Student book
1. Match sentences 1-5 with the tenses a-b and then complete the rules with the name of the tenses.
- I’m still sitting here writing this article.-present continuous
- I’ve also been trying to get fitter for four weeks.-present perfect continuous
- I’ve started going to the gym-present perfect
- I’m not feeling any fitter just a little unhappier –present continuous
- The brain sees the ‘future you as a different person to your ‘present you’ –present simple
3. Match the phrases with the definition.
- Make a resolution decide to make a positive change .
- give something up
- do well be successful
- struggling with something stop doing something that isn’t good for you.
- take something up start doing something that is good for you.
- Break a bad habit start a new hobby or interest
- form a good habit do things differently
- change your ways
Workbook
- I haven’t decided what I want to do yet. PPC
- I always do my homework when I get home from school .
- Liam hasn’t been doing well at school for a few months .PPC
- My sister’s always talking on her phone .PC
- They’ve been thinking about buying a new house for more than a year now.PPC
- James forgotten to do his homework again .PPS
- Steve doesn’t want to go to university next year .PS
- it’s the last week of term so we’re not doing very much at school. PC
2. Complete the sentences with the words in the list.
- No he’s not busy .he’s playing cards on the computer
- I’m writing my party invitations, who should I invite?
- Most people don’t wright just emails.
- I’ve been writing all morning ,my hands tired .
- my cousin usually plays tennis twice a day .he loves it
- I haven’t written to thank my aunt from my presents yet. I must do it tonight .
- We’ve play all of this games .have you got any others?
- She’s not very good at the piano. She hasn’t been playing for very long.