Get become change rise improve fall increase

You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use some of them more than once.

Example: The population of the world is rising very fast.

1. The number of people without jobs ………...…….. at the moment.

2. He is still ill but he ………………………... better slowly.

3. These days food ………………………… more and more expensive.

4. The world ………………… . Things never stay the same.

5. The cost of living ………………... . Every year things are dearer.

6. George has gone to work in Spain. When he arrived, his Spanish wasn't very good but now it ………………………… .

7. The economic situation is already very bad and it …………………….. worse.

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Read this conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb into the correct form.

The first one has already been done for you.

Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant:

Brian: Hello, Steve. I haven't seen you for ages. What (1) are you doing (you/do)

these days?

Steve: I (2) ……………………. (train) to be a shop manager.

Brian: Really? (3) ………………… (you/enjoy) it?

Steve: Yes, it's quite interesting. How about you?

Brian: Well, I (4) …………………… (not/work) at the moment, but I'm very busy.

I (5) ………………….. (build) a house.

Steve: Really? (6) …………………………………….. (you/do) it alone)?

Brian: No, some friends of mine (7) ……………………………... (help) me.

UNIT 2Present simple (I do)

a)Study this example situation.

Alex is a bus driver. But now he is asleep in bed. So: He is not driving a bus (he is asleep) But: He drivesa bus. This is the present simple tense: I / we / you / they drive he / she / (it) drives

We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about the present. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking:

- The earthgoesround the sun.

- Nurses lookafter patients in hospitals.

- In Britain most of the shops closeat 5.30 p.m.

Remember that we say he / she / it-s. Don't forget the s:

- I workin a bank. Barry worksin a shop.

b)We use do / doesto make questions and negative sentences:

do I / we / you / they does he / she / it

I / we / you / they don't he / she / it doesn't

- Excuse me, doyou speakEnglish?

- 'Would you like a cigarette?' 'No, thanks. I don't smoke.'

- Whatdoes this word mean?(not 'What means this word?')

- Rice doesn't grow in Britain.

c)We use the present simple when we say how often we do things:

-I get up at 8 o'clockevery morning.(not 'amgetting')

- How often doyou gotothe dentist?

- Ann doesn't often drinktea.

- Insummer Tom usually playstennis twice a week.

d)Note that we say 'Wheredoyoucomefrom?' (= Where are you from?):

-Wheredoyoucomefrom? (not 'Where are you coming from?')

-Hecomesfrom Japan (not 'He is coming from Japan.')

e)When you make a suggestion, you can say Why don't you ... ?:

- 'I'm tired.’'Why don't you goto bed early?'

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