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CHAPTER 28
What Is She Doing?
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:

• Learn how to talk about what your friends and family are doing.

Practice 1
Warm-up
Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

• mother

• brother

• husband

• coworker

• best friend

• classmate

• grandmother

• roommate

Let's Practice
Tell your tutor which of the items on the list are family members and which are
not.

For example:
"Mother is a family member."
"Coworker is not a family member."

Can you think of any more words for family members or people you know? If
so, tell your tutor! If not, go to the next exercise.

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Practice 2
Warm-up
Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

at home at school at work

at a beach on a train in a car

on a bus in hospital

Let's Practice
Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.
For example:

• "at school"

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Practice 3
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat these words and sentences with your tutor.

Sleep Drink Eat

I am sleeping. He is drinking. She is eating.

Study Work Talk

She is studying They are working. He is talking.

. Watch TV Play sports

They are watching TV. They are playing sports.

Let's Practice
Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.
For example:

• "She is eating."

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Practice 4
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor, then answer the questions.

Teacher : Where are you, Haruto?

Haruto : I'm at home.

Teacher : Where is your mother?

Haruto : She is at home.

Teacher : What is she doing?

Haruto : She is working.

Teacher : Is your brother at home, too?

Haruto : Yes, he is.

Teacher : Is he working?

Haruto : No, he is studying. Where are you?

Teacher : I am on a train.

Haruto : What are you doing?

Teacher : I'm eating lunch and talking to you!

Check Your Understanding

1. Where is Haruto?

2. Where is Haruto's brother?

3. What is Haruto's teacher doing?

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Practice 5
Matching
Tell your tutor the correct answer to each question.

1. Where are you?

A. I is on a bus.
B. I am on a bus.
C. I are on a bus.

2. Where is your wife?

A. She is at a beach.
B. She are at a beach
C. She am at a beach.

3. Are you at home?

A. No, I isn't.
B. No, I aren't.
C. No, I'm not.

4. What are you doing?

A. I am watching TV.
B. I is watching TV.
C. I are watching TV.

5. What is your father doing?

A. He are playing sports.

B. He is played sports.
C. He is playing sports.

6. Is she playing sports?

A. Yes, she is.

B. Yes, she am.
C. Yes, she are.

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Pracice 6
Fill in the Blanks
Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor and fill in the blanks. You will be Ling.

Teacher : Where are you, Ling?

Ling : I'm (1) ………. work.

Teacher : What are you doing?

Ling : (2) ………. am working.

Teacher : Where is your husband?

Ling : (3) ………. is at home.

Teacher : What is he doing?

Ling : He (4) ………. sleeping.

Teacher : Where is your son?

Ling : He is at school. Where (5) ………. you?

Teacher : I'm at home.

Ling : What are you (6) ………. ?

Teacher : I am talking to you and watching TV!

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 6

Answer Pool (Questions 1-6)

• at

• is

• doing

• are

• I

• He

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Practice 7
Ordering
Put the words into the correct order.
For example:

• "are you Where?" → "Where are you?"

1. are you Where?

2. train a I'm on.

3. What is best friend doing your?

4. is studying My sister.

5. aren't watching TV They.

6. your daughter home at Is?

7. on a He is bus.

8. at home I am.

Practice 8
Your Turn to Ask
Ask your tutor these questions.

1. Where are you?

2. What are you doing?

3. Where is your mother?

4. What is she doing?

5. Where is your father?

6. What is he doing?

7. Where is your brother or sister?

8. What is he or she doing?

9. Where is your best friend?

10. What is he or she doing?

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Practice 9
Your Turn to Answer
Answer using the language you have learned in this lesson.
Talk about yourself!

1. Where are you?

2. What are you doing?

3. Where is your mother?

4. What is she doing?

5. Where is your father?

6. What is he doing?

7. Where is your brother or sister?

8. What is he or she doing?

9. Where is your best friend?

10. What is he or she doing?

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