TASK 9. Present Simple vs. Present Continuous. Choose the correct form of the verb (circle or underline). 1. Law is “invisible” for ordinary people. We usually don’t think / aren’t thinking about it. 2. Be quiet! The judge speaks / is speaking. 3. People often demand / are demanding a refund for a defective product. 4. Look at the police! They arrest / are arresting a thief right now. 5. In a civilized society, citizens obey / are obeying the laws every day. 6. I don’t understand / am not understanding this legal term. 7. Does / Is he working in a law office? 8. We are / do not going to court today.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильную форму глагола (обведите или подчеркните).

1. Law is “invisible” for ordinary people. We usually don’t think about it. (Закон «невидим» для обычных людей. Обычно мы не задумываемся о нём.)
2. Be quiet! The judge is speaking. (Тише! Судья говорит.)
3. People often demand a refund for a defective product. (Люди часто требуют возврат денег за неисправный товар.)
4. Look at the police! They are arresting a thief right now. (Посмотрите на полицию! Они сейчас арестовывают вора.)
5. In a civilized society, citizens obey the laws every day. (В цивилизованном обществе граждане каждый день соблюдают законы.)
6. I don’t understand this legal term. (Я не понимаю этот юридический термин.)
7. Is he working in a law office? (Он работает в юридической конторе?)
8. We are going to court today. (Сегодня мы идём в суд.)

Present Simple используется для привычек, общих фактов и глагола состояния understand; Present Continuous — для происходящего сейчас и временных ситуаций.