Lesson 1A: Vocabulary and Grammar
📚 Exercise Contents
💬 1. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
2. How do you share photos with your friends and family?
student own answers
📖 2. Read Abbas's photo blog. What do you think the special occasion is? Discuss in groups.
Discuss the special occasion in groups based on Abbas's photo blog.
👥 3. Read the blog again. Say who people 1–4 are, using the family words from the box.
1. Sana is Abbas's sister
2. Osama is Abbas's brother
3. Rakan is Sana's fiancé
4. Salah is Rakan's cousin
🔤 4. Match sentences 1–4 with their meanings a–d.
□ It sometimes rains in April.
□ It isn't raining this morning.
□ My sister and I often argue.
□ Osama is staying with us.
a. a habit or routine
b. a fact that doesn't change
c. something happening now
d. a temporary situation
1 d - It sometimes rains in April
2 c - It isn't raining this morning
3 a - My sister and I often argue
4 d - Osama is staying with us
Present Simple and Present Continuous
We use the Present Simple for:
• facts that don't change
• routines and habits
Time expressions: never, hardly ever, sometimes, often, usually, every day/week, most days
We use the Present Continuous for:
• things happening now
• temporary situations
Time expressions: at the moment, (right) now, these days, today, this morning/year
Grammar Reference and Practice > page 77
Verbs: live | look | not play | play | see | study
Muna: Salwa, I 1 see a girl with red hair. She 2 is playing volleyball with your sister. Who is she?
Salwa: It's my cousin, Maha. She loves sport.
Muna: She 3 isn't playing volleyball very well right now.
Salwa: No, she isn't. She 4 looks tired.
Muna: Yes, I 5 think so too. Does she live in Amman?
Salwa: No, she usually lives in Irbid, but she 6 is studying in France at the moment.
📝 Workbook Practice: Present Simple and Present Continuous
1 g - Hussein is looking for a summer job in a café
2 d - This is my bag
3 f - I often visit my grandparents
4 b - Malak often eats lunch in the park
5 c - Amer and his brother never agree about anything
6 e - Fadi's parents usually get home at 4 p.m., but today they're late
7 a - I usually study in the evening
1. b. Halima is speaking English at the moment.
2. a. hardly ever come to the sports club.
3. My brother isn't very sporty, but he c. is playing a lot of football this summer.
4. I usually b. wash my dad's car on Saturday.
5. They c. aren't having their P.E. lesson today because their teacher is ill.
Mrs. Akel: Hello, Ali. Come in. Hisham 1 is having a shower at the moment. He 2 always gets up late on a Saturday. Come into the kitchen. I 3 'm having breakfast. Are you hungry?
Ali: No. I'm fine, thanks.
Mrs. Akel: Do you want some coffee?
Ali: No, thanks. I 4 don't often drink coffee.
Mrs. Akel: How 5 are you getting on at school this year?
Ali: Quite well, thanks. I 6 'm studying a lot at the moment because I want to do medicine at university. I enjoy the challenge though, so I 7 don't mind.
Mrs. Akel: Hisham 8 is working hard at the moment, too. Well, actually, he 9 always works hard. He …
Hisham: 10 Are you talking about me, Mum? Hi, Ali. I'm ready. Let's go. Bye, Mum. See you later!
Sami 1 usually wears (usually/wear) jeans and a T-shirt, but today he 2 is going (go) to a family party so he 3 is wearing (wear) a smart shirt and trousers. Jawad 4 doesn't often meet (not often/meet) his cousin because he 5 lives (live) in the USA, but this week, he 6 is staying (stay) in Jordan with Jawad's family.
Sami 1 usually wears (usually/wear) jeans and a T-shirt, but today he 2 is going (go) to a family party so he 3 is wearing (wear) a smart shirt and trousers. Jawad 4 doesn't often meet (not often/meet) his cousin because he 5 lives (live) in the USA, but this week, he 6 is staying (stay) in Jordan with Jawad's family.
📚 Additional Information
💡 Present Simple vs Present Continuous Tips:
Remember that Present Simple is used for habits, routines, and permanent situations, while Present Continuous is for actions happening now or temporary situations.
Time expressions can help you identify which tense to use - words like 'always', 'usually' indicate Present Simple, while 'now', 'at the moment' indicate Present Continuous.
🎯 Family Vocabulary Practice:
Learning family relationship terms is essential for describing personal relationships and understanding family structures in English.
Practice using these terms in sentences to improve your conversational skills and vocabulary retention.
