اللغة الإنجليزية8 فصل أول

1 In pairs, read the text and answer the questions.

 1 Why do you think some schools have No Pens Day Wednesday?

 2 Do you think this is a good idea? Say why.

NO PENS DAY WEDNESDAY
No Pens Day Wednesday happens once a year, every year in the UK. The aim of the day is to improve students’ listening and speaking skills. Thousands of schools join the event. For one day, students put down their pens. They don’t write anything all day. ‘It’s a great idea,’ says Dalia Alaham, a student in Brighton. ‘On Wednesdays, we usually practise writing essays, but today we’re talking about our favourite characters in the book that we’re reading this term.’

1 To improve students' listening and speaking skills.  

2 Students' own answers اجابات الطلاب الخاصة :

2 Read the Grammar box and decide if the underlined verbs are in the Present Simple (PS), Present Continuous for now (PC for now), or Present Continuous for temporary situations (PC temporary).

1 No Pens Day Wednesday happens

 once a year.  PS

 2 On Wednesdays, we usually

practise writing essays, but today

we’re talking about our favourite

characters in the book we’re reading this term.          

Answers: 2PS, PC for now, PC temporary

3 Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.

1 We have / are having Maths classes twice a week.
2 Do you eat / Are you eating? Please don’t eat near the computer.
3 Sports Day happens / is happening once a year at our school.
4 I learn / ’m learning to write computer code this term.
5 Do you eat / Are you eating meat or are you a vegetarian?

Answers: 1 have 2 Are you eating 3 happens 4 ’m learning 5 Do you eat

4 Complete the email with the correct Present Simple and Present Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Fawzi,
Takeover Day ¹happens (happen) once a year in my school. Students take over adult roles at school for just one day. For example, some students ²__________ (become) teachers for the day, others ³__________ (be) cooks or school secretaries. I’m the assistant head teacher of my school today. At the moment, I ⁴__________ (sit) in a meeting about school meals. Head teachers ⁵__________ (have) a lot of difficult meetings, but I ⁶__________ (enjoy) this one. All the other teachers ⁷__________ (listen) to my opinions!

2 become 3 are 4 am sitting 5 have 6 am enjoying 7 are listening

5 SPEAKING In groups, ask and answer the questions.

1 What do you usually do after school on Wednesdays?

 2 Are you learning to do something new at the moment? What is it?

Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة

LESSON 3B GRAMMAR

1 ★ Complete the sentences with the correct forms in bold.

1. I usually go to school by car. Today, I am going by bus.
   GO / AM GOING
2. In today’s PE lesson, we __________, but we usually __________.
   PLAY FOOTBALL / ARE RUNNING
3. My sister __________ a book at the moment. It’s surprising. She always __________ books.
   READS / ISN’T READING
4. My parents hardly ever __________ TV. They __________ TV today because there is some important news.
   WATCH / ARE WATCHING
5. My friends and I __________ about a film. We usually __________ about school or our plans, but the film is amazing!
   TALK / ARE TALKING

Answers:

2 are running, play football

 3 isn’t reading, reads

4 watch, are watching

 5are talking, talk

2 ★ Match the questions with the answers.

1. □ Are you wearing jeans today?
2. □ Is your sister eating breakfast at the moment?
3. □ Does your brother read books?
4. □ Do your parents work at the weekend?
5. □ Is your brother reading a book now?
6. □ Do you wear a uniform to school?
7. □ Are your parents working at the moment?
8. □ Does your sister always eat breakfast?
   a. Yes, he does.
   b. Yes, they are.
   c. Yes, I am.
   d. Yes, she does.
   e. No, I don’t.
   f. No, they don’t.
   g. No, she isn’t.
   h. No, he isn’t.

Answers:

1c 2g 3 a 4 f 5 h 6e 7 b 8 d

 

1. 3. ★★ Complete the text with the correct words from the box.

THE NATIONAL OLIVE FESTIVAL:المهرجان الوطني للزيتون
¹ ________ a year, in autumn, it is the National Olive Festival in Amman. It’s autumn now so I am visiting the festival with my parents and my friends Rana and Samia. At the ² ________, my dad ³ ________ a demonstration of how they make olive oil. They ⁴ ________ use any olives for this, but only choose the best olives. Samia and I ⁵ ________ watching a demonstration of local cooking. The best chefs ⁶ ________ use olive oil to cook with, and it looks delicious!
The festival also ⁷ ________ handicrafts from around the country. My mother ⁸ ________ something at a stall now!

Answers:

1 Once

2 moment

 3 is watching

4 don't

5 are

 6 usually

 7 shows

8. is buying

 

4★★★ Read the answers and write questions in the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

Where does your teacher live?
My teacher lives in Amman.

My dad is sleeping at the moment.
_________________________?

I usually go to bed at nine o’clock.
_________________________?

My brother is wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
_________________________?

Today, I am sitting next to Ali.
_________________________?

I usually sit next to Sawsan, but she isn’t here today.
_________________________?

I play sports three times a week.
_________________________?

I'm reading a book called David Copperfield.
_________________________?

Suggested answers:

 2 What’s your dad doing (at the moment)?

 3 What time do you usually go to bed?

 4 What is your brother wearing?

 5 Who are you sitting next to today?

 6 Who do you usually sit next to?/Do you usually sit next to Ali?

 7 How many times a week do you play sports?

 8 What book are you reading?

5 Imagine you are doing something unusual today. Write about your normal day and how today is different.

Students’ own answers: اجابات الطلاب الخاصة