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PRESENT REVIEW
(BUSINESS
VERSION)

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1 Review

Complete the review of the present tense with ‘simple present’ or ‘present continuous’.

Grammar review - simple present or present continuous?

1
We use the to talk about repeated or permanent things:
I wake up every morning at 8 o’clock.
Where do you live?

2
We use the to talk about things that are happening now or around this time:
I’m learning English at the moment.
He isn’t working right now. He’s away.

3
We use the to talk about plans and future arrangements:
I’m going on a business trip tomorrow.
4
Remember that some verbs are not normally used with the . These are called state
verbs, e.g. love, like, know, need, want, hate, understand, etc.

I like her very much. (NOT I’m liking her.)

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2 Practice I

Match the two columns to form phrases.

1. work on a computer

2. commute to book

3. cook breakfast

4. talk call

5. make a on the phone

6. read a work

Now do the same with the verbs and nouns below. More than one answer may be possible.
1. do buildings

2. sell contracts

3. hire market research

4. prepare new employees

5. design potential customers

6. call products and services

Answer the questions below. Watch the video to answer the second of each pair of questions.
Video
1. Jenny is a marketing specialist.
What does she do? She does market research.
What is she doing? She is reading a book.
2. Duncan is lawyer.
What does he do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What is he doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Daniel is a salesman.
What does he do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What is he doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Ariel is an architect.
What does he do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What is he doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Maria is an HR manager.
What does she do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What is she doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Emma works in a call center.
What does she do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What is she doing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Now answer the questions about you:

1. What do you do?

2. What are you doing?

3 Practice II

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form:

1. I eat (eat) sushi for lunch once a week.

2. I (read) a really interesting book on marketing at the moment.
3. What (the managers/discuss) right now?
4. Slow down! You (drive) too fast.
5. She (not/want) to change her job position.
6. Andy (attend) meetings five times a week.
7. It’s 5 o’clock. The workers (wait) for a taxi.
8. The workers (wait) for their taxi every day at 5 o’clock.
9. Paul (not/go) out for lunch later. He (not/have)
enough time.
10. Many people (believe) that the economy (improve).

4 Practice III

Make true sentences about you using the phrases below. Compare with a partner.

1. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (eat breakfast) every morning.

2. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go on vacation) next month.
3. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go on vacation) every summer.
4. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (work on an important project) at the moment.
5. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go out with friends) every evening.
6. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (read emails) every morning.
7. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (read an interesting book) at the moment.
8. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go out for dinner) tonight.
9. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (attend some meetings) this week.
10. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go swimming) very often.

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Now make questions about each sentence like in the example.

1. Do you eat breakfast every morning ?

2. ..............................................................................................?
3. ..............................................................................................?
4. ..............................................................................................?
5. ..............................................................................................?
6. ..............................................................................................?
7. ..............................................................................................?
8. ..............................................................................................?
9. ..............................................................................................?
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?

Ask and answer the questions with a partner like in the example below:

Dialogue
A: Do you eat breakfast every morning?
B: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

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PRESENT REVIEW (BUSINESS VERSION)

Key

1. Review

1. simple present
2. present continuous
3. present continuous
4. present continuous

2. Practice I

1. work on −→ a computer 2. commute to −→ work 3. cook −→ breakfast

4. talk −→ on the phone 5. make a −→ call 6. read a −→ book

1. do −→ market research 2. sell −→ products and services 3. hire −→ new employees

4. prepare −→ contracts 5. design −→ buildings 6. call −→ potential customers
Also possible: sell buildings/contracts, call new employees, prepare new employees (for a meeting, etc.)
Play the video. To scan the QR code, you will need a QR code reader app installed on your mobile device and an
Internet connection. Alternatively, click the video link or play the downloaded file. Students can work individually
and check in pairs if done in the classroom.

2. He prepares contracts. He is cooking breakfast.

3. He sells products and services. He’s making a call.
4. He designs buildings. He’s talking on the phone.
5. She hires new employees. She’s working on a computer.
6. She calls potential customers. She is commuting to work.

3. Practice II

2. ’m reading 3. are the managers discussing 4. ’re driving

5. doesn’t want 6. attends 7. are waiting
8. wait 9. isn’t going/doesn’t have 10. believe/is improving

4. Practice III

If done in class, students work individually and compare with a partner. Monitor the activity. If done for homework,
students can ask and answer the questions at the beginning of the next lesson.

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