LESSON THREE

LEARNING GOALS
Communication
 Ask what someone’s doing now
 Describe what’s happening right now
 Talk about a house
What’s Brian Doing?
Grammar
 The present continuous: be
(Am/is/are) + Verb -ing

Vocabulary
 Rooms and parts of a house

LISTEN AND READ

What’s he doing? Is he reading?

Who’s he writing to? Is he

E-mailing his parents?
A. Select the correct answer according to the dialogue
I. COMPREHENSION

1. Who do you see in the

pictures? 4. What is Andy doing right now?
A. Andy, A. He’s listening to the radio
B. Liza, and Brian B. He’s chatting
C. Both C. He’s watching TV
2. Where are Andy and Liza? 5. What is Liza doing right now?
A. in the living room A. She’s talking
B. in the bedroom B. She’s drinking soda
C. in the kitchen
C. She’s singing
3. Where Is Brian?
A. At the computer
B. He’s upstairs
C. in the bathroom

VOCABULARY
ROOMS AND PARTS OF A HOUSE

Listen and repeat.

1. Bathroom 4. Garage 7. Stairs

2. Bedroom 5. Kitchen 8. Downstairs
3. dining room 6. Living room 9. Upstairs

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B. Label the parts of the house

C. Word Family

1. Write nouns according to which room they belong

Living Room
_____________
Dining Room _____________
Kitchen
______________ _____________
______________
______________ _____________
______________
_____________
______________ ______________
______________ ______________
______________ ______________
PARTS
Bedroom OF THE Bathroom
______________ HOUSE ______________
______________ ______________
______________ ______________
______________ ______________
______________ Garage __________
______________
______________
______________
______________
GRAMMAR ___________
D. PRACTICING GRAMMAR

1. Add the –ing

A. Plan ______________
B. Write ______________
C. Study______________
D. Walk ______________
E. Chatthe
2. Complete ______________
sentences with the verbs in parentheses
.
A. Liza and Andy___________ in the living room. (talk)

B. Brian ___________ T V. (not watch)

C. Andy___________ English in his bedroom. ( not study)

D. Brian_________ in front of the computer. (sit)

E. He__________ to his parents. (write)

Present Continuous - Yes/No Questions

to be (am, are, is) + subject + infinitive + -ing +complement

Am I doing it right?
Are you listening to me?
Is he working today?
Is she speaking Chinese?
Is it working?
Are we going home now?
Are they watching TV?

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 AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWER NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWER

Yes, + Subject + verb to be No, + Subject + Contraction Of be and not

Yes, he is. No, she isn’t.

Yes, they are No, she is not

WH QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

WH QUESTIONS + to be (am, are, is) + subject + infinitive +-ing +complement +?

Where are You living now?

Who is He speaking to?

Why is She dancing?

What are They watching?

SPEAKING
3. Look at the pictures and complete the questions. Use one of these:
cry read play laugh write

Where _____________________?
What_____________________?

Why ___________________________?
 WRITING

4. Look at the picture and write what each person is doing.

SISTER
BROTHER

FATHER MOTHER GRANDFATHER GRANDMOTHER

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