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Task 18. Fill in the table with appropriate verbs. Which grammar tenses are being described?

Task 19. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Tense.

The best tool for time management 1 IS probably one of the simplest tools, and that 2 IS having a schedule. You can do that on paper or with a phone or Outlook – whatever electronic versions 3 WORK best. Taking the time to actually schedule 4 IS really the key. Scheduling time to actually 5 GO through your calendar and fill it up. I find when my calendar 6 IS empty, I often will wander off to different tasks or get distracted with email or maybe just think about all the things there 7 ARE to do instead of actually getting them done. Having time set aside to schedule and plan 8 IS a pretty critical part of scheduling.

The more you can schedule blocks of time in a repetitive sort of manner so that you can get into a routine, then you can really find that the schedule 9 WORKS well for you and 10 BECOMES a natural process. One of the best ways that I 11 FIND to actually get things accomplished would be if you 12 SCHEDULE time out of the office, maybe at a coffee shop or 13 TAKE yourself to lunch, and that can be a great time to use for actually planning your schedule and planning time ahead.

Task 20. Match the headlines (A-D) to the extracts (1—4). Explain why the verbs in bold are used in the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1) B. Assess your personal habits

2) D. Stimulate your brain

3) A. Try sleep programming

4) C. Read

Task 21. Say whether the sentences below are grammatically correct. Correct those which are wrong.

1) Look! Susan is planting forget-me-nots in front of her house. CORRECT

2) Do they discuss what Pete’s done? It’s so impolite. WRONG – Are… discussing

3) I often visit my relatives at weekends. CORRECT

4) Are you thinking it’s true Rose is leaving for Moscow? WRONG – Do… think

5) Can you hear? Someone knocks at the back door. WRONG – is knocking

6) No wonder he can’t buy a flat – the prices are rising these days. CORRECT

7) We don’t want to have lunch right now. CORRECT

8) Oh, no! Some strange guy tries to start your car! WRONG – is trying

9) Are you liking a strawberry ice-cream? WRONG – Do… like

10) I hate going out when it rains. CORRECT

Task 22. Complete the dialogs by putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1) A: Where IS Linda?

B: She IS HAVING dinner again in the kitchen.

A: I BELIEVE she IS EATING quite much.

B: Me too, she IS NOT MOVING much and BECOMING a couch potato.

2) A: DO you HEAR the noise?

B: Oh, DO NOT WORRY. It IS John. He IS TYING to play the guitar.

3) A: IS Ann GOING with the Browns?

B: She WANTS to.

A: Where ARE they GOING?

B: They ARE FLYING to Spain.

A: DO they TAKE their friends or relatives with them?

B: I THINK not.

A: DO they MIND if Susan BRINGS her cat along?

B: I SUPPOSE yes.

A: Great! I HOPE they will enjoy their holidays.

B: They ARE GOING to keep me posted, so I’ll tell you everything.