Thursday, January 7, 2010

Usually I work hard, but right now, I'm resting!


Here are some of the examples from our lessons this week, and the exercise we did, with the answers. Make sure you have all this in your notebooks!

Mark teaches English. Right this minute, he’s teaching YA2.1 in room 13!

We all listen to music. Right now, we’re listening to Pink Floyd.


Rob is an English teacher. He lives in Portugal. At the moment, he’s working at the British Council in Lisbon. He has a flat in Porto, but at the moment, he’s living in Paredes.


Pedro’s Aunt is a doctor. Usually she works during the day, but this month she’s working at night, from midnight to 8am.

Dougal can’t come to see Mariana’s concert on Tuesday. He’s usually free on Tuesday evenings, but at the moment he’s having driving lessons every evening.

Mark never smiles at the moment. He’s having a lot of dental treatment, and it hurts to smile.


Dr. Fernandes (work) works in a big laboratory. At the moment she (investigate) is investigating HIV infection mechanisms.

Julian Davis (listen)listens to a lot of music. At the moment, he (listen)’s listening to Metalica all the time – he really likes them!

Rafael Rodrigues (like)likes animals very much. Right now, he (study)is studying meerkats.

Mariana Monserraz (have)has a shop. She (sell)sells different things depending on the time of year. At the moment, she (sell)’s selling a lot of umbrellas!

Mr and Mrs Jones (enjoy)enjoy going to different countries. They often (travel)travel to dangerous places. Right now, they (explore)are exploring Afghanistan.