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Unit 2: What to wear
Present Simple and Present Continuous
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
- 3 Like this, like that
- 4 The daily grind
- 5 Christmas every day
- 6 Great achievers
- 7 The Titanic
- 8 Travel
- 9 The big wedding
- 10 Sunny's job hunt
- 11 The bucket list
- 12 Moving and migration
- 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14 New Year, New Project
- 15 From Handel to Hendrix
- 16 What's the weather like?
- 17 The Digital Revolution
- 18 A detective story
- 19 A place to live
- 20 The Cult of Celebrity
- 21 Welcome to your new job
- 22 Beyond the planets
- 23 Great expectations!
- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
Session 5
Set sail for adventure
The Race Episode 2: Will it be plain sailing for Phil in his 80 day challenge? Plus, find out what you've learnt from unit 2 in our weekly quiz.
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The Weekly Quiz
How much did you learn in Unit 2?
Hello and welcome to the 5th and final session of Unit 2. We hope you enjoyed it - and we hope you’ve learnt something too. Let's find out what you know about present simple and present continuous. Try our weekly quiz - and don’t forget to visit us on Facebook to let us know how you did!
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Unit 2 The Weekly Quiz
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Something quite smartQuestion 1 of 15
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At the start of this unit, Emma talked about what to wear. What did she choose in the end?
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a suit
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jeans
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a dress
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Go back and check Unit 2Question 2 of 15
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Is this sentence an example of present simple, or is it present continuous? 'Just a minute, I’m checking my email.'
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present simple
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present continuous
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It's not past tense.Question 3 of 15
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Which sentence is a correct example of present simple tense?
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She goes to the nightclub every Friday.
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She gone to the nightclub every Friday.
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She go to the nightclub every Friday.
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Think about the form of 'put'.Question 4 of 15
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Which sentence is a correct example of present continuous?
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I'm put my clothes on.
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I'm putting my clothes on.
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I putting my clothes on.
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For example, jeans and a hoodie.Question 5 of 15
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What word describes clothes that are informal and comfortable to wear?
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smart
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old-fashioned
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casual
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Have a look at Unit 2 again.Question 6 of 15
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Which one of these is a present continuous question?
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Do you read the news online every day?
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Is it raining?
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Does the supermarket sell stamps?
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Red dye was very expensive!Question 7 of 15
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Who wore red in the days of the English King Henry VIII?
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Criminals
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Rich people
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Sick people
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It describes a style of clothing.Question 8 of 15
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Which one of these words is NOT an item of clothing?
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jumper
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socks
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smart
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Do/does + subject + infinitive without 'to'.Question 9 of 15
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Which one is a present simple question?
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Does the garage sell cigarettes?
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What are you selling?
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Are you smoking?
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He loves fashion...Question 10 of 15
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What does Tom Ford do?
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He makes cars
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He's an artist
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He's a designer
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Not washing your hair.Question 11 of 15
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Complete this present continuous sentence: 'Wait a minute, I'm -------- my hair!'
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dried
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drying
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dry
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The word describes the latest trend.Question 12 of 15
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What word describes something that is modern and is the latest fashion?
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trendy
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retro
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scruffy
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Go to session 2 for information about this unit's grammar.Question 13 of 15
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What is the correct present simple question form of this sentence? 'I read the news online every day'.
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Do you read the news online every day?
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Did you read the news online every day?
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Are you read the news online every day?
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Half woman, half sea creature!Question 14 of 15
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In the drama, The Race, what is the name of the yacht Phil is sailing around the world?
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Sea Lion
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Octopus
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The Mermaid
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An adjective describes a noun; an adverb describes a verb. Most adverbs end in -ly.Question 15 of 15
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If a man wears a suit and tie, what is the correct way to describe him?
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He is dressed smart.
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He is smartly dressed.
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They have dressing smarty.
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Excellent! Great job! ሕማቕ ዕድል! ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
Excellent! Great job! ሕማቕ ዕድል! ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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Excellent!
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At the start of this unit, Emma talked about what to wear. What did she choose in the end?
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Is this sentence an example of present simple, or is it present continuous? 'Just a minute, I’m checking my email.'
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Which sentence is a correct example of present simple tense?
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Which sentence is a correct example of present continuous?
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What word describes clothes that are informal and comfortable to wear?
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Which one of these is a present continuous question?
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Who wore red in the days of the English King Henry VIII?
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Which one of these words is NOT an item of clothing?
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Which one is a present simple question?
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What does Tom Ford do?
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Complete this present continuous sentence: 'Wait a minute, I'm -------- my hair!'
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What word describes something that is modern and is the latest fashion?
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What is the correct present simple question form of this sentence? 'I read the news online every day'.
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In the drama, The Race, what is the name of the yacht Phil is sailing around the world?
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If a man wears a suit and tie, what is the correct way to describe him?
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End of Unit 2
Congratulations – you’ve reached the end of Unit 2. Join us in Unit 3 where we look at different meanings of the word 'like'. Join Alice and meet some cats. See you then!
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Present Simple
We use the present simple tense for: things that we do regularly, facts, habits, truths and permanent situations
Example
I check my email every day. (regular activity)Present Continuous
We use the present continuous tense for: things that are happening at the time we are speaking, temporary situations and activities that are in progress
Example
Just a minute. I'm checking my email. (now)