Unit 3
FILM MAJORS
GRAMMAR
Present Continuous
Present Continuous , :
1. . - .
.: Sh-sh-sh! The baby is sleeping. What language is he speaking?
2. , . .: Were on holidays. We re having a good time. Peter is ill. He isnt working this week.
Present Continuous , always continually. .: He s always boast ing.
| I am playing (Im) | we are playing (were) | |
| you are playing(youre) | you are playing(youre) | |
| he is playing (hes) | they areplaying (theyre) | |
| I am notplaying (Im not) | we are notplaying (we arent) | |
| youare notplaying(you arent) | youare notplaying(you arent) | |
| it is playing (its) | they are notplaying (they arent) | |
| am I playing? | arewe playing? | |
| areyou playing? | areyou playing? | |
| (where) isshe playing? | (who) arethey playing(with)? | |
| , Present Continuous | now, right now, today, at present, at the moment, still, Look!, Listen! |
Exercise 1. Listen and enjoy!
Lemon Tree
original lyrics by Fools Garden, and Peter Freudenthaler and Volker Hinkel
| Im sitting here in the boring room Its just another rainy Sunday afternoon Im wasting my time, I got nothing to do Im hanging around, Im waiting for you But nothing ever happens And I wonder Im driving around in my car Im driving too fast, Im driving too far Id like to change my point of view I feel so lonely, Im waiting for you But nothing ever happens And I wonder I wonder how, I wonder why Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky And all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon tree Im turning my head up and down Im turning, turning, turning, Turning, turning around And all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon tree Im sitting here, I miss the power Id like to go out, taking a shower But theres a heavy cloud inside my head I feel so tired, put myself into bed Where nothing ever happens And I wonder | Isolation is not good for me Isolation, I dont want to sit on a lemon tree Im stepping around in a desert of joy Maybe anyhow Ill get another toy And everything will happen And youll wonder I wonder how, I wonder why Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky And all that I can see Is just another lemon tree Im turning my head up and down Turning, turning, turning, Turning, turning around And all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon tree And I wonder, wonder, I wonder how, I wonder why Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky And all that I can see And all that I can see And all that I can see Is just a yellow lemon tree |
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in Present Continuous.
1. They (to eat) sushi now.
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2. It (to rain) today.
3. I (to wait) for my parents.
4. John (to play) with his friends outside. They (to play) football.
5. He says that his sister (to read) a very interesting book about French film directors.
6. I (to do) my homework, so please call me back later.
7. My father (to talk) to his business partner now. They (to discuss) some very important
issues. They (to do) a very interesting project.
8. The producer (to try) to raise more money for the film.
9. Monica (to make) a film about wild animals.
10. Today Julie (wears) a very nice dress.
11. The children (not talking). They (to listen) to the teacher.
12. Jack and Mary (to drink) soda now.
13. The whole family (to watch) TV in the living room.
14. Her mother (to cook) dinner.
15. I dont know what my brother (to do) now. Perhaps he (to sleep).
