4 Talking about the past and present Making a difference Meet three people who make a difference every day. Viviane West, 30, doctor; spends her holiday time as a hospital ship volunteer Jay Vaughan, 28, film maker; makes documentary films on everyday heroes Erin O’Dea, 18, London schoolgirl; volunteers part-time at an animal shelter Tip In every English tense there is a simple and a progressive form. These forms do not simply show the time of an event; they also show how a speaker sees the event they are talking about. Situations that are perceived as completed or permanent are put in the simple form, situations that are seen as ongoing or temporary are expressed in the progressive form. Simple form Progressive form • You live in North London don’t you? (permanent situation) • I’m living at home for the moment, but I’m thinking of moving in with a friend. (temporary situation) • I’ve read your letter. • I’ve been reading a lot of plays recently. (not necessarily completed) (completed action) T Simple present and present progressive a) With a partner, ask and answer questions about the different people above using the simple or the progressive form of the present. Then write down yours answers into your exercise book. 1. Say what Viviane’s job is. 7. Apart from the thought bubble, say what else you think is going through Viviane’s mind. 2. Say how she spends her holidays. 8. Say what Jay does. 3. Say how often she does it. 9. Say why he does it. 4. Explain why you think she does this. 10. Say what Erin does. 5. Describe the action in the picture. 11. Say why you think she does it. 6. Describe a typical day on a hospital ship for Viviane. 12. Describe the action in the second picture above. b) Role play: Take on the roles of Viviane, Jay and Erin in different role plays, asking and answering questions about their daily routines (jobs, free-time activities) and about what is going on in their lives at the moment. 1 2 Voransicht-Version aus altem Band! Neue Illu füllt Satzspiegelhöhe! It’s good to know I can help people in poorer parts of the world. More satisfying than any other kind of holiday. I do three films a year on people like Erin. They’re my heroes. I want to do a film on my friend Viviane, too, but she just doesn’t want to be a “star”. j She’s a doctor. 56 Making a difference Language skills Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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