Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1c - Grammar in use for the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

  1. Read the cartoon. What is the man selling? What is special about it?
  2. Look at the verb forms on bold in the cartoon. Find examples of.

Answer

a)

The man is selling a potion that makes you look younger and live longer.

b)

  • a habit → drinks (present simple)
  • an action happening at or around the time of speaking → I'm standing; is he kidding (present continuous)
  • a fact → comes; makes; does; (it) cost (present simple)
  • a fixed future arrangement → I’m getting married (present continuous)
  • an action which started in the past and continues to the present → I've only been (present perfect)
  • gradually developing situations → he's growing (present continuous)

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