21 In order to learn more about each other, you have agreed with your partner school to regularly communicate on a social network. You write to find out what a typical Sunday looks like. Here are some of the things Lizzie posted. Match them to the time she wrote them. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. The first post has been done for you. READING 2 Time off d 12:15 4 g 17:30 7 a 08:30 1 b 10:00 2 e 13:30 5 f 16:00 6 h 19:00 8 i 20:30 9 j 22:00 10 k 23:30 11 c 11:45 3 Steve’s doing some sort of homework assignment on my laptop. So I’m back in my bed, playing video games on my mobile and listening to music – check out my playlist. Steve is making popcorn while the rest of the family is sitting on the couch. We always watch our favourite game show together on Sundays. I usually watch my favourite series at this time, but the latest season has just finished. So, at the moment, I’m just lying on the sofa, watching random videos on my mobile. I’m lying in bed and can’t sleep because I’m thinking about all the things I still need to finish for my school day tomorrow. I couldn’t find something good to watch, so now I’m talking to my best friend Emily on the phone. (I think Steve’s listening in.) I have my piano lesson tomorrow. Sometimes I forget, but today I’m practising. I hope the neighbours don’t mind me making noise this late. They don’t normally complain. Time for lunch. Mum has finished cooking, and Steve is calling Pam. Pam has stopped gardening and is coming back in the house. I’m getting ready for bed and wondering what to put in my school bag for tomorrow. I usually make a list, but I was too lazy today! Steve often uses my laptop for hours, but now he’s finally done. So now I’m working, checking some data for a school project. I’m having breakfast with Mum, Pam, Steve and Kerry. Pam has made her famous omelettes with onions and mushrooms. I’m still in my pyjamas and having a cup of tea. I love sleeping in a bit on Sundays. Present simple and present continuous Underline all uses of the present simple in Lizzie’s posts in one colour and all uses of the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing form of the verb) in another. Explain why she uses these tenses. Compare your results with a partner. Examples: I usually watch my favourite series … Present simple: happens again and again. I’m just lying on the sofa … Present continuous: happening right now. For information on Present simple and present continuous, go to Grammar revisited, p. 164. Do other languages you know have similar tenses? LANGUAGE 3 a b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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