Cover of the textbook Speakout Elementary - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.1 for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Workbook with authors Frances Eales, Steve Oakes and Louis Harrison from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
  2. Look at the pictures and read the sentences in Exercise 2A again. Label the people in the picture.
  3. Write questions using the prompts.
  4. Look at the picture and answer the questions in Exercise 2C.

Answer

a)

  1. 's singing
  2. 's taking
  3. are standing; 're listening
  4. 's walking; isn’t listening
  5. 's sitting; 's reading
  6. are chatting; aren’t watching
  7. 's looking; 's waiting

b)

  1. Jake
  2. Megan
  3. Paolo
  4. Philip
  5. Wesley
  6. Jo
  7. Dave
  8. Roger
  9. Zoe
  10. Lisa
  11. Kalila

c)

  1. What instrument is Jake playing?
  2. Who is Zoe talking to?
  3. Where are Zoe and Paolo sitting?
  4. How many bags are Jo and Dave carrying?
  5. Who is Wesley taking a photo of?
  6. Who is talking on the phone?
  7. What is Megan reading?
  8. Who is buying a bag?

d)

  1. He's playing the guitar.
  2. She's talking to Paolo.
  3. They're sitting at a café / at a table / near Megan / next to Megan.
  4. They're carrying three bags.
  5. He's taking a photo of Jake.
  6. Roger is talking on the / his phone.
  7. She's reading a newspaper.
  8. Kalila's buying a bag.