Extra practice
Reading activity
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| By David Shankbone, C. Commons |
When Paco arrived at his hotel, after an intense day sightseeing Dublin, he decided to watch TV for a while and relax. There was a special programme about one of his favourite groups, U2, whose members come from Dublin. The programme included an interview with the group and with the singer, Bono.
INTERVIEWER: I think you are now in Dublin for a short time. Am I right?
BONO: Yes, that's right. We are leaving soon because we are starting a new tour with a series of concerts around Europe.
INTERVIEWER: When does the tour start?
BONO: We start in Berlin with our first concert in April and then we are also going to Paris, Rome, Barcelona...
INTERVIEWER: Do you miss home when you are travelling?
BONO: Of course! I'm too busy the whole year so when I come back home, I feel I haven't got enough time to see everyone: family, friends... But it's also great to come back after such a long time. I appreciate it more.
INTERVIEWER: And what's it like getting around Dublin when you are here?
BONO: Fine. I normally stay in my house in the outskirts of Dublin and just see family and friends, just pretty normal.
INTERVIEWER: How do you get along with your group?
BONO: Fantastic! They are great people!
Identify all the Present Simple and Continuous forms that you can find in the text.
Self-Assessment activityVerdadero Falso
Verdadero Falso
Verdadero Falso
Solved exercise: future through present tenses
Do these present forms from the text refer to present or future time?
We are leaving soon...
...because we are starting a new tour with a series of concerts around Europe.
When does the tour start?
We start in Berlin with our first concert in April.
Then we are also going to Paris, Rome, Barcelona...
Do you miss home when you are travelling?
Do you misshome when you are travelling?
I normally stay in my house in the outskirts of Dublin.How do you get along with your group?
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Self-Assessment activity
'Too' and 'enough'
Complete the sentences with one of these words:
1. I'm busy the whole year.
2. When I come back home, I feel I haven't got time to see everyone.
3. My computer is old. I need to buy a new one.
4. Jason is old to enter the pub.
5. My suitcase is heavy. Can you help me?
6. Have you got books to read or would you like to borrow some more?
7. The park isn't big to play football.
8. Is there sugar in your tea?
Self-Assessment activity
Phrasal verbs with 'get'.
Complete with one of these phrasal verbs:
get on, get around, get out, get good at, get off, get along with, get over, get down to business, get a hold of, get across
1. Leave the train:
2. Recover:
3. Enter:
4. Start giving serious attention:
5. Communicate:
6. Go from place to place:
7. Take out:
8. Have a good relationship:
9. Contact:
10. Become more skillful at something: