B. ANALYZE: Read the text in exercise A again.

Function Match 1-2 to a-b to complete the sentences.

1. The verbs in the simple present describe. a) things happening right now or
around now.
2. The verbs in the present progressive describe b) things that are generally
true or permanent situations.

c. PRACTICE: Circle the correct option.

1. What are you doing / do you do right now?
2. Pete is listening / listens to this mp3 player right now.
3. I usually have / am having lunch around 1 p.m.
4. My cousin wants / is wanting to be a DJ when he finishes high school.
5. This food is delicious. I am liking / like it!
6. Right now, Mom is taking / takes a Spanish class.
D. NOW YOU DO IT: Write four sentences about your life in general and four
sentences about your life right now. One of your sentences should be false.
Read them to the class for them to guess which one is false.
9. WRITING: simple sentences

A. Double-underline the subjects of the sentences and write S. Circle the verbs
and write V. Underline the objects and write O.

1. People waste a lot of wáter.

 2. Ian is reading an article about recycling.
3. We recycle all our paper.
B. Write one sentence about each situation. Make sure include a subject, verb,
and object in the correct order.

1. 2.

3.
C. Work in pairs.Compare your sentences. Correct any mistakes.
LANGUAGE WRAP-UP
1. VOCABULARY
A. Read what people say about their lifestyles. Write the opposite of the
adjective in bold to complete the sentences. (4 points)
1. My lifestyle is pretty healthy. I exercise a lot and eat fruit. My boyfriend
watches TV or plays video games all day. He has a very
lifestyle.
2. I work in an office every day. I guess my lifestyle is boring. My brother
has a really lifestyle. He’s a pólice office.
3. My sister has a really relaxing lifestyle. She studies in the morning and
goes to the gym in the afternoon. Her husband has a very
life. He works from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day, including Saturdays.
4. I try to be green. I recycle everything. My parents are really ,
though. They throw out everything. They never recycle.
B. Jerry is talking about this Green lifestyle. Complete the text with words in the
box. (6 points)

“I try to have a green lifestyle.I (1) wáter, and I always turn off the (2)

Before I go to bed. My office is pretty closet to my apartment, so I

usually (3) my bike to work. Sometimes I (4) a ride
with a friend to go to the supermarket. I always buy (5) fruit and
vegetables, and I always (6) bags.”
8-10 correct: I can talk about different lifestyles.
0-7 correct: Look again at Sections 1 and 7 on pages 60 and 64.
SCORE: /10
2. GRAMMAR
Read more of what Jerry says.Write the verbs in parentheses in the simple
presente or present progressive. (10 points)
“I (1) (not know) why people are so wasteful. Right now, I (2)

(read) a great book about protecting the planet. Everyone

(3) (know) that pollution is a problema. It’s obvious that people
(4) (destroy) the planet. Some people (5) (need) to
use a car sometimes, but not every day. Walk or ride a bicycle! I usually (6)
(word) downtown, and I always (7) (ride) my
bike to work. Right now though, I (8) (work) from home, so I
don’t need to travel anywhere I know people (9) (not agree) with
everything I say, but now I think people (10) (learm) that they
need to do more to protect the planet.”
8-10 correct: I can contrast the simple present and the present progressive to
talk about general time and what is happening now or around now.
0-7 correct: Look again at Sections 4 and 8 on pages 62 and 64.
SCORE: /10