Passport 4Passport 4 English DepartmentEnglish Departmentunit 1unit 1 CPI Tino GrandíoCPI Tino Grandío……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Some verbs are not usually used in the present continuous.believe hate know like love need prefer remember think

understand want hope feel see hear taste

A. Answer the questions about the pictures:

B. Choose the correct verb form.a) He always looks / ’s always looking smart when he goes out.b) Dolphins eat / are eating fish.c) She wears / is wearing make-up today.d) I think /am thinking that she is intelligent now.e) I know /’m knowing what you are thinking.f) We can’t go out. It rains /’s raining.

C. Put the verb in the right tense.1. Don’t talk to Louis, he’s doing (do) his homework.2. I _______________ (read) the paper every day.3. Clara’s on the phone. She _______________ (talk) to her best friend.4. His daughter _______________ (not wear) a dress today.5. ‘What do you do?’ ‘I ______________ (be) a doctor’.6. The children usually _______________ (visit) their grandmother on Sundays.7. ‘What are you doing?’ ‘I _______________ (revise) for the exam.8. Excuse me, _______________ (you / speak) English?9. Tom ________________ (have) a shower at the moment.10. They _________________ (not / watch) television very often.11. Listen! Somebody ________________ (sing).12. She’s tired. She _________________ (want) to go home now.13. How often __________________ (you/read) a newspaper?14. ________________ (you / know) the answer to this question?15. Hurry up, Steve! We ______________ (wait) for you.16. You can turn off the radio. I _________________ (not / listen) to it.

D. First read the text:1) Find words that mean:a) ___________ trousers and a

jacket or sweater for sport.b) ___________ a large, yellow fruit.c) ___________ the text of a film or

TV programme.d) ___________ a coloured pen you

use to mark important information.e) ___________ always moving,

never quiet.f) ___________ trousers and a

jacket that go together.g) ___________ a machine which

takes phone messages.

2) Write true or false and correct the false sentences:

a) He lives in Hollywood. False (in Chelsea)

b) He’s divorced and he has three children.

c) He worries about his health.d) He doesn’t usually work in the

morning.e) He’s always interested in the

news.f) He has a sleep every afternoon.g) He doesn’t like buying clothes.h) He hardly ever watches TV.i) He has a very busy social life.j) He sleeps well.

3) Complete the questions and answers:

a) Where does he live? He lives in London.

b) What time ______ ______ ______ up? He ______ ______ at about 6.30.

c) What ______ ______ ______ before breakfast? He ______ jogging.

d) What ______ ______ ______ for breakfast? He ______ a grapefruit and an orange.

e) How often ______ ______ ______ public transport? Never.

He ______ everywhere.f) What ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ mornings? He ______ film scripts.g) Why ______ ______ read the paper? Because ______ all bad news.