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Present c o n t i n u o u s
We use the present c o n t i n u o u s to talk about things that are I am phoning the suppliers.
happening now. We use the form am/is/are + -ing. She is waiting for the timber.
We are waiting for the driver.

4 Complete these sentences with the present continuous orm of the verbs
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in brackets.
1 We (unload) he ruck.
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2 I (look for) the site manager.
3 He (deliver) the sand.
4 She (phone) the supplier.
5 They (have) a meeting.
6 I'm sorry, but I (run) late.
Vocabulary 5 A crane driver is escribing to an apprentice how t o operate a crane. Look at
d
A-C and complete this text.
There are two levers. First, the lever on the left. Push it
away from you o (1) the load. Pull t towards
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i
t
you o (2) it. OK? Second, the lever on the right.
This moves the load (3) or right. To move the
t
load o the left, pull it (4) you. To move the load
to the right, push it (5) from you.
Any questions?

6 Answer the apprentice's questions.
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1 How do I raise he load?
t
2 How do I lower he load?
3 How do I move the load to he left?
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t
4 How do I move the load to he right?
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t
5 How do I raise he load and move it to he right?
6 How do I lower the load and move it o the left?
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S p e a k i n g 7 Work in pairs. Imagine y o u have two crane levers. Take urns to move them.
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Your partner says what you're doing with the load.

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