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Episode 13: Tim spills the beans

Tim: So how was the cinema for you two love birds?
Alice: How many times do I have to say this – that wasn't a date!
Tim: Whoa, easy tiger! Hey this'll put a smile on your face. Guess who our landlord is?
Alice: How should I know? We give the money to Helen and she always sends off the cheque.
Tim: Go on, guess.

Alice: Tom Cruise, the man in the moon, no idea!
Tim: It's Helen's dad!
Alice: Helen's dad! No way! Why would she keep that a secret?
Helen: I'm just putting the kettle on. Anyone fancy a cuppa?
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For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. Alice is a nurse.
a. She looks after patients.
b. She look after patients.
c. She looking after patients.
d. She is looks after patients.

2. They've bought their tickets and booked the hotel. Next month
a. their flying to Paris.
b. they flies to Paris.
c. they flying to Paris.
d. they're flying to Paris.

3. "What are they doing?" Which is the best answer to that question?
a. It looks like they have a fight.
b. It looks like they're having a fight.
c It's looking like they're having a fight.
d It looks like they fighting.

4. What question do you ask when you want to know about someone's plans for the weekend?
a. What's you doing at the weekend?
b. What do you do at the weekend?
c. What are you doing at the weekend?
d. What you are doing at the weekend?

5. She's a vegetarian.
a. She isn't eating meat.
b. She don't eat meat.
c. She doesn't eat meat.
d. She doesn't eating meat.

6. Water __________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
a. boils
b. is boiling
c. boiling
d. boil
答案
Answers

1. Alice is a nurse.
a. She looks after patients. Correct - you can use the present simple to talk about daily routines.
b. She look after patients. Wrong – the present simple needs an "s" with "she"
c. She looking after patients. Wrong – "looking" is wrong.
d. She is looks after patients. Wrong – you don't need the word "is".

2. They've bought their tickets and booked the hotel. Next month
a. their flying to Paris. Wrong - "their" is wrong.
b. they flies to Paris. Wrong – "flies" is wrong.
c. they flying to Paris. Wrong, you need part of the verb "to be" with the present continuous.
d. they're flying to Paris. Correct – you can use the present continuous to talk about future plans.

3. "What are they doing?" Which is the best answer to that question?
a. It looks like they have a fight. – Wrong - you need to use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now.
b. It looks like they're having a fight. Correct – you use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now.
c It's looking like they're having a fight.
d It looks like they fighting. Wrong – you need part of the verb "to be" with the present continuous.

4. What question do you ask when you want to know about someone's plans for the weekend?
a. What you doing at the weekend? Wrong – a word is missing.
b. What do you do at the weekend? Wrong – you need part of the verb "to be" with the present continuous.
c. What are you doing at the weekend? Correct – you can use the present continuous to talk about future plans.
d. What you are doing at the weekend? Wrong – the words are in the wrong order.

5. She's a vegetarian.
a. She isn't eating meat. Wrong – we don't use the present continuous to describe a state (she is a vegetarian).
b. She don't eat meat. Wrong – you need another form of the verb "to do" with "she".
c. She doesn't eat meat. – Correct - we can use the present simple to describe a state (she is a vegetarian).
d. She doesn't eating meat. Wrong.

6. Water __________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
a. boils - Correct - we can use the present simple to talk about facts.
b. is boiling - Wrong - we don't use the present continuous to talk about facts.
c. boiling – Wrong – the form this wrong.
d. boil – Wrong - the form is wrong.