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ENERGY SOURCES
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

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WARM-UP
Jumble sentences
1. She / now / English / learning / is / .
____________________________________________
She is learning English now.
2. are / They / not / energy / using / solar / .
____________________________________________
They are not using solar energy.
3. project / you / on / working / Are / your / ?
____________________________________________
Are you working on your Project?
4. studying / brother / Where / your / is / ?
____________________________________________
Where is your brother studying?
5. basketball / she / yard / the / in / playing / Is / school / ?
____________________________________________
Is she playing basketball in the school yard ?

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ENERGY SOURCES
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

GRAMMAR:
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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PRESENTATION
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(+) S + am/ is/are + V-ing.
(-) S + am/ is/are + not + V-ing.
(?) Am/ Is/ Are + S + V-ing ?
Yes, S + am/is/are.
No, S + am/is/are + not.

- She is learning English now.
- They are not using solar energy.
- Are you working on your Project?
Yes, I am.

* Cách dùng: Thì HTTD diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra lúc nói.
* Dấu hiệu:

now, at the moment, at this time, at present, today,
nowadays, this week/ month.

PRACTICE

2 Complete the sentences, using the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
is talking
1. Mai (talk) ____________
about types of energy sources now.
are using solar energy to replace energy from coal today.
2. We (use) ____________
are taking a test.
3. Keep quiet! The students of Class 7C (take) ____________
developing new energy sources to protect the environment.
4. Scientists (develop) are
____________
are reducing the use of nuclear energy nowadays.
5. We (reduce) ____________

PRACTICE

1 Work in pairs. Tell your partner what the people in the pictures are doing.

a. She is teaching maths/ is
writing on the board.

b. They are playing football/
soccer.

PRACTICE

1 Work in pairs. Tell your partner what the people in the pictures are doing.

c. She is riding her bike/ bicycle.

d. She is cooking.

PRACTICE

1 Work in pairs. Tell your partner what the people in the pictures are doing.

e. She is singing.

f. He is watering the flowers/ plans.
He is doing gardening.

PRACTICE

3 Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. Are you still work / working on

2. Nam and Lan do / are doing

your project now?

quite well at school this year.

PRACTICE

3 Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

3. Does she study / Is she studying

4. Hoa studies / is studying for her exam,

at the school library at the

so she can't come to the party right now.

moment?

PRACTICE

3 Circle the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

5. We have / are having English
three times a week.

PRACTICE

4

Write sentences about what the people are doing or not doing,
using the suggestions.

1. The students / do the project / now.
_______________________________________________
2. Mrs Lien / teach us about solar energy / at the moment.
_______________________________________________
3. They / learn about energy / this month.
_______________________________________________
4. She / not swim / in the swimming pool / right now.
_______________________________________________
5. Nowadays, people in Iceland / not use energy from coal.
_________________________________________________

LUCKY
FLOWERS
Nowadays, people in Iceland / not use
The
students
/ do the project / now.
energy
from coal.
She
/ not
swimabout
/ in the
swimming
/ .
They
/ learn
energy
/ thispool
month

Mrs
Lien
/
teach
us
about
solar
energy
/
at
the
moment.
Lucky Flower
!!
Good
luck
luck!
right now. Good luck!
Good
luck!
Nowadays,
people
in
Iceland
areproject
not
The
students
are
doing
the
They
are
learning
about
energy
this
month.
She is not swimming in the swimming pool
Mrs
Lien
is
teaching
using
energy
from
coal. us about solar energy at the moment.
now.
right now.

PRACTICE

4

Write sentences about what the people are doing or not doing,
using the suggestions.

1. The students / do the project / now.
_______________________________________________
The students are doing the project now.
2. Mrs Lien / teach us about solar energy / at the moment.
_______________________________________________
Mrs Lien is teaching us about solar energy at the moment.
3. They / learn about energy / this month.
They are learning about energy this month.
_______________________________________________
4. She / not swim / in the swimming pool / right now.
_______________________________________________
She is not swimming in the swimming pool right now.
5. Nowadays, people in Iceland / not use energy from coal.
_________________________________________________
Nowadays, people in Iceland are not using energy from coal.

FURTHER PRACTICE

5 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. What book are you reading now?
2. What sport are you playing these days?
3. What courses are you taking this term?
4. What are you doing to save energy?

CONSOLIDATION

1 WRAP-UP
GRAMMAR:
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

CONSOLIDATION

2 HOMEWORK
 Do exercises in the workbook.