Lesson 6

Teacher’s name: Patricia Faúndez

Homework

Choose 5 words
(italics or in bold) and
write 5 sentences.
 Job description

What do you do?

I’m a salesman. (job-general)
What do you do for a living? I’m in sales. (general)
I’m in the toy (industry)
What is your occupation? business.
I’m a contractor at (specific)
What type of work do you do? JBX.
Where do you work?
 Today’s job

Language at work – Present continuous

p. 14 (PDF p.12)
 Present continuous

The present continuous is:

Am/ is / are + doing / eating / running / writing etc.
I am (not) -ing • I’m working. I’m not watching TV.
• Maria is reading a newspaper.
He Is (not) -ing
She • The phone is ringing.
It
We Are (not) -ing
You
They
 Present continuous

Time expression

At the moment
Currently
At present
At the same time
Now

• Tom is watching TV now.

• I'm working on the Smith project today.
• Jane is doing her homework at the moment.
Present continuous: rules
 Present continuous
Look at the picture. Write sentences about Jane. Use She’s –ing or She
isn’t –ing.

1. (have dinner) Jane isn’t having dinner.

2. (watch television) ________________
3. (sit on the floor) She ________________
4. (read a book) ________________
5. (play the piano) ________________
6. (laugh) ________________
7. (wear a hat) ________________
8. (write a letter) ________________
 Present continuous
Make questions.
Fill in the blank with “be” and “ing” verb.
1. ____ I ____ dinner? (cook)
2. ____ Jack ____ pie? (bake)
3. ____ the girls ____? (eat)
4. ____ it ____? (rain)
5. ____ they ____Easter eggs? (make)
6. ____ you ____? (come)
7. ____ the dog ____? (bark)
8. ____ she ____? (talk)
9. ____ he ____? (laugh)
10. ____ Kate and John ____? (sleep)
See you next time!