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Unit 7 Video scripts

Lesson 1...................................................................................................................................... 2
Lesson 2...................................................................................................................................... 7
Unit Review............................................................................................................................... 11
Time to watch: Drama................................................................................................................ 14

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Lesson 1

Unit 7; Lesson 1; Unit introduction; Screen 1

Teacher welcome
[Teacher Ana facing the camera]
Teacher Ana: Hello again – it’s me, teacher Ana! Welcome to Unit 7! Unit 7 is called “Now is
good.” Now is good! I’m teaching right now, which is one of my favorite things!
In Lesson 1, you talk about activities around the house. You also learn how to form present
continuous statements.
In Lesson 2, you ask and answer questions about travel. To do that, you learn some
transportation words. Transportation is the different ways we can travel from one place to
another. You also learn to form questions in the present continuous.
In Lesson 3, you learn how to answer the phone and how to share news on the phone – or in
video calls. And you learn how to react to news – good or bad.
Lesson 4 is all about blogs. Do you read or write blogs? You learn how to write a blog about
things that are happening now.
Finally, you review everything from the unit.

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Unit 7; Lesson 1; Vocabulary practice 2; Screen 12
Real English student
[English student June facing the camera]
June: Hello, I’m June. I sometimes talk on the phone… and wash dishes at the same time.

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Unit 7; Lesson 1; Grammar presentation: present continuous statements; Screens 1, 2
Grammar story: “He's coming this way!”

[An animated video with human characters]

Narrator: [video title] Present continuous statements – “He's coming this way!”
[Exterior of an office building. Cut to a split-screen. It shows two office workers talking on the
phone.]
Woman: [It is the middle of a conversation.] OK, so I'm finishing the report from last week's
meeting,... and you're preparing for today's meeting. Right?
Man: Yes. I'm checking the numbers now. [We hear a buzzer.] Hey, wait a second... There's a
man at reception. He's delivering some flowers. Is it your birthday?
Woman: [laughs] No, not my birthday ...
Man: He's coming this way. [Man and woman both stand up. Zoom out to show they're actually
sitting at desks next to each other. We see a man with flowers walking past them.] Well, he isn't
stopping here, the flowers aren't for me... Where is he going?
Woman: [watching the man with the flowers] He's stopping at Angela's door!
Man: Is she in her office?
Woman: I don't know. I have to see this. [She puts down her phone and walks toward Angela’s
office. The man follows.] Look! The door's opening.
Man: [Cuts to further down the hall. The man and a woman, Angela, are outside Angela’s office.
She's holds the flowers and smiles. The man puts a hand in his pocket.] He's taking something
out of his pocket... Oh, it's a little box. [Angela is shocked. She drops her flowers and puts a
hand to her mouth. The man gets onto one knee and holds up the box to her.]
Woman: And now he's going down on one knee. [Zoom in on the box. It has a diamond ring.] I
think he's asking her to marry him! [Angela still looks shocked.]
Man: She isn't answering...
Woman: [Finally, Angela smiles and nods.] Yes, she is. She's saying yes!
Man: [The man takes Angela’s hand. She is happy.] He's putting the ring on her finger! [After he
puts the ring on, he stands up and kisses Angela on the cheek.] They're so happy! Look at
them. [The man and Angela cry and hug each other.] They're laughing and crying at the same
time. This is so romantic!
Woman: [Cut back to male worker and female worker, standing near their desks. The man has
a tear in his eye. The woman laughs.] You're crying!
Man: I'm not crying. [The woman smiles and gives him a tissue.] I have something in my eye.
[wipes his face]

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Unit 7; Lesson 1; Grammar presentation: Present continuous statements; Screens 3, 4,
14 / Grammar practice 1; Screen 1
Grammar story and presentation: Present continuous statements

[An animated video with human characters]

Narrator: [video title] Present continuous statements – “He's coming this way!”
[Exterior of an office building. Cut to a split-screen. It shows two office workers talking on the
phone.]
Woman: [It is the middle of a conversation.] OK, so I'm finishing the report from last week's
meeting,... and you're preparing for today's meeting. Right?
Man: Yes. I'm checking the numbers now. [We hear a buzzer.] Hey, wait a second... There's a
man at reception. He's delivering some flowers. Is it your birthday?
Woman: [laughs] No, not my birthday ...
Man: He's coming this way. [Man and woman both stand up. Zoom out to show they're actually
sitting at desks next to each other. We see a man with flowers walking past them.] Well, he isn't
stopping here, the flowers aren't for me... Where is he going?
Woman: [watching the man with the flowers] He's stopping at Angela's door!
Man: Is she in her office?
Woman: I don't know. I have to see this. [She puts down her phone and walks toward Angela’s
office. The man follows.] Look! The door's opening.
Man: [Cuts to further down the hall. The man and a woman, Angela, are outside Angela’s office.
She's holds the flowers and smiles. The man puts a hand in his pocket.] He's taking something
out of his pocket... Oh, it's a little box. [Angela is shocked. She drops her flowers and puts a
hand to her mouth. The man gets onto one knee and holds up the box to her.]
Woman: And now he's going down on one knee. [Zoom in on the box. It has a diamond ring.] I
think he's asking her to marry him! [Angela still looks shocked.]
Man: She isn't answering...
Woman: [Finally, Angela smiles and nods.] Yes, she is. She's saying yes!
Man: [The man takes Angela’s hand. She is happy.] He's putting the ring on her finger! [After he
puts the ring on, he stands up and kisses Angela on the cheek.] They're so happy! Look at
them. [The man and Angela cry and hug each other.] They're laughing and crying at the same
time. This is so romantic!
Woman: [Cut back to male worker and female worker, standing near their desks. The man has
a tear in his eye. The woman laughs.] You're crying!
Man: I'm not crying. [The woman smiles and gives him a tissue.] I have something in my eye.
[wipes his face]

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[The story ends. The grammar presentation begins.]
[Header: Present continuous statements.]
Narrator: Use the present continuous to talk about things happening right now.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: I'm checking the numbers now. The man appears, looking at
some papers.]
Man: I'm checking the numbers now.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: He isn't stopping here. The woman appears, talking on the
phone.]
Woman: He isn't stopping here.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: They're laughing and crying at the same time. The man
appears, looking at the couple (we can't see them).]
Man: They're laughing and crying at the same time.
[Text on screen: am / is / are plus verb plus -ing]
Narrator: To make the present continuous, use am, is, or are and a verb plus -ing.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: He's putting the ring on her finger. The man appears, about
to cry.]
Man: He's putting the ring on her finger.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: I am crying. The word “not” appears between “am” and
“crying.” “I am” changes to “I’m.”]
Narrator: To form the negative, use not after am, is or are.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: I'm not crying moves to the right. Man appears under it,
crying. The words “You're crying” appear in speech bubble to the left. Woman appears under it,
looking at the man.]
Woman: You're crying.
Man: I'm not crying.

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Unit 7; Lesson 1; Lesson review: Prepare to speak; Screen 2
[No sound. A man and his two daughters are in a kitchen. He's cooking dinner and the girls are
doing homework. The man takes a pizza out of the oven. The girls are happy. He puts two
slices of pizza on two plates, one for each girl.]

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Lesson 2

Unit 7, Lesson 2, Grammar presentation: Present continuous questions; Screens 2, 3, 9,

11 / Grammar practice 1; Screen 1
Grammar story: “Why are you asking?”
[An animated video with human characters]
Narrator: [video title] Present continuous questions – “Why are you asking?”
[A woman, Joanna, arrives outside a movie theater called the Plaza Movie Theater. She has
her phone in her hand. She is waiting for her brother Paul to arrive. Her cell phone starts to ring.
It's Paul. She answers.]
Joanna: Paul, where are you?
Paul: [cut to Paul, waiting by a sign that says “Plaza Movie Theater”] Hi! I'm waiting for you at
the movie theater. Are you running late?
Joanna: [confused] No, I'm here. I'm standing outside the doors. [Split screen. We can see
they're standing by what looks like the same sign.] Are you waiting inside?
Paul: [also confused] I'm standing outside, too.
Joanna: Oh, I think I see you! [A person in the distance catches her eye.] Are you carrying a big
white bag?
Paul: [He frowns. Something is wrong.] No, I'm not carrying anything. What street are you
standing on?
Joanna: I'm not standing on a street. [surprised at his question] I'm at the mall! Why are you
asking?
Paul: [suddenly understands the problem] Because there are two Plaza Movie Theaters. One is
at the mall... and one is downtown.
Joanna: No way! Are you waiting at the one downtown?
Paul: Yes, I am. [He panics as he remembers something.] Oh no! Mom! Where is Mom meeting
us, here or there?
Joanna: Oh, she isn't coming.
Paul: No? [disappointed] Is she working late again?
Joanna: Yes, she is.
Paul: [shouts] Hey! Over here!
Joanna: What are you doing?
Paul: [now in a taxi] I'm coming to you. [The taxi drives away.] Give me 20 minutes.

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Unit 7, Lesson 2, Grammar presentation: Present continuous questions; Screens 4, 5, 6,
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Grammar story and presentation: “Why are you asking?”
[An animated video with human characters]
Narrator: [video title] Present continuous questions – “Why are you asking?”
[A woman, Joanna, arrives outside a movie theater called the Plaza Movie Theater. She has
her phone in her hand. She is waiting for her brother Paul to arrive. Her cell phone starts to ring.
It's Paul. She answers.]
Joanna: Paul, where are you?
Paul: [cut to Paul, waiting by a sign that says “Plaza Movie Theater”] Hi! I'm waiting for you at
the movie theater. Are you running late?
Joanna: [confused] No, I'm here. I'm standing outside the doors. [Split screen. We can see
they're standing by what looks like the same sign.] Are you waiting inside?
Paul: [also confused] I'm standing outside, too.
Joanna: Oh, I think I see you! [A person in the distance catches her eye.] Are you carrying a big
white bag?
Paul: [He frowns. Something is wrong.] No, I'm not carrying anything. What street are you
standing on?
Joanna: I'm not standing on a street. [surprised at his question] I'm at the mall! Why are you
asking?
Paul: [suddenly understands the problem] Because there are two Plaza Movie Theaters. One is
at the mall... and one is downtown.
Joanna: No way! Are you waiting at the one downtown?
Paul: Yes, I am. [He panics as he remembers something.] Oh no! Mom! Where is Mom meeting
us, here or there?
Joanna: Oh, she isn't coming.
Paul: No? [disappointed] Is she working late again?
Joanna: Yes, she is.
Paul: [shouts] Hey! Over here!
Joanna: What are you doing?
Paul: [now in a taxi] I'm coming to you. [The taxi drives away.] Give me 20 minutes.
[The story ends. The grammar presentation begins.]
[Header: yes/no questions.]
Narrator: To make a question, use are at the beginning for you, we, and they.

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[Text on screen in speech bubble: You are waiting inside. The words change places to make
Are you waiting inside? Joanna appears on screen, talking on her cell phone.]
Joanna: Are you waiting inside?
[Text on screen in speech bubble: She is working late again. The words change places to
make Is she working late again?
Narrator: Use is at the beginning for he, she, and it.
[Paul appears on screen, talking on his cell phone.]
Paul: Is she working late again?
[Text on screen in speech bubble: Are you carrying a big white bag? Joanna appears on screen,
talking on her cell phone.]
Joanna: Are you carrying a big white bag?
Narrator: You can answer a yes/no question with a full sentence or a short answer.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: No, I'm not carrying anything. Paul appears on screen,
talking on his cell phone.]
Paul: No, I'm not carrying anything.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: No, I'm not.]
Paul: No, I'm not.
[Header: Question words]
Narrator: Question words go before is, are, or am.
[Text on screen in speech bubble: What are you doing? Joanna appears on screen, talking on
her cell phone.]
Joanna: What are you doing?
[Text on screen in speech bubble: Where is Mom meeting us? Paul appears on screen, talking
on his cell phone.]
Paul: Where is Mom meeting us?
[Text on screen in speech bubble: Why are you asking? Joanna appears on screen, talking on
her cell phone.]
Joanna: Why are you asking?

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Unit Review

Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Vocabulary review; Screen 1

Teacher goodbye
[Teacher Ana facing the camera]
Teacher Ana: Hi! It’s the end of Unit 7!
Great work. Now you know how to talk about activities around the house, how to ask and
answer questions about travel, and how to share news on the phone. You can also write a blog
post about things happening now.
Nice!
See you soon!

Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Vocabulary review; Screen 7

Real English student
[English student Julieth facing the camera]
Julieth: Hi, my name’s Julieth Moreno and when I’m going to my work I usually take a short
walk… it’s like 10 or 15 minutes. And then I have, like, the school bus… I’m a teacher so I have
my school bus and it take us like, like two hours.

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Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Listen and watch; Screens 2, 4
Interview: What do you talk about with your friends?
[Nicholas and Edward talk directly to the interviewer.]
Narrator: What do you talk about with your friends?
Nicholas: I usually talk about sports, but also music and culture.
Edward: I talk about my students, because I'm a teacher, and I talk about riding my bicycle,
because I do that around the city a lot.

Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Listen and watch; Screen 3, 9, 10

Interview: What do you talk about with your friends?
[Edward talks directly to the interviewer.]
Narrator: What do you talk about with your friends?
Edward: I talk about my students, because I'm a teacher, and I talk about riding my bicycle,
because I do that around the city a lot.

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Interview: What are you watching on TV at the moment?
[Nicholas and Edward talk directly to the interviewer.]
Narrator: What are you watching on TV at the moment?
Nicholas: I don't watch TV, I watch movies.
Edward: I'm watching a show called Westworld. It's very fun and interesting.

Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Listen and watch; Screen 6

Interview: What are you watching on TV at the moment?
[Nicholas talks directly to the interviewer.]
Narrator: What are you watching on TV at the moment?
Nicholas: I don't watch TV, I watch movies.

Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Listen and watch; Screen 7

Interview: What are you watching on TV at the moment?
[Edward talks directly to the interviewer.]
Narrator: What are you watching on TV at the moment?

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Edward: I'm watching a show called Westworld. It's very fun and interesting.

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Interview: What do you talk about with your friends?
[Nicholas talks directly to the interviewer.]
Narrator: What do you talk about with your friends?
Nicholas: I usually talk about sports, but also music and culture.

Unit 7; Unit 7 Review; Listen and watch; Screen 11

Interview: What do you talk about with your friends?
[Nicholas faces the camera.]
Nicholas: What do you talk about with your friends?

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Time to watch: Drama

Unit 7; Time to watch: Drama; Screens 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / Language focus; Screens 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

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Drama – Episode 7: “Now is good”

[The introduction shows short scenes with four friends – Eduardo, Rick, Christina, and Noemi –
doing different activities together. Cheerful music plays.]
[Title appears: “Episode 7 – Now is good”]
[Exterior of office building. Cut to Christina at her desk, closing her laptop. She's in a rush – the
clock says 6:15 p.m.. She is about to turn the lights off, and her desk phone rings. The number
shows it's her mom.]
Christina: Hi, Mom.
Mom: [We hear her, but we don’t see her.] Oh Chrissy, hello! How are you, honey?
Christina: I'm fine, Mom.
Mom: What are you doing?
Christina: Well, I'm at work. [She picks up some notebooks to put in her bag.]
Mom: Oh, I'm sorry, is this a bad time to call?
Christina: No, no. Well maybe. I'm finishing work for the day and... [She looks at the clock.] Oh,
it's 6:15. Marina is waiting for me at dance class.
Mom: Oh yes, my Marina! How is my granddaughter?
Christina: She's fine, Mom, but she is waiting for me. [Trying to remind her mom she has to
hurry up.]
Mom: Oh yes, OK. Um, I have one question.
Christina: [Rolls her eyes, trying to fit more files in her bag.] Yes, Mom?
Mom: Are you making the photo album for your father?
Christina: Album... [She looks for it under piles of papers. She can't remember where it is.]
Yes, I am. [Finally she finds it and picks it up.] It's here.
Mom: Oh, good. Do you have all of our photos from New York for the album? What a great
time. Your father talks about – [Christina cuts her off. She has to go.]
Christina: Mom, Marina is waiting for me. Call me in 20 minutes, OK?
Mom: [A little surprised.] Oh yes, sure. Sorry Chrissy. OK, bye!
Christina: Bye Mom. [She puts down the phone, then sighs. She looks at the photo album.
Finally, she puts the album on the desk and leaves the office. Cut to street scene of New York,

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then a subway station and subway train. 20 minutes later and Christina is out on the street
again. Her cell phone rings.]
Christina: Hi, Mom.
Mom: Hi Chrissy, is Marina with you now?
Christina: No. [She check the time on her phone.] No, I have a little time.
Mom: So, about the photo album for your father...
Christina: Yes, OK, Mom. [a little bit annoyed] I'm working on it but there are hundreds of
photos.
Mom: Photos of us? Photos of you?
Christina: Yes, and there are a lot of photos of Marina.
Mom: Good! We love photos of our granddaughter.
Christina: I know Mom, but it's a lot of work.
Mom: But Father's Day is on Sunday. [excited] Oh! I have an idea. What about a small album?
With only the New York photos from last summer.
Christina: [slightly surprised, but pleased] OK, so you don't want hundreds of photos?
Mom: No honey, a New York album is fine.
Christina: Thanks Mom. [Relieved. She looks up the street and sees Marina.] Oh, Marina is
coming.
Mom: Oh, OK. Let me say hello.
Christina: [Sound of bus in the distance. Christina looks the other way.] Umm, the bus is
coming, too. Can we call you from home?
Mom: Sure, fine.
Christina: OK, good. Talk to you later, OK?
Mom: OK, Chrissy. Bye bye!
Christina: Bye Mom. [She hangs up, then waves to Marina.]

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