INGLES 2 MEDIO JO - Textos Escolares

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The Present Continuous
1. Read these sentences from the report on page 23.
a. As requested by you, I am writing this report to inform you of the
progress on the brochure.
b. Two graduate students are helping me with the preparation of the
text and the pictures.
c. Are we getting any new students to help with the brochure?
d. Are we printing 5,000 copies of the brochure?
2. What do the sentences above refer to?
a. Activities happening right now.
b. Activities happening in the present but not necessarily this very moment.
c. Activities happening in the near future, especially planned future events.
3. All three answers are correct. Sentence a. refers to an activity happening
right now. Sentence b. refers to an activity happening in the present but
not necessarily at this very moment and sentences c. and d. refer to
activities happening (or not) in the near future, especially in planned
future events.
4. Go back to the text and find three more sentences in the Present
Continous. What do they refer to?
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Which of these sentences refer to planned activities in the future?
a. I'm now investigating the real origin of the tablet.
b. I am meeting some friends after work.
c. They are watching Batman and Robin on TV at the moment.
d. Polly is coming to dinner tomorrow.
e. John, are you sleeping?
f. What are you doing at the weekend?
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the underlined part.
a. A: ___________________________________________________?
B: We are going to Arica next month.
b. A: ___________________________________________________?
B: No, she is not going to the party with us on Tuesday.
c. A: ___________________________________________________?
B: He is visiting his grandparents at the weekend.
d. A: ___________________________________________________?
B: We are playing football after school today.
COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING
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