Worksheet 1
Grammar
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Choose the correct alternative in the sentences below.
a. Today David is browsing / browses the internet for information about climate
change in the Pacific.
b. Greta usually is walking / walks to school, which is a non-pollutant means
of commuting.
c. Environmentalists often protest / are protesting in big polluted cities.
d. This evening Greta is appearing / appears on the Discovery Channel to talk about environmental
awareness.
e. Where are the environmentalists? They are painting / paint the mural with trees and flowers.
Use the following verbs in the box to complete the blank spaces. Don’t forget to conjugate the
verb.
a. In South Africa, many environmentalists in the game reserves.
b. Many species extinct due to man’s lust and pride.
c. Please keep quiet, I to the radio. They about the United
Nations Climate Change Conference.
d. I usually more clothes than I need, but I about buying less
after watching today’s programme about our ailing planet.
e. Look! The man in the pond to protest against water pollution.
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
a. Greta goes to school in Sweden. (attend / today)
b. They study law and want to become law environmentalists. (this year)
c. We aren’t taking the plane to France as it increases our carbon footprint. (nowadays)
d. Jeremy’s father is driving him to school because he missed the bus. (normally)
e. Melanie buys fur coats because she hasn’t learnt about the treacherous life of the sables. (today / not
buy)
Name No. Class
Date/ / Teacher
become * listen * talk * buy * work * think * stand
1
2
3
Revise:
Student’s Book, p. 8
Study Guide, p. 14
