English Unlimited HTL 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

154 Grammar reference and practice Unit 1 Talking about the present MEANING Use the present simple to talk about things that are always true, or happen all the time. She has two sisters. I play football at the weekend. Use the present progressive to talk about things happening now, or around now. I ’m doing a course in hotel management at the moment. Use the present perfect to talk about life up to now. I ’ve lived here all my life. FORM Present simple How many sisters do you have ? I have two sisters. I don’t have any sisters. Do you play football? Yes, I do . No, I don’t . Present progressive What are you watching ? I’ m watching a film. I’ m not watching TV. Are you working now? Yes, I am . No, I’ m not . Present perfect What countries have you visited ? I’ ve visited lots of countries. I haven’t visited many countries. Have you been to France? Yes, I have . No, I haven’t . PRACTICE 1a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 1 A: What (you / do) at the weekends? B: I (relax) at home. 2 A: What (you / do) right now? B: I (write) a report. 3 A: (you / be) anywhere interesting recently? B: No, I (not / be) away for ages. 4 A: What (you / do) to relax? B: I usually (watch) TV. 5 A: (you / read) anything interesting at the moment? B: No, not really. 1b Ask each other the questions and give your own answers. Unit 2 will, could, may, might MEANING Use will to say you are sure about something in the future. You can also use will to talk about now or about things in general. People will do most of their shopping online in the future. He’s always complaining so no one will listen to him. Use might , may and could to say you’re not sure about something now or in the future. Chinese might / may / could become the most important language in the world. (future) A: Where’s Kim? B: I don’t know. She might / may / could be at work. (now) There might / may / could be thousands of animal species we don’t know about. (in general) There’s a difference in register between may and might . May is more formal than might . There is an important difference between could and can . The supermarket could be crowded on Saturday. (= It’s possible that it will be crowded on Saturday.) The supermarket can be crowded on Saturday. (= It is sometimes crowded on Saturday.) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv