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Key grammar 0 © IELTS candidates often make mistakes with

Present simple and present continuous the present simple and present continuous. Find
and correct the mistakes in these sentences.
0 Underline the verbs in these four extracts from
the Speaking section and say whether they are 1 At the present time, most people are thinking
money is important for their lifestyle. tki11J(
present simple or present continuous. 2 I think most children are influenced by their
1 At the moment, I'm studying English as well. parents while they grow up.
p re.se.11t co11tiwt-<01A.s 3 Lots of people argue that international tourism
2 I come from Muttrah in Oman. bringing us advantages.
3 I find the traffic very unpleasant. 4 Most countries are encourage tourism.
4 Young people are leaving the village. 5 Nowadays, more and more cities around the
world become bigger and bigger.
@ Look at the extracts in Exercise 1 again and 6 People in most cities are believing that traffic is
complete this table. one of the most important problems.
name of use example
tense Writing

present to talk about At the moment, I'm Task 1
continuous something studying English as Exam information
happening now well.
For Writing Task 1, you write a summary of
information from graphs, tables, charts or diagrams.
to express what You should spend about 20 minutes n this task.
o
someone feels or
thinks
0 Work in pairs. Look at this pie chart and answer

to talk about the questions below.
something which International visitors to New Zealand:
is changing reason for visit

other 11%
to talk about
something which
is always true business
13%
holiday
Q page 120 Present simple and present continuous 47%
@) Complete these sentences by putting the verb
in brackets into the present simple or present
continuous.
1 Hassan .. JiY.f$ .... (live) in Qatar, but right now he
................. (visit) friends in Bahrain.
2 I ................. (study) geology because I ................ . 1 What is the main reason for visiting
(want) to work in the oil industry. New Zealand?
3 He ................. (not like) living in Manchester 2 What percentage of visitors go to New Zealand
because it ................. (rain) too much. to see friends and family?
4 Transport in my city ................. (improve) because 3 What does the figure 13% refer to?
the government ................. (build) more roads. 4 What is meant by other on the chart?
5 People in my area ................. (do) a lot of sport in 5 In general, do more people visit New Zealand
their free time because they ................. (like) to for work or pleasure?
keep fit.

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