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12. Tara and Leon are talking on the phone. Complete their conversation with the words in the present continuous2.

Tara: Are you busy at the moment?

Leon: Yes, (1) I’m trying (I/try) to finish some work. (2) ____ (I/do) an assignment and (3) ____ (I/find) it very difficult. What (4)____ (you/do)?

Tara: (5) ______ (I/get) ready for the party tonight. (6)______(I/live) in about twenty minutes. (7) _____ (The taxi/come) for me at 7.30 p.m.

Leon: Well, (8) ______ (I/not go), unfortunately. I’ve got to much work to do. (9) ______ (Who/go) to this party?

Tara: Everyone. (10)____(We/celebrate) the end of the exams. (11)____(A band/play) and about 120 (12)____(people/ come).

Leon: Well, (13) _____ (I/stay) here and (14) _____ (I/work) all evening. And then (15) _____ (I/go) to bed.

13. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in bold.

1) work

a Does Theo James work in the sales department? - Yes, he does.

b ____ he ______ there today? - No. He’s on holiday.

2) do

a What ___ you ___ at the moment? - I’m designing a new car.

b What _______ you _______? - I’m a design manager.

3) finish

a Why _____ they _____ early this afternoon? - The factory is closing for repairs.

b _____ they usually _____work at 4 o’clock? - No, they usually finish at 6 o’clock.

4) develop

a ____ the company ____ new software programs? - Yes, it does.

b What ____ it currently______? - A new engineering program.

14. Complete this letter in an international magazine for teenagers, using the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms1.

I (1) m looking (look) for someone to write to in another country. I (2) ______ (speak) quite good English but I (3) _____ want to get better at it. And I (4) _____ (think) it’s good to have friends in different parts of the world.

I (5) ______ (go) to a local college and this term we (6) ____- (study) for our exams. I (7) ______ (work) very hard at college now because I (8) ______ (need) to get good results. In my spare time, I (9) ______ (like) classical music but I (10) _____ (not like) much modern music. I (11) _____ ( not play) video games and I (12) _____ (read) a lot of books. At the moment I (13) _______ (try) to read fiction in English.

My family? My father (14) ______ (work) for international company and he (15) ______ (travel) a lot. Right now he (16) _____ (travel) in South-East Asia. He always (17) ______ (buy) me something interesting from this trips and at the moment I (18) ____ (use) a computer that he bought me. I hope that I (19) _____ (not make) too many mistakes!

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15A. Read the text and listen to Maurizio. Then complete the text, using the words from the box.

’m studying ’m enjoying graduate come live

My name’s is Maurizio Celi. I (1) come from Bologna, a city in the north of Italy. I’m a student at the University of Bologna. I (2) _______ modern languages – English and Russian. I also know a little Spanish, so I can speak four languages. I (3) ______ the course a lot, but it’s really hard work. The course started three years ago.

I (4) ______ at home with my parents and my sister. My brother went to work in the United States last year.

After I 5) ________, I’m going to work as a translator. I hope so anyway.