Read the texts about Jason and Claire.

Jason Cooper lives in a house in a small town,

Faversham, in the southeast of England. He
doesnt have neighbours because the nearest
house is two kilometres away.
Inside
There are four rooms on the ground floor and
four rooms upstairs on the first floor. There
is a central heating to keep the house warm. In his bedroom, hes got his own
computer, a DVD and a CD player and of course a cupboard for all his toys, games
and CDs.
Outside
It has got a back garden and a front garden. Here you can see a lawn surrounded
by lots of flowers and plants; at the back, he plays football and rides his bike. His
mother grows vegetables and plants fruit trees. The whole family helps when
necessary and they love eating the biological products.
My names Claire. I have my own room because Im an only child. All the furniture
is white. The walls are baby pink and there are some books and a CD player on my
bedside table. On my bed there are usually some clothes. My bed is next to the
wall so I have enough room to dance with my friends. I love the way I have
decorated my room. On the walls I have several of my drawings.
Ive got a collection of different small boxes with CDs, earrings, necklaces and
perfumes. The only thing I dont like about my room are the curtains. I think they
are too dark.

A. Read the text about Claire. Are the sentences TRUE or FALSE? QUOTE
from the text to correct the false ones.
1. Claire doesnt have any brothers.

2. Her bedroom is quite big.___________

3. Claire doesnt like the decoration of her bedroom.___________

4. Her mother has decorated her bedroom. __________

5. She really thinks her curtains are great. __________

B. Answer the questions in a complete way.
1. How many gardens do the Coopers have?

2. Why does Jasons mother grow vegetables and plant fruit trees?

3. What has Claire got on her bedside table?

C. Match the family types with their definition.

1. Nuclear family
2. Extended family
3. Blended family
4. Single-parent family
5. Childless family
6. Same-sex family
a) A family that includes a parent who is single, widowed or
divorced and not remarried and children.
b) A family that includes children from a previous marriage
of the wife, husband, or both parents.
c) A family that includes a pair of adults and their children.
d) A family that includes two people of the same sex.
e) A family that includes parents, children, and other close
relatives.
f) A family that does not have children.

1______
2______
3______
4______
5______
6______
c/e/b/a/f/d
D. Look at the picture and write the name connected to the numbers.
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
6. ___________
7. ___________
8. ___________
9. ___________
10. ___________
11. ___________
12. ___________
13. ___________
14. ___________
15. ___________
16. ___________
17. ___________
18. ___________
19. ___________

20. ____________

E. Match the
sentences to complete the rules. (present simple and present continuous)
1. We use the present simple
2. We use the present continuous
a) for temporary situations b) for routines c) for
actions in actions in progress now
d) for general truth


F. Put the time words/expressions in the box in the correct column.
sometimes at this moment rarely now hardly ever today right now always
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1.b; d - 2. a; c



G.Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. (Present simple and
Present Continuous).
1. Tim /does /When/ get/ usually/ up/ ?______________________________
2. are /Today /we/going/ to the cinema/. _____________________________
3. you/ tidying/ Are/ room /your/ right now/ ?._________________________
4. never/ She/ homework/ does/ the/. _______________________________

H. What are they doing/not doing now? Put the verbs in the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS.
1. Jim __________________(make) dinner at this moment.
2. Susan and Bob____________________(not play) basketball today.
3. _____________________(Jim/have) lunch now?
4. Dan ___________________(not try) to do his homework at this moment.
5. ______________________(Sam and John/listen) to their favourite singer?
6. Clara ___________________(sleep) on the sofa.
I.Complete the sentences with the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS.
1. She usually ___________(eat) bread and butter for breakfast, but right now
she ______________(only drink) milk.
2. At this moment Susan ________________(read) a book, but she usually
__________ (watch) films.
3. My parents __________________(work) in France at the moment, so we
_____________ (not see) them very often.
4. He __________________(not study/often) at school, but right now he
______________ (do) the homework in the school library.

J. In about 80 words write a text about your house that answers these
questions:
Where do you live? In a house or in a flat? Is it big or small? Has it got a
balcony, a garden, a patio or a garage?
Describe your house or flat: How many rooms has it got? Whats your
favourite room in your house? What pieces of furniture and objects have
you got there? What do you usually do there?