervesofsteel-it's frightening stuff! W h e n we t a l k l a t e r o n , D i e g o t e l l s me t h a t h e ( 6 ) . . . . . . n e r v o u s a t f i r s t , b u t t h e n h e f e e l s freeforthemomentshe(7)......throughtheair- thewholetwoseconds!Diego(8....... from a circus family, so he grew up amongst performers. His job may be glamorous, but it'shardworkandDiego9 .......alotofmoney.He(10.......iththecircusandtravels with them, and he (11 . . . . . . a couple of hours in the gym every day t o control his weight and strengthen his legs and back. But he does it because he (12 ....... the work. 0 A goes 1 A see B am going B sees 80 C am seeing C stands C is climbing C lasts Cisgot C always feels C is flies C is come C doesn't earn C live C does spend C loves 2 A is standing B has standing 3 A climbs B climb 4 A is last B is lasting 5 Agot Bhasgot 6 A feels always B si feeling always - A si fly B is flying 8 A comes B is coming 9 A isn't earning B don't earn 10 A is living B lives 1 Aspends Bisspending 12 A si loving B is love 5 AL UNITS Complete Neil and Jack's conversation about their flatmate, using the words in brackets. Decide whether to use the present simple or present continuous. You know, Laurence has been in the flat for three months now. What (O) do you think (you / think) of him? JACK NEIL Well, actually, (1) (2) (1 / get) really fed up with him. I mean, (he / always / take) my food from the fridge. JACK And mine. And (3) Perhaps we should ask him to leave. (he / never / do) the washing-up! It's not fair. NEIL Well, I'm not sure that he wants to stay. (4) happy here. (he / not / seem) very JACK NEIL JACK NEIL JACK (he / have) any friends? He doesn't go out much. .......... (he / have) about three showers a day. Mmm. (5) Mmm... you know that (6) That's because (7) True, but the gas and water prices (8) can't afford his three showers aday. (he / work) on a building site at the moment. (go up) all the time. We I know, but (9) (he / have) some good points, too. He's quiet and (10) (he / usually / pay) the rent on time. Look, I'll have a word with him about the showers and so on, and we'll see how it goes.