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THEME 6 INTERCULTURAL TOPICS

Structure

b) Fill in the blanks according to The Simple Present Tense or The Present Continuous Tense.

A Festival in Germany

A shop at the festival area 1. __________ (sell) traditional German gingerbread hearts
now although they 2. __________ (not sell) them in their everyday lives. Instead, they

3. __________ (sell) different types of bread every day. This tradition 4. __________
(happen) only on such days. Look at the people. They 5. __________ (wait) in the
queue to try one.

On the other side of the street, there is a girl in front of her garden. She 6. __________

(offer) people to taste their homemade gingerbread hearts. They 7. __________
(prepare) these special cakes every day and 8. __________ (give) them to the markets.

Normally, we 9. __________ (not see) such music bands on the streets, but today is a
special day. They 10. __________ (wear) traditional clothes, and they 11. __________

(play) music to all the people wandering around the festival area.

The German 12. __________ (decorate) their old-fashioned cars for fest parade
during festival times every year. They generally 13. __________ (use) different kinds

of flowers while doing this. In this photo, they 14. __________ (greet) everyone
around the festival area. There are also a lot of tourists on the streets. Some of them
15. __________ (walk) among these cars, and others 16. __________ (watch) the
parade.

c) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses by using Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. I usually __________ (work) from 9 am to 5 pm, but this week I __________ (work) extra hours to meet the deadline.
2. Sarah __________ (study) French every evening, and she __________ (practice) speaking with a language exchange partner.
3. The company __________ (produce) high-quality goods that __________ (sell) well in the market.

4. Look! The construction workers __________ (build) a new skyscraper in the city center.
5. Tom __________ (play) the guitar, and his brother __________ (write) lyrics for their new song in the living room.
6. We usually __________ (take) a walk in the park after dinner, but tonight we __________ (stay) home and watch a movie.
7. The teacher __________ (explain) the lesson while the students __________ (take) notes.
8. My sister __________ (run) her own business, and she __________ (work) on expanding it to new markets.

9. A: What __________ (you / do) these days?
B: I __________ (study) for my exams and __________ (look) for a part-time job.
10. The rain __________ (fall) heavily, so we __________ (stay) indoors and play board games.

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