1.2.Present Progressive Tense

Am/ is/ are + Ving

E.g. I am doing … John is doing … Are they doing …? We are not doing …

1.2.1. Study the list of meanings expressed with the help of Present Progressive Tense and give your own examples.

1. Moment of speaking	You are walking too fast.
2. Temporary situation	She is working hard this year.
3. Developing situations	The weather is getting hotter.
4. Negative comment	He is always borrowing money.
5. Arranged future	We are meeting at 5.
6. Behavioural remark	You are being rude, dear.

1.2.2. Match grammar structures with their meaning.

1. I am talking from Mount Everest!	A/ Temporary situation B/ Moment of speaking C/ Developing situations
2. Kids are being so restless again.	A/ Disapproving remark B/ Negative comment C/ Moment of speaking
3. I am babysitting this weekend.	A/ Temporary situation B/ Arranged future C/ Developing situation
4. My granny is always losing the key.	A/ Negative comment B/ Disapproving remark C/ Developing situation
5. The rich are getting richer	A/ General truth B/ Fact C/ Developing situations
6. I am giving you a lift at 7.30 AM.	A/ Arranged future B/ Developing situation C/ Timetable
7. I am staying at a hotel.	A/ Temporary situation B/ Moment of speaking C/ Arranged future.

1.2.3. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate choice. Explain the difference.

1. Birds … south every time I look at the sky.

2. I … in the kitchen as the apartment is being redecorated.

3. This young man is always …

4. Global climate … warmer by the year.

5. You are … , I must say.

6. My secretary is … you up at a quarter to nine tomorrow morning.

7. In this picture I am … a horse.

1. A/ return B/ are returning C/ turn D/ are turning

2. A/ am sleeping B/ sleep C/ am eating D/ eat

3. A/ losing keys B/ finding money C/ giving smiles D/ helping

4. A/ is beginning B/ becomes C/ is growing D/ grows

5. A/ insincere B/ being insincere C/ frank D/ being frank

6. A/ taking B/ picking C/ putting D/ driving

7. A/ climbing B/ mounting C/ rising D/ raising

1.2.4. Fill the gaps in the text below with verbs. Use the words given by changing the form if necessary.

The life expectancy of people in some countries … because more action is needed against common health risks. At the same time, in the more developed countries the risk of dying early … Researchers found that ten major threats to good health … danger around the world. These are called "the ten leading killers". They … unsafe sex, poor nutrition, high blood pressure, use of tobacco and alcohol, unsafe water and unclean living conditions. Other killers are high levels of dangerous fat in the blood, smoking, a lack of iron in the body and too much body weight, or obesity. Together, these ten health risks … up forty percent of the fifty-six-million deaths worldwide each year. Currently, the number of life years lost because of these health risks … around the world. About one-hundred-seventy-million children in poor countries are underweight. They do not weigh enough because they … enough food. However, more than one-thousand-million adults around the world are too fat. These people … mostly in rich, industrial countries. There, about five-million people … each year from diseases related to smoking. AIDS and the HIV virus …a huge effect on the length of life in Africa. Currently, life expectancy at birth in southern Africa … forty-seven years.

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1.2.5. GRAMMAR-GLOSS. Read the text only once, then mask it and write a free version of what you have read in the space provided. Focus on Present Progressive (you can use other tenses as well).

Scientists say that sea ice is thinning across the Arctic. This discovery is based upon almost twenty years of studies and is adding more understanding of the global warming processes. These developments can have dangerous implications for climate on Earth. Explorers report a 43% thinning of ice. This agrees with results of research done by many teams. They all warn that the climate is getting warmer with serious consequences for mankind. Numerous pictures made from space confirm that the ice is getting thinner and is even disappearing in some places. The overall thickness of ice is decreasing and this means that the amount of water is rising on the surface. The direct effect of this is that the risk of water-floods in the sea-front areas is becoming higher. Most scientists are convinced that human activities are responsible for the thinning of the Arctic ice, though not all. Others say that the ice is thinning as part of the natural warming-cooling cycles on the planet. In any case, the climate is changing and the Earth is now receiving more heat from the Sun than before. This alone can have serious implications for life on Earth.

1.2.6. Visualise in your mind's eye the picture of a forest fire made from an aeroplane and describe what you see.

Birds-eye view of a forest fire (spread of fire, behaviour of animals, fire-fighters, smoke, water tanks, helicopters etc)