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14 Read the text. Underline the correct form of the verb. Time zones It's strange to think that when you are waking up in the morning, someone else in another part of the world is going to bed! The differences in time zones around the world can be just one hour, or twelve. We're all living the same moments, but at different times of the day! It's 5.00 p.m. GMT on a Friday afternoon. So who is doing what, where, right now? Darren 'lives/is living and works / is working in London. He's a bus driver for London Transport, and drives / is driving double decker buses from Monday to Friday. It's a cold, grey afternoon in London, and Darren's bus gets / is getting quite full because people leave / are leaving work for the day and it rains / 's raining. He 'drives/'s driving past the Houses of Parliament, and Big Ben is chiming five o'clock. Darren usually finishes / is finishing work at 6.00 p.m. He has I is having a dog called Molly, and he always 10 takes / is taking her for a walk when he gets home. Carrie is an actress and a waitress. She has / is having a small apartment in Los Angeles (LA). She 12 wants/'s wanting to be a full-time actor, but it's difficult to find work. Today, she works/ 's working as a waitress and she serves / 's serving customers at the Hollywood Diner in LA. LA is eight hours behind London, so people 15 don't finish / aren't finishing work, they just start I are just starting. It's nine o'clock in the morning and Carrie "serves / is serving breakfast. She also tries /'s also trying to learn her lines for an audition in the afternoon. It's for a big part in a film. She really 19 wants / is wanting this part. She 20 doesn't like / isn't liking her job at the diner. Keiko is an English teacher. She 21 teaches / is teaching at a junior high school in Tokyo, Japan is 8 hours ahead of London, so in Tokyo it's one o'clock on Saturday morning. Keiko 22 works / is working very hard and she's very tired, but she can't sleep because there's a huge storm outside and it 23 rains /'s raining. At the moment, she 24 reads/'s reading a book and 25 listens / is listening to music. She 26 waits / 's waiting for the storm to finish so she can go to sleep. At least it's Saturday today and there's no school.​

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It's strange to think that when you are waking up in the morning, someone else in another part of the world is going to bed! The differences in time zones around the world can be just one hour, or twelve. We're all living the same moments, but at different times of the day! It's 5.00 p.m. GMT on a Friday afternoon. So who is doing what, where, right now? Darren 'lives' and works in London. He's a bus driver for London Transport, and 'drives' double-decker buses from Monday to Friday. It's a cold, grey afternoon in London, and Darren's bus 'gets' quite full because people 'are leaving' work for the day and it 'is raining'. He 'drives' past the Houses of Parliament, and Big Ben is chiming five o'clock. Darren usually 'finishes' work at 6.00 p.m. He 'has' a dog called Molly, and he always 'takes' her for a walk when he gets home. Carrie is an actress and a waitress. She 'has' a small apartment in Los Angeles (LA). She 'wants' to be a full-time actor, but it's difficult to find work. Today, she 'is working' as a waitress and she 'serves' customers at the Hollywood Diner in LA. LA is eight hours behind London, so people 'are just starting' work. It's nine o'clock in the morning and Carrie 'is serving' breakfast. She also 'tries' to learn her lines for an audition in the afternoon. It's for a big part in a film. She really 'wants' this part. She 'doesn't like' her job at the diner. Keiko is an English teacher. She 'teaches' at a junior high school in Tokyo, Japan 'is' 8 hours ahead of London, so in Tokyo, it's one o'clock on Saturday morning. Keiko 'works' very hard and she's very tired, but she can't sleep because there's a huge storm outside and it 'is raining'. At the moment, she 'is reading' a book and 'is listening' to music. She 'waits' for the storm to finish so she can go to sleep. At least it's Saturday today and there's no school.