Content

Units			Pages
Review 8	Units 22, 23 and 24
Unit 25	Grammar	So and such, too and enough	106
Unit 26	Grammar	Comparatives and superlatives	109
Unit 27	Vocabulary	Working and earning	112
Review 9	Units 25, 26 and 27		116
Unit 28	Grammar	Conditionals 1: (zero, first, second)	118
Unit 29	Grammar	Conditionals 2: (third)	121
Unit 30	Vocabulary	Body and lifestyle	124
Review 10	Units 28, 29 and 30		128
Unit 31	Grammar	Reported speech	130
Unit 32	Grammar	Reported questions, orders, requests	133
Unit 33	Vocabulary	Creating and building	136
Review 11	Units 31, 32 and 33		140
Unit 34	Grammar	Direct and indirect objects	142
Unit 35	Grammar	wish	145
Unit 36	Vocabulary	Nature and the universe	148
Review 12	Units 34, 35 and 36		152 104
Unit 37	Grammar	-ing and infinitive	154
Unit 38	Grammar	Both, either, neither, so, nor	157
Unit 39 tmm	Vocabulary	Laughing and crying	160

Unit 40 Grammar	Connectives	166
Unit 41 Grammar	The causative	169
Unit 42 Vocabulary	Problems and solutions	i—' PO
Review 14 Units 40, 41 and 42 . C ^ , v//’ , a; -■ .../^ • • • ^ w... V »/-. - - • -- y.v • w ,
Progress Test 2	Units 22 -- 42 .
Reference section	Irregular present forms	182
	Irregular verbs	182
	Topic vocabulary	184
	Phrasal verbs	202
	Prepositional phrases	206
	Word patterns	208
	Word formation	212

negative

I am not Cm not) playing ...

He/she/it is not (isn't/'s not) playing ...

You/we/they are not (aren't/ 're not) playing ...

Use	Example
Actions happening now	Jan is watching a DVD upstairs.	The present continuous is often used
Temporary situations	She is working at the museum until the	with the following words and phrases:
	end of the month.	• now • right now • at the moment
Annoying habits	My brother is always borrowing my	• today • this week/month/e tc
(usually with always)	CDs without asking!

Stative verbs

Watch out!

Some of these verbs (such as be, have and think) are used in continuous tenses when they describe actions.

/ What do you think about his new song?

/ I’m thinking about last night's match.

0 Look at the pictures of Helen and use the prompts to write sentences. Use the correct form of the present simple.

1 Every day, Helen gets up at half past seven.

3 ……………………..................

4……………..........................

Complete using the correct present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. You may have to use some negative forms.

Gordon? I think he......................(write) a letter at the moment.

Yes, the match is on TV now, but we..................(lose).

Right now, Margaret......................(have) a shower. Do you want to ring later?

Sally..........................(stay) with her aunt for a few days.

I (lie)! It's true! I did see Madonna at the supermarket.

Josh..........................(always / use) my bike! It’s so annoying.

We..........................(have) lunch, but I can come round and help you later.

...........................(you / play) music up there? It's really noisy!

Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold.

1 Are top musicians studying for many years? ...............................

2 What’s going on? I hope you don’t touch my things! ......................

3 It's a small business, so each person is doing lots of different jobs....

4 Does Christine listen to the radio, or is that the TV I can hear? ........

5 I am usually buying a special ticket each week for the bus because it’s cheaper.

6 Our washing machine is starting when you press this button...........

7 How’s the match going? Does our team win? ...............................

8 Many people are enjoying spending time on the beach on holiday....

Circle the correct word or phrase.

1 I work / am working at the local library for the summer.

2 We don’t go / aren’t going to the theatre very often.

3 Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she can't come to the phone.

4 Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?

5 In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall.

6 I read / am reading a newspaper at least once a week.

7 Do you practise / Are you practising the piano for two hours every day?

8 Nadine and Claire do / are doing quite well at school at the moment.

9 A good friend knows / is knowing when you're upset about something.

10 How do you spell / are you spelling your name?

Complete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms.

belong • do • have • help • hold • move • use • watch

1 In Monopoly, you............................around the board, buying houses and hotels.

2 ................you...............this programme or can I turn the TV off?

3 Regular exercise...........................you to stay healthy.

4 Imy brother’s guitar until I get a new one.

5 Simon always..............................the washing-up after lunch?

6 ...............you...............any sweaters in a larger size?

7 You..............................the kite right. Let me show you.

8 Dad.............................to the local astronomy club.

Underline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly.

‘One game I am loving is backgammon.You are throwing the dice and then you move your pieces around the board. It is seeming quite easy, but in fact you are needing to be quite careful. When your piece lands on one of the other person’s pieces, you are taking it off the board and you send it back to the beginning.You are winning by getting all your pieces to the end and off the board. Some people are preferring chess, but I am not understanding that game. Right now, I wait to have a game with my brother. He does his homework. I usually win, so I think he doesn’t want to play a game with me!’