1. Luiza Collet – 7th grade – Teacher Patrícia – 1st Quarter – February
CONTENT
-Hotspot 4
 Unit 1 – Talking about what you usually do and what you’re
doing now using the present simple and the present continuous.
 Unit 2 – Talking about future plans and arrangements using
going to and present continuous.
Unit 1
GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USE
We use the present simple to talk about
routines or facts.
ROUTINE EXAMPLE: I go to the club
once a week.
-When we are talking about routines,
we use adverbs and expressions of
frequency.
FACT EXAMPLE: Madrid is the capital of
Spain.
USE
We use the present continuous to talk
about something we are doing at the
moment.
Ex.: I’m dancing at the moment.
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verb to be + ing
-When we use the present continuous,
it’s common people put some
expressions like “at the moment” and
“now”.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Ex.: always, usually, never, hardly-ever, sometimes…
I sometimes lay the table. (adverb comes before the verb)
EXCEPT!

2. I am always late. (verb to be comes before the adverb)
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EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
Ex.: once a week, every day…
We put them in the beginning or in end of the sentence:
I lay the table every day.
Once a week I lay the table.
VOCABULARY
Look at these adjectives and their meanings.
-You can use synonyms to make your writing more interesting. Ex.: He lived in a
very big house with a massive garden and a huge wall around it.
New words!
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Aid = help.
Pub = English bar => public bar (style of Outback).
Couple = two (casal, dois).
Leisure Centre = centro de lazer.
Mobile library =(biblioteca móvel).
Huge aid agency = (Organização de ajuda comunitária enorme)
Cocoa bean = (cacau).
EXERCISES

3. a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
1. Complete these sentences with the correct form f the verb in brackets.
Use the present simple or the present continuous.
I never _________ (walk) to school but today I _________ (walk) because my
mum’s car broke.
She _________ (dance) ballet at the moment.
George ________ (play) tennis once a week but today he ________
(not/play) because he is sick.
My parents ________ (travel) to New York now, but I can’t go with them
because I ________ (go) to school every day.
They ________ (stay) at Adam’s house.
2. Choose the correct word from the box to complete this e-mail from Julie.
go sitting leisure centre doing are playing

4. Unit 2
GRAMMAR
FUTURE FORMS
Planos ou compromissos
Previsões com provas
Plans or commitments
Forecasts with evidence
1. Going to
(be+going to)
It’s going to rain!
I’m going to play football
next weekend.
(Indicates intent)
(Indica intenção)
2. Present continuous
Geralmente colocamos uma expressão de
tempo que indica futuro.
Generally put a time
expression indicating future,
because we need one
expression to know that is
future.
She is playing cards at 8
o’clock this evening.
(Indicates a scheduled
appointment)
(Indica que é um compromisso agendado)
EXAMPLES:
I’m going to watch a football match at Harry’s house.
I’m watching a football match at Harry’s house tomorrow.

5. VOCABULARY
Match the verbs in A to nouns in B.
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4.
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6.
7.
8.
Do homework
Go swimming
Have lunch
Wear goggles
Clear the table
Spend the morning
Try out a new invention
Meet Uncle Bernard
New words!
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Court = (quadra)
Rollerblades = (patins)
Inflatable = (inflável)
Goggles = (óculos de natação)
EXERCISES

6. 1.
Look at Gemma plans for next weekend. Make sentences with
going to.
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2. Write sentences in the present continuous.
a. She/meet/Joe/ park/10.00am/on Thursday
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b. I/play/badminton/at 2.00am/in the club/on Saturday
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c. They/ swim/at 4 o’ clock/ in the evening
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3. Match verbs in A with the nouns in B.
A
B
1 do
a the day
2 go
b a new invention
3 have
c swimming
4 clear
d homework
5 spend
e lunch
6 try out
f the table
STUDY WELL!!
 This study was corrected by the teacher.