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    Brian is a doctor who usually wakes up at 6am, takes the train to work, and arrives at 6:30am. However, today he woke up late at 6:30am, is driving instead of taking the train, and arrived at work late at 7:30am. He always has lunch at 12pm but today is looking after patients. At 7:30pm he is watching TV as usual. He has dinner at 8:30pm and goes to bed at midnight, keeping to his regular schedule.

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    Brian is a doctor who usually wakes up at 6am, takes the train to work, and arrives at 6:30am. However, today he woke up late at 6:30am, is driving instead of taking the train, and arrived at work late at 7:30am. He always has lunch at 12pm but today is looking after patients. At 7:30pm he is watching TV as usual. He has dinner at 8:30pm and goes to bed at midnight, keeping to his regular schedule.

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    Brian is a doctor who usually wakes up at 6am, takes the train to work, and arrives at 6:30am. However, today he woke up late at 6:30am, is driving instead of taking the train, and arrived at work late at 7:30am. He always has lunch at 12pm but today is looking after patients. At 7:30pm he is watching TV as usual. He has dinner at 8:30pm and goes to bed at midnight, keeping to his regular schedule.

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    Brian is a doctor who usually wakes up at 6am, takes the train to work, and arrives at 6:30am. However, today he woke up late at 6:30am, is driving instead of taking the train, and arrived at work late at 7:30am. He always has lunch at 12pm but today is looking after patients. At 7:30pm he is watching TV as usual. He has dinner at 8:30pm and goes to bed at midnight, keeping to his regular schedule.

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    The passage describes a typical day in the life of Brian, a doctor, and how his day differs from normal.

    Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people.

    He is late getting up, so he is driving instead of taking the train as he usually does.

    A) Read the paragraph and answer the questions:

    Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 oclock. Today he
    is late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving
    to work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
    Its 12.00 oclock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isnt having lunch
    at 12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV.
    He usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past
    seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now.
    It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.
    1. What does Brian do?

    6. When does he always have his lunch?

    2. What time does he usually get up?

    7. What is he doing at 12.00 today?

    3. How does he usually go to work?

    8. Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?

    4. Why is he driving to work today?

    9. What time does he go to bed?

    5. What time does he arrive at work everyday?

    10. What time is he going to bed now?

    B) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:


    1. The children .. (play) outside now.
    2. She usually . (read) the newspaper in the morning.
    3. I (do) my homework now.
    4. I (eat) my dinner now.
    5. . (you / want) a pizza?
    6. They .. (watch) TV now.
    7. I . (not / like) spaghetti.
    8. The baby . (sleep) now.
    9. My mother usually . (cook) dinner in the evening.
    10. He .. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
    11. She . (not / like) football.
    12. Mary .. (listen) to music now.
    13. Tom usually (drink) coffee, but he . (drink) tea
    now.
    14. We . (go) to the disco tonight.
    15. (he / go) to work by bus everyday.
    16. Susan usually . (go) to school by bus, but now she
    .. (go) to school by train.
    17. Mary often .. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she
    . (not / read).
    18. The boys usually (ride) their bikes to school. They .
    (like / ride) their bikes. They (be) very naughty
    boys. They always (go) to school late. Today their teacher
    . (be) very angry, because they (be) late again.

    19. Mary .. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she .


    (have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often
    .. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She (not / like /
    eat) fruit or vegetables. She (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today
    she .. (be) sick. She (sleep) in her room now.
    C) Use the CORRECT TENSE:
    1. Look! Jane (sing) again. She often ..
    (sing) this song.
    2. My father (have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
    3. The girls .. (not / talk) now. All of them
    (watch) a film.
    4. you .. (like) watching TV?
    5. He .. (usually / go) at 9:00 oclock, but this
    morning he .. (leave) home late.
    6. I . (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister
    . (often / visit) them.
    7. The boys .. (swim) in the pool now but they
    (usually / swim) in the sea.
    8. She .(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
    9. They .. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but
    today they . (have) at a restaurant.
    10. She cant talk to you. She . (have) a shower.
    11. Where Alex (live)?In France.
    12. Tom (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
    13. The children (play) the piano and
    (sing) a song at the moment.
    14. My mother . (always / cook) in the morning.
    15. What (you / usually / do) at weekends?
    16. Jane (give) a party today because it
    (be) her birthday.
    17. The lesson (start) at 9 oclock every morning.
    18. Adam is in his room now. He . (write) a letter to his
    pen-friend. He .. (always / write) him a letter.

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