Present Simple and Continuous: Routines, Habits, and Health
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English 3
I. Routines and Temporary Events
Exercises:
- a) I usually go to the gym twice a week.
- b) This month, I am eating a lot of snacks.
- c) I generally eat healthy food.
- d) I am doing karate right now.
II. Practice
- a) How do you cope with stress?
Well, I am taking a course in aromatherapy right now, and I am enjoying it. But everybody in my family is pretty relaxed. We don't get stressed very often. - b) What kind of exercise do you usually do?
I like swimming. My wife and I usually go to the pool every day in the summer. Right now it's cold, so I am not swimming at all. But my wife goes every day, even when it's cold. - c) Are you eating a lot of fast food these days?
Well, I love it, but right now I am trying to eat a balanced diet. It's hard because my husband doesn't like fruit and vegetables.
III. Habits
- a) I'm trying to cut down on chocolate and candy.
- b) I want to give up coffee, but I can't. It's very hard.
- c) I drive everywhere. It's bad, I know, I never walk.
- d) I work a lot. I get home late almost every night.
IV. Conversation Example
- a) Um, to be honest, I'm not doing anything right now. I'm studying for exams this month, so I'm eating a lot of snacks, and I'm not getting any exercise at all.
- b) Well, I generally don't eat a lot of junk food, and I don't eat red meat at all, and right now I'm doing karate. It's getting me in shape quick.
- c) Yeah, we exercise six days a week. We go swimming every other day, and in between we go to the gym. And once in a while, we go hiking.
V. Grammar (All the Time)
- a) How do you stay in shape?
I walk everywhere. - b) Do you get regular exercise?
Yes, I do. I exercise six days a week.
No, we don't. We don't exercise at all.
VII. Routines (Temporary Events)
- a) What sports are you playing these days?
I am doing karate. It is getting me in shape. - b) Is she trying to lose weight?
Yes, she is. She is drinking diet drinks.
No, she is not. She is not trying to lose weight.
VI. Exercises: When / If
- a) Have a fever / Take a medicine:
R: When I have a fever, I take medicine. / I take medicine when I have a fever. - b) Get a stomachache / Stay in bed
R: When I get a stomachache, I stay in bed. / I stay in bed when I get a stomachache. - c) Have a cough / Go to the doctor
R: When I have a cough, I go to the doctor. / I go to the doctor when I have a cough. - d) Feel sick / Lie down for a while
R: When I feel sick, I lie down for a while. / I lie down for a while when I feel sick. - e) Have a sore throat / Drink hot tea with honey
R: I drink hot tea with honey when I have a sore throat. / When I have a sore throat, I drink hot tea with honey. - f) Have a headache / Take aspirin
R: When I have a headache, I take aspirin.
VII. If (Punctual Problem)
- a) Have a bad cold and have to go to class?
R: What do you do if you have a bad cold and have to go to class? - b) Feel sore after exercising?
R: What do you do if you feel sore after exercising? I take a shower. - c) Have a high fever?
R: What do you do if you have a high fever?
I take a cold bath. - d) Have an upset stomach after they eat?
R: What do you do if you have an upset stomach after they eat?
I take a could soap. - e) Feel tired and run down?
R: What do you do if you feel tired and run down?
I go to bed. I lie down. - f) Have to cough or sneeze at a concert or movie?
R: What do you do if you have to cough or sneeze at a concert or movie? - g) If you have a bad cold and have to go to class?
R: If I have a bad cold and I have to go to class, I go home. - h) What does your wife do if your son has a high fever?
R: My wife goes to the hospital with my son.