1. She is not working, she is swimming in the river. 2. Someone is knocking at the door. Shall I answer it? — I am coming in a minute. I am just washing my hands. 3. It is a lovely day. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. 4. You can’t see Tom now: he is having a bath. 5. She is always losing her glasses and asking me to look for them. 6. We are having breakfast at 8.00 tomorrow as Tom is catching an early train. 7. I am wearing my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. 8. The last train is leaving (leaves) the station at 11:30.
School does prepare you for the future. School prepares you for the future because it teaches you how to become an everyday worker. Think of it this way, your boss doesn't want you slacking and not doing your work in a everyday environment. Well thats what school is an everyday environment where you complete assignments and whether you do them is up to you or not. However in a common work place if you don't do your work you end up fired, or in an almost same way you fail the class. Which if you think about it is almost like failing your job.