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LESSON 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

VOCABULARY (1) PARTS OF THE HOUSE

Listen and repeat.

bedroom bathroom kitchen living room

dining room basement hall garage

garden floor backyard laundry

office patio balcony attic

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PAIR WORK. Practice this conversation.

Cesar: Hello!
Maria: Hi! It’s Maria. Is Cesar there?
Cesar: Of course. It’s me.
Maria: What are you doing? What’s new?
Cesar: I’m packing my things because I’m moving into a new house.
Maria: That’s great. Where are you moving?
Cesar: I’m moving to Bustamante district.
Maria: What’s your new house like?
Cesar: It’s a big and beautiful house.
Maria: How many rooms are there in your new house?
Cesar: There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a dining
room, a garage and a backyard.
Maria: Wow! It’s amazing. Congratulations!
Cesar: Thank you.

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GRAMMAR (1) PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE

Subject TO BE Verb+ING Complement

I am doing my homework.
YOU are studying English.
HE is listening Music.
WE are reading a book.
THEY are writing a story.

NEGATIVE

Subject TO BE+NOT Verb+ING Complement

I am not playing Soccer.
YOU aren’t studying Literature.
HE isn’t working Here.
WE aren’t moving into a new house.
THEY aren’t writing some poems.

QUESTION

TO BE SUBJECT Verb+ING Complement Short Answer

Yes, you are.
AM I playing volleyball?
No, you aren’t.
Yes, I am.
ARE you studying Literature?
No, I’m not.
Yes, she is.
IS she working here?
No, she isn’t.
Yes, we are.
ARE we moving to a new house?
No, we aren’t.
Yes, they are.
ARE they writing some poems?
No they aren’t.

RULES.
1. Use this tense to actions happening at the moment of the speaking.
I’m running now.
She’s walking home right now.

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2. Use this tense for future arrangements. You have to use future words NEXT
MONTH, YEAR, WEEK, IN APRIL, etc.
I’m traveling next month.
You’re having an exam tomorrow.
SPELLING RULES.

work working
eat eating
1. Most verbs add ING
drink drinking
do doing
have having
2. Verbs end in E, drop the E and add ING smoke smoking
come coming
study studying
3. Verbs end in Y, W, X only add ING fix fixing
follow following
swim swimming
4. Verbs with one syllable end CVC, double the
stop stopping
last consonant and add ING
run running
die dying
5. Verbs end in IE, become in Y and add ING lie lying
tie tying
agree agreeing
6. Verbs end in EE, YE, only add ING
dye dyeing

PRACTICE (1). Add ING for the following verbs.

VERBS ING VERBS ING

Become Learn

Break Meet

Buy Say

Draw Show

Drive Sit

Fall Throw

Give Win

Eat Write

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PRACTICE (2). Answer these questions with your own information.

a) Are you writing in your notebook?
__________________________________________________.
b) Is your partner driving a car?
__________________________________________________.
c) Is your brother singing a song?
__________________________________________________.
d) Are your classmates working in class?
__________________________________________________.
e) Are you traveling tonight?
__________________________________________________.
f) Is your professor teaching English?
__________________________________________________.
g) What are you doing now?
__________________________________________________.
h) What is your mother doing?
__________________________________________________.
i) What’s your classmate doing?
__________________________________________________.
j) When are you having lunch with your friends?
__________________________________________________.

VOCABULARY (2) HOUSE

Listen and repeat.

BEDROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN LIVING ROOM

bed shampoo stove armchair
pillowcase toilet pot sofa
wardrobe towel microwave carpet, rug
blanket shower sink vase
pillow soap freezer paintings
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ACTIVITIES
VOCABULARY
1. Look at the pictures and write the names of the different things in the house.

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GRAMMAR
1. Correct the following sentences.
a) Carlos are doing her homwork.
________________________________________________________.
b) My relatives is runing in Selva Alegre park.
________________________________________________________.
c) I am swiming in the pool.
________________________________________________________.
d) Why are you cring?
________________________________________________________.
e) The secretary aren’t working now.
________________________________________________________.
f) Tomorrow, He’s travel to Chivay.
________________________________________________________.
g) We isn’t climbin Chachani.
________________________________________________________.
h) What are Maria eatting?
________________________________________________________.
i) The dog is chase his tail.
________________________________________________________.
j) The Principal ins’t talking in class.
________________________________________________________.

READING COMPREHENSION
Dear Milagros,
I’m working at San Agustin University and I’m having a really good time. In this
moment we are having a break and as it is very cold I’m having a hot cup of coffee with
some biscuits. My students are doing different free activities. Some are also having
snacks, the boys are practicing their English pronunciation and there are few girls
talking in English too. I feel very pleasant here because my students are very clever and
I can share all I know. Send me some pictures. Don’t forget!
Kisses, Cristina
1. Answer the following questions.
a) Where’s Cristina working? __________________________________.
b) What’s she doing now? __________________________________.
c) Why is she drinking a cup of coffee? __________________________________.
d) Is she hungry? __________________________________.
e) What are the girls doing? __________________________________.
f) What are the boys doing? __________________________________.
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WRITING
Imagine you and some people are in these places. Follow the examples.
You/church
- What are you doing in the church?
- I’m praying.
Mother/market
- What is your mother doing in the market?
- She’s buying some food.

Berly/University

Jose/Mine

Maria/office

You/house

Milagros and
Carlota/cinema

Alan/gym

My friend/store

The dog/street

My brother/pool

You/restaurant

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