Wider World 1, un.4,5

Put the verb in brackets into the Present Continuous to complete the description.

Bernard ⁰ is starting (start) at his new school this morning. At the moment, he
¹ ______________            ______ (sit) in his new classroom and he ² ____________               ________ (not feel) very happy because he doesn’t know anyone. His classmates ³ __________             __________ (talk) to him and they ⁴ ____________             ________ (smile). They want to make friends with him.

Bernard’s new teacher
⁵ __________            __________ (walk) into the room. She ⁶ ____________            ________ (wear) a really nice dress and looks very friendly. Outside, it
⁷ ___________               _________ (not rain) – it’s a lovely sunny day.

Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous to complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets.

1. Why are you checking (check) your emails?

2. We always ____________    ________ (go) swimming on Sundays.

3. His family ________            ____________ (stay) with friends this weekend.

4. Lina ___________          _________ (do) a test in her class now.

5. Max always _________          ___________ (wake up) early on weekdays.

6. Donny _________                 ___________ (not enjoy) his Art lesson this morning.

7. _________                      ___________ (your mum prefer) cake or ice cream?

8. Peter and Klaus ________             ____________
   (not want) to go to school today.

Change the adjectives in the box to superlatives to complete the sentences. There are four extra adjectives.

brave cute expensive fit good intelligent lazy long original quiet strong tall

1. Which is the longest river in the world?

2. His height is 2m – he’s _____             ____________ pupil in the school.

3. Lisa’s dog is ________            _________ dog in the world – it’s lovely!

4. Maria goes running every day – she’s ________             _________ person in our class.

5. Kasper always wants to buy ________                    _________ mobile phone in the shop!

6. His songs are very different – they’re ______                   ___________ songs I know.

7. Petra never does anything – she’s ______             ___________ person I know.

8. Lionel Messi is fantastic – I think he’s _______          __________ football player in the world