Grammar
Present simple and continuous
1 Complete the conversation with the present simple or continuous form the verbs in brackets.
Ben Hi Sarah! Where are you?
Sarah I’m at the WOMAD festival with my aunt and uncle. They (1) come here every year. It’s great!
Ben Fantastic! What (2) are you doing at the moment?
Sarah I (3) ‘m listening to a band called Latino Funk. They (4) replaying a great song! In fact, I can’t hear you very well …
Ben (5) Do you want to call me later?
Sarah Yeah, OK. I (6) think this band (7) are finishing at half past seven. Shall I call you then?
Ben Great. I (8) ’m not going out this evening. Have fun!
Sarah Thanks! Talk to you later.
Question forms
2 Write questions for these answers.
1 Where … tonight?
Lily Allen is playing in Manchester tonight?
2 Where does she live?
She lives in London.
3 Can you play an instrument?
Yes, I can. 1 can play the flute.
4 Is there a music festival in your town?
Yes, there is. There’s a music festival in August.
5 Do you listen to songs in your English class?
Yes, we do. We sometimes listen to English songs.
6 What are you doing at the moment?
At the moment we’re doing a grammar exercise.
There is / there are; a, some and any
3 Look at the picture. Write sentences using there is / there are and a, some or any.
Musicians
There are some musicians.
1 market
2 cafes
3 department store
4 animal
5 concert
6 people
4 Choose the correct words.
1 I love listening to music.
2 Shakira is my favourite singer. Do you like her?
3 My sister can play the violin.
4 At the moment we aren’t listening to a song.
5 My best friend can sing very well.
6 She sings in a band every weekend.
7 Is there a concert here tonight?
8 There aren’t any restaurants in my village.