Intensive Beginner

Week 4
Online session 1
Unit 6: Going out

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Unit 6: Going out
Session 1 communicative objective 1
By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about
what is happening in some situations, and say what
happens next.

Session 1 communicative objective 2

By the end of this session, you will be able to ask and
answer information questions about actions happening at
the moment of speaking.
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 In picture 1, the tall girl is
What are they doing? checking her emails on her
• Look at the picture and say what the people are doing. laptop.

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Warm-up 5 minutes whole class 3

Use

As we saw in unit 5, the present

progressive (continuous) is used to
describe activities happening at
the moment of speaking (or
around the moment of speaking)
or for future arrangements.

Here, we’re going to see more

examples of the present
progressive with WH- questions
and negative statements.
 Question Word +am / is / are + subject + verbING

Let’s remember the

structure of the present
continuous for Wh-
question and negative
statements.
1a. Grammar. Present Progressive Wh - questions

Write questions using the words in parentheses. Look at the picture and answer the questions.

(where/ she / go)

Q.: Where is she going?
A.: She is going to an amusement park.

3.( what/ the children /do)

1.( where/ they /go) Q: ________________________?
Q: ________________________? A: ________________________.
A: ________________________.

2.( what/ he /eat) 4.( who/ she /call)

Q: ________________________? Q: ________________________?
A: ________________________. A: ________________________.

5.( what/ Tom /do)

Q: ________________________?
A: ________________________.
1b. Grammar. Present Progressive: Wh questions 2
Read the statements and look at the underlined words. Write the correct Wh-question using the present
progressive.
1. __________________________________________________?
Example: He’s sleeping on the sofa.
What is she doing?
2. __________________________________________________?
She’s taking a shower. We’re going to Spain. We are so excited!

3. __________________________________________________?
Tina isn’t coming to the party because she is too tired.

4. __________________________________________________?
We are watching T.V.

5. __________________________________________________?
I’m taking the midterm exam in 3 weeks.

6. __________________________________________________?
Charlie is working late this weekend.
1c. Grammar. Present Progressive: negative statements
Complete the sentences with the present progressive in negative form.

1. You_______________ my pen. (not use)

2. I ________________the washing up right now. (not do)

3. Listen, he ___________________ the guitar tomorrow. (not play)

4. She _____________________ a coffee at this very moment. (not have)

5. It __________________ this afternoon. (not snow)

6. They _________________ married. (not get)

7. They train __________________ now. (not leave)

8. He ____________________ the windows. (not shut)

9. I _________________________ the car to the garage. (not take)

10. Oh dear, he ____________________ the race now. (not win)

1. ask
2. listen
3. look
4. meet
5. say
6. study
7. talk about
8. think
9. turn around
10. write

(Remember you can practice the

pronunciation of these words n English
Discoveries, with a right click on the
words.)
2a. Vocabulary: Verbs

Unjumble the verbs on the list. Then, complete the sentences.

1. Let’s _______ the teacher about the exam.

2. _________! The dogs are running. 1. YUTSD
3. After the quarantine, I want to _________ new people. 2. YAS
4. Don’t ______ ________. Your boyfriend is coming that way. 3. KAS
5. I like to _________ English at UPC. It’s great! 4. TREWI
6. It’s my teacher’s birthday. I want to _______ happy birthday to her. 5. KHINT
7. You _________ Frank is nice, right. 6. KOLO
8. Today, we will _________ _____________ Covid 19 in class. 7. LAKT OUTAB
9. I have to _________ a text for my English homework. 8. NETILS
10. What music do you _______ to? I love rock. 9. TEME
10. RUNT DRANOU
 What happens next?
Pre • Look at this picture. Describe what is happening. Imagine a conversation between the people in
the photo. What do you think they are saying and thinking? What happens next?
Production 2
Subject verb Verb (- rest of
Lisa - Rodrigo BE ing) sentence
I am traveling today.
He/She/It is
You/We/They are

Subject verb not Verb rest of

BE (-ing) sentence
I am not traveling today.
He/She/It is not
You/We/They are not

Answer these questions: Language bank

6 minutes • What are they doing? • “________” says (name of person).
• What are they saying? • “________?” asks (name of person).
• (Name of person/He/She) says “________”.
whole class • What are they thinking?
• Name of person/He/She) asks “________”.
• How are they feeling? • X is ________. (action – verb-ing)
• What happens next in this situation? 7
 What happens next?
• Work in pairs. Describe what is happening in each situation. What do you think they are saying and thinking?
What happens next?
X is…
XX are…
verb (-ing) rest of the sentence.
X isn’t…
XX aren’t…
In your conversation , ask and answer
these questions:

• What are they doing?

• What are they saying?
Mike - Emma Pablo-Jennifer
• What are they thinking?
• How are they feeling?
• What happens next in each situation?

Language bank
• “________” says (name of person).
• “________?” asks (name of person).
• (Name of person/He/She) says “________”.
• Name of person/He/She) asks “________”.
Jake - Ana Richard - Penny • X is ________. (action – verb-ing)

Production 2 15 minutes pairs 8

 What happens next?

Tell us what happens next in each situation.

Feedback

6 minutes

whole class

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 What are you doing?
Lead-in Fill the gaps. Then ask and answer these questions.

1. _____ are you doing right now?

2. _____ are you having another class today?
3. _____ are you having dinner today?
4. _____ is writing in the chat box now?
5. _____ are you taking your final exams?
6. _____ are you wearing today?
7. _____ are you thinking about at the moment?
8. _____ are you going tomorrow?
9. _____ are you phoning later?
5 minutes
10. _____ are you studying English?
whole class 11. _____ are you feeling today?

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 What’s happening?
Pre • Ask and answer questions about actions happening at the moment or about activities
in the near future.
Production 3
Question words Are you/they+ (verb-ing) + rest of the question?
• What…? Yes, I am. Yes, they are.
• What time…? are you+ (verb-ing) No, I’m not. No, they aren’t.
• When…? rest of the question?
• Where…? Is she/he+ (verb-ing) + rest of the question?
• Why…? Yes, he is. Yes, she is.
• How…? No, he isn’t. No, she isn’t.
• Who…?

Actions happening now Future arrangements

6 minutes now tonight
right now today
at the moment tomorrow
whole class currently next week /month
these days this weekend
this week later 1
 What’s happening?
• Work in pairs. Ask each other questions about actions happening at the moment or
Production 3 about activities in the near future. Give details and ask follow-up questions.

Actions happening now Future arrangements

now tonight
right now today
12 minutes at the moment tomorrow
currently next week /month
these days this weekend
pairs this week later

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 What’s happening?

Feedback Tell us what your partner is doing at the moment and in the
near future.

6 minutes

whole class

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Summary Now I can…
√talk about what is happening in some situations,
and say what happens next.

√ask and answer information questions about

actions happening at the moment of speaking.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Units 6 and 7.

Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources
 https://thenounproject.com/
 https://www.shutterstock.com/
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-
espanol/credit
 http://iteslj.org/questions/movies.html
 English Discoveries Student platform

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