6.4 Describe and choose Practice
Work in pairs.
Student A: Choose one of the five pictures below. Describe it to B, by saying only what is happening, what people are doing, etc. В will guess which picture you are describing.
Student В: Listen to A’s description. When you think you know which picture he or she is describing, check your guess by asking some questions.
6.5 Long-term changes Free practice
Discuss the topics below. Say what changes are taking place, and, if you can, explain why.
1. Venice 5. life expectancy
2. the sun 6. the Mediterranean Sea
3. the world’s fuel resources 7. the population of the world
4. the Sahara Desert
6.6 Current activities Practice
A: |
What do you do? |
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B: |
I’m a film producer. I make documentary films. |
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A: |
What are you |
making working on |
at the moment? |
B: |
I’m making a documentary about horse racing. |
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Have more conversations like this. You’re talking to:
1. a writer 3. a painter 5. a detective
2. an architect 4. a composer 6. a journalist
Talk to other students. Find out the kind of things they’re doing these days.
6.7 Reading game:
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE Practice
Read these sentences, which describe present situations:
section A 1. Their flat is being completely modernised:
2 Miss World is being given V.I.P. treatment:
3 The war’s causing terrible suffering:
4 My car’s still at the garage:
5 The college has been without electricity for a week now:
6 Christmas is coming:
7 The family next door is being closely watched:
Now read these sentences, which continue the sentences in section A and give more details. Each sentence in section A has two continuation sentences.
section B ... they’re putting up coloured lights in the High Street.
... people are taking her out to nightclubs.
... they’re taking out all the old fireplaces.
... they’re sending most students home at 5 o’clock.
... they’re fitting a new exhaust pipe.
... they’re holding evening classes by gas light.
... troops are destroying the crops.
... they’re tapping their telephone.
... they’re tightening the brakes.
... they’re selling Christmas trees in all the shops.
... they’re watching the house from across the street.
... everyone’s buying her bouquets of roses.
... the invading army is burning down all the villages.
... they’re putting in central heating.
Match the sentences in section A with the continuations in section B.
Read them out, changing the continuation sentences into the Passive.
Example Their flat is being completely modernised: all the old fireplaces are being taken out and central heating is being put in.