THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND SIMPLE PRESENT WITH A FUTURE MEANING Peter Smith is the managing director of Brit Computer, an international firm with its main office in London He is always busy Describe his schedule for next week For the times of arrival and departure use simple present- For the other arrangements use present continuous Use the following verbs SPEAK VISIT OPEN MEET HAVE GO MONDAY London 9.30 Madrid 12.40 International conference TUESDAY Madrid 7.40 Athens 13.55 Brit offices WESNESDAY Athens 8.15 Milan 12.35 New Brit factory THURSDAY Milan 10.10 Strasbourg 11.15 President of the Common Market FRIDAYStrasbourg 10.45 The Hague 11.40 Discussions with the Dutch Minister of Technology SATURDAY The Hague 9.30 Stockholm 12.25 Computer show EXAMPLE: One Monday he leaves London at 9.30 and arrives Madrid at 12.40 He is speaking at an international conference _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PRACTICE DIALOGUE Imagine you are the manager of an important firm You have just met a colleague at a party and you are telling him about a business trip you are making next week Think about some interesting places and important things to and tell your colleague about it YOU: Hello .! What a coincidence! What are you doing here? _ ARRANGEMENTS CHOOSE ONE OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX AND USE IT IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS SOME VERBS ARE REPEATED THE NUMBER OF TIMES WRITTEN IN BRACKETS: EXAMPLE: come (3) get up We are having a party on Friday 28th All our friends are coming have fetch (2) go (3) show work visit drive meet study record catch 1.- Tom and his friends _ on a trip to the south of France next week 2.- Mrs Wilson to have tea with my mother tomorrow 3.- I a Maths exam next Tuesday 4.- I my parents at the airport at 5.30 this afternoon They _ back from their holidays 5.- Mr Brown a very serious operation on November 12th 6.- I can’t meet you this afternoon I _ to the hairdresser’s 7.- I _ my old school friends at a dinner next Saturday 8.- Tomorrow I the house to some people interested in buying it 9.- Tomorrow morning we _ our aunt who is ill in hospital 10.- I’m free at the weekend I (not) _ anything 11.- (Susan) with us to the football match? 12.- She can’t go out this evening She for an exam 13.- We _ to the theatre to see that new play 14.- I must go to bed now I _ very early tomorrow morning 15.- I (not) _ next Friday It’s my day off 16.- John’s car is in the garage His sister _ him to work tomorrow 17.- We a video as a school project the next two days 18.- She _ the train to Barcelona at 9.00 tomorrow PAGE ONE On Tuesday he leaves Madrid at 7.40 and arrives in Athens at 13.55 He is visiting the Brit Offices On Wednesday he leaves Athens at 8.15 and arrives in Milan at 12.35 He is opening a new Brit factory On Thursday he leaves Milan at 10.10 and arrives in Strasbourg at 11.15 He is meeting the President of the Common Market On Friday he leaves Strasbourg at 10.45 and arrives in the Hague at 11.40 He is having discussions with the Dutch Minister of Technology On Saturday he leaves the Hague at 9.30 and arrives in Stockholm at 12.25 He is going to the computer show PAGE THREE Are going Is coming Am doing Am fetching / are coming Is having Am going Am meeting Am showing Are visiting 10 Am not doing 11 Is Susan coming 12 Is studying 13 Are going 14 Am getting up 15 Am not working 16 Is driving 17 Are recording 18 Is catching