A. Complete the following sentences with the Present Continuous (affirmative).
1. Richard _______________ (have) a shower now. He cant come to the phone.
2. Anna _________________ (watch) a film.
3. Look, Michael _________________ (play) football over there. Lets talk to him.
4. The baby _________________ (sleep) now. Dont make so much noise.
5. Look at all those people over there. I dont know what _________________ (happen).
6. They _________________ (run) around the park.
7. At the moment I ______________ (read) a book about vampires. Its fantastic!
8. Oh no! It _________________ (rain)!
9. Where are Paul and Kate? They are over there. They _________________ (wait) for the bus.
10. I cant go now. I ____________ (do) my homework.
C. Choose the best option: the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. I often _____________ tennis.
a) play
b) plays
c) am playing
2. Mary _____________ a computer game now.
a) play
b) plays
c) is playing
3. My brother never _____________ our mother with the dishes.
a) help
b) helps
c) is helping
4. Now I _____________ my homework.
a) do
b) am doing
c) is doing
5. I _____________ up early every day.
a) wake
b) wakes
c) am waking
D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. Tom usually ___________ (play) football, but today he _____________ (play) basketball.
2. I usually _____________ (watch) TV, but today I ______________ (play) computer games.
3. They _____________ (swim) in the lake now, but usually they ________ (swim) in the swimming pool.
4. Sophie usually _______________ (walk) to school.
5. My mother usually ____________ (drink) coffee, but today she ______________ (drink) tea.
6. Ted ____________ (wash) the car now, but his father usually ________________ (wash) it.
7.I ________________ (listen) to music every day.
[Link], Silvia _________________ (cry). Lets see whats wrong.
[Link] Maths exercise that you ______________ (do) looks very difficult.
[Link] usually _______________ (go) jogging on Sundays.
11. I _________________ (read) this fantastic book now.
12. Peter always _______________ (do) his homework before dinner.
[Link] _______________ (clean) their bedroom every weekend.
[Link] father _______________ (cook) really well.
E. Match in order to make complete sentences.
1. Michael is drinking water
2. Philip is studying
3. Annie is writing on her computer
4. Paul is sleeping
5. Rachel is talking to her mother
6. While Im doing my homework
F. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
because he has a test tomorrow.
on the phone.
because hes thirsty.
because hes tired.
and sending emails to her friends.
my mother is cooking dinner.
1. Is Susie playing the guitar?
e.g. Are John and Julie writing?
No, they arent.
Theyre speaking.
________________________________________
________________________________________
3. Is she eating an ice cream?
2. Are they playing tennis?
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
4. Are you dancing?
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
G. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Brad _____________ (visit) his grandmother last weekend.
Yesterday Mary _____________ (see) a great film at the cinema.
Paul _______________ (eat) Chinese food for the first time last night.
Jill _______________ (write) me an email today.
I _______________ (wash) my dads car last week.
H. Complete the text with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Yesterday it (1)____________ (be) Lisas birthday. She (2)____________ (go) to a
restaurant with her parents and sister to celebrate. They all (3)___________ (drink)
lemonade, and then they (4)____________ (order) dinner. Lisa (5)____________ (want)
vegetable soup, but her sister (6)____________ (prefer) chicken soup. They all
(7)____________ (have) grilled fish and mashed potatoes.
For dessert, they (8)____________ (eat) Lisas birthday cake. It (9)____________ (be) made of
chocolate. After dinner, Lisas family (10)____________ (give) her presents. Lisa and her family (11)____________
(enjoy) their dinner very much.
A tornado is born from a powerful storm called a supercell. Tornadoes have been reported in all states, but most
tornadoes happen in the central parts of America called Tornado Alley. In some supercells, warm, moist air rises quickly
into the atmosphere. Winds blowing at different speeds at different parts of the supercell produce wind shear and cause a
horizontal, rotating column of air. A funnel cloud will form as the air column rotates faster and more tightly within the
supercell. The rain and hail within the storm cause the funnel cloud to touch the ground resulting in a tornado. The
strength of a tornado is measured by whats called the Fujita scale. The weakest tornadoes (F0) feature winds of 40-78
miles per hour, while the strongest tornadoes (F5) have winds of up to 318 miles per hour. All tornadoes can be
devastating, especially if they touch down in areas with lots of people.
Tornado Outbreak
A tornado outbreak occurs when one storm system produces multiple tornadoes. Some tornado outbreaks can result in
the formation of dozens of tornadoes over several states. One particularly powerful tornado outbreak occurred between
April 25 and April 28 of 2011, where a record 355 tornadoes in 21 states and Canada were recorded, an including an F5
tornado that completely destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Much of the destruction was caught on camera and
broadcast across the country and internet. The same weather system produced hailstones that measured 4.5 inches
across in southern Virginia. 328 people were killed as a result of the outbreak, which totaled over $11 billion in damages.
Which is NOT true about tornadoes?
? They only occur in some states
? Most tornadoes occur in North America in Tornado Alley
? Tornado strength is measured on the Fujita Scale.
? They are born from supercells
What states have never had tornadoes?
? All states have had tornadoes
? Alaska and Hawaii
? The passage doesn't say
? States outside of Tornado Alley
What causes the supercell to tilt downward toward the ground?
? warm air
? rain and hail
? wind
? lightning
When are tornadoes most devastating?
? When they hit areas with lots of people
? When they register on the Fujita Scale
? When wind shear occurs
? When they hit in Tornado Alley
What is the theme of the first paragraph?
?
?
?
?
The Fujita Scale
Birth and Strength of a Tornado
Historic Tornadoes
Wind Speed
Why does the author refer to the hailstones that hit Virginia as part of the tornado outbreak of April 2011?
? The show that tornado outbreaks often happen in the spring
? To show that much of the damage was caught on camera
? To show how powerful and destructive the storms were
? To show how long the storm lasted
What did paragraph two include that paragraph one did not include?
? information on when tornadoes become very destructive
? information about how tornadoes form
? information about the Fujita Scale
? a specific instance
Select all that are true about the Tornado Outbreak of 2011.
It produced a violent hailstorm in Virginia
It devastated Tuscaloosa, Alabama
It was both deadly and costly
It spanned two nations
