高效趣味英语课堂——初中英语现在进行时看图写话

Look at the picture and then complete the exercises below: :

ICE-CREAM ON THE BOARDWALK by Sandy Rusinko o Choose the right verb from the box and put it into the present continuous tense:

Sit walk eat swim sell throw hold fish give ride fly carry a.A lady ________ on a bench

b.A boy ________ a frisbee for a dog.

c.Some people ________ ice-cream

d.Many people ________ on the Big

Dipper.

e.Lots of people are _______ in the sea.

f.On the pier, a man ________.

g.A lady ________ her dog along the

boardwalk.

h.Seagulls ________ in the sky.

i.In the foreground, on the right side, a

little boy ________ a beachball. j. A man ________ cotton candy.

k.In the sea, a man and a blond woman

________ surfboards.

l. A little girl ________ an ice-cream to

her granny.

Are the sentences true or false? 1.You can see the beach. T/F 2.It is winter. T/F

3.There are many people in the picture. T/F

4.In the foreground, a boy is putting a coin into a slot machine. T/F

5.In the background, you can see a

Ferris wheel. T/F

6.There are four planes in the sky. T/F

7.Some people are having a picnic on the beach. T/F

8.It is raining. T/F

9.You can buy ice-cream. T/F 10.You can see a fish and chip kiosk. T/F 11.There is a big ship on the horizon. T/F

12.There are three yachts in the sea. T/F 13.There are many people on the

boardwalk. T/F

KEYS:

1t, 2f, 3t, 4t, 5t, 6f, 7t, 8f, 9t, 10f, 11f, 12t, 13t

a.Is sitting

b.Is throwing

c.Are eating

d.Are riding

e.Are swimming

f.Is fishing

g.Is walking

h.Are flying

i.Is holding

j.Is buying

k.are carrying

l.is giving

Note: c and j are interchangeable.

It is acceptable, but not perfect, to swap I and k (holding and carrying)

Note 2: the picture is American. Cotton candy is candy floss in Britain.

Not e 3: I had kind permission previously from Sandy Rusinko’s agent to use a picture of hers and I am making the assumption it’s OK for this amazing, wonderful one too.