Answer the questions. 1 How are answers 1, 4, 7 and 9 similar? 2 How are answers 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10 similar? 3 Which answers talk about things happening now? 2 Listen and complete the dialogue. Chin: Hi there, Mika. What (1) you (2) ? Hey, is that Star Mission 2055? Mika: Yeah. Chin: I love that book. It’s so good. Where are you up to? What’s (3) ? Mika: Chapter 6. Captain Tim (4) (5) the ship— Chin: But usually Jenna (6) the ship, right? Mika: I know, but Jenna and Ruby (7) (8) to fix the warp engine. And, uh, I think Joe (9) (10) the computer because of that problem they had on Jupiter. 9 Present continuous A Space Adventure
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Answer the questions.
1 How are answers 1, 4, 7 and 9 similar?
2 How are answers 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10 similar?
3 Which answers talk about things happening now?
2
Listen and complete the dialogue.
Chin: Hi there, Mika. What
(1) you
(2) ?
Hey, is that Star Mission 2055?
Mika: Yeah.
Chin: I love that book. It’s so good.
Where are you up to? What’s
(3) ?
Mika: Chapter 6. Captain Tim
(4)
(5) the ship—
Chin: But usually Jenna (6) the ship, right?
Mika: I know, but Jenna and Ruby (7) (8) to fix the
warp engine. And, uh, I think Joe (9) (10) the
computer because of that problem they had on Jupiter.
9
Present continuous
A Space Adventure
Circle the correct answer.
Subject be Verb + -ing
I am walking.fl ying.running.riding.
He / She / It / (Name) is
You / We / They are
Present continuousWe use the present continuous to talk about actions that are happening now. We can talk about these actions by using be (am/is/are) + verb + -ing.
Statements
Negatives
Be Subject Verb + -ing
Am I going?reading?stopping?writing?
Is he / she / it / (Name)
Are you / we / they
Questions
Subject be + not Verb + -ing
I am not walking.fl ying.running.riding.
He / She / It / (Name) is not
You / We / They are not
• If the verb ends with e, delete the e before adding -ing (write writing).
• Sometimes the last consonant in the verb must be doubled (running, stopping).
NO T ES
1 Quick! The aliens right now!
a coming b are coming
c is coming d are comeing
2 I’m to fix the computer—it isn’t working!
a trying b tries
c is trying d try
3 Jenna and Ruby, what ?
a is you doing b are you doing
c am you doing d they are doing
4 They to the weapons room!
a are running b running
c runing d am runing
5 This is strange. some kind of message on the computer.
a We gets b We are getting
c We are get d We geting
6 Who those strange messages?
a send b is send
c sending d is sending
Prac
tice
Boo
k pa
ges
1–2
10
3
Read Mika’s email and correct the eight mistakes. Then listen and check your answers.
Look at the pictures from Chapter 8 of Star Mission 2055. Work with a classmate and talk about what is happening in each picture.
When you speak using the present continuous, you can contract the forms of the verb be (I'm, she's, we're).
Captain Tim
Ruby and Jenna
When you speak using the present continuous, you
yelling
1
2
Joe
Aliens
3
4
Hi, Chin!
Where are you up to in Star Mission 2055? I’m up to Chapter 7 now. Captain Tim’s
yell at everyone because the aliens is attacking right now! People are runing around
everywhere. Joe hitting the computer—it still isn’t work! Ruby and Jenna couldn’t fix
the warp engine, so now they shooting at the aliens. Jenna is smiling—she
is liking fighting aliens! And someone are send strange messages to the ship, but
nobody knows who. It’s such an exciting book, isn’t it?
Mika
Prac
tice
Boo
k pa
ge 3
and check your answers.3 Read Mika’s email and correct the eight mistakes. Then listen
11
4
Listen to Chin’s voice message and circle the correct answer.
Imagine what is happening in Chapter 11 of Star Mission 2055 and tell the class.
5
Complete the passage using the correct form of the verbs given. Then listen and check your answers.
In Chapter 10 of Star Mission 2055, things
(1) really exciting! Everything
(2) again—the warp engine, the
computer, everything! They (3)
away from the asteroid and Joe (4)
the alien spaceship with the new gun. The aliens
(5) them anymore.
Ruby (6) to find a secret planet
because now she (7) who
(8) the strange messages …
Hi, Mika. I’m up to Chapter 9 now. The team escaped from
the evil aliens, but now they (1)( hide / are hiding ) inside
an asteroid. Captain Tim (2)( are telling / is telling )
everyone to be calm. Jenna (3)( thinks / is thinking )
about a way to escape without being seen by the aliens.
Joe (4)( is making / are making ) a new gun that is very
powerful. And Ruby has noticed that the warp engine
(5)( is humming / hum ) again …
know send get work fly blast chase want
Listen to Chin’s voice message and circle the correct answer.