UNIT 4 – LOVE TO LEARN
Lesson 4.2 Grammar
(SB page 42)

Pass the Markers
• Work in groups of 4-5.
• S1: ask a Yes/No question about daily routine.
S2: answer and ask S3, etc.
• Pass the marker to the next friend.
• Say BINGO when your group finishes 1 round.

Do you eat out on
Sundays?

No. I don't.

Objectives
I can use the Present Continuous to talk about things happening
now.

Exercise 1 (SB page 42)

Look and answer the questions.
1. Who are the girls?
2. Where are they?
3. Do you think the girls know
each other?

Exercise 2 (SB page 42)
Listen and read. Look at Alice's message on page 111. Why she doesn't want to
talk to her friends.

Exercise 2 (SB page 42)
Underline all the phrases that describe what the girls are doing.

Exercise 3 (SB page 42)
Study the grammar box.

Exercise 3 (SB page 42)
Learn the forms of Present Continuous.
Affirmative(+)

Negative (-)

I + am + V-ing
He/She/It + is + V-ing
You/We/They + are + V-ing

I + am not + V-ing
He/She/It + is not + V-ing
You/We/They + are not + V-ing

Exercise 3 (SB page 42)
Learn the forms of Present Continuous.
Questions (?)
 Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing?
→Yes, S + am/is/are.
→No, S + am not/isn't/aren't.
 Wh-word + am/is/are + S + V-ing?

Time markers: now, at
the moment

Exercise 3 (SB page 42)
Spelling rules. How to add –ing to ordinary verbs.
Rules
In general → verb + ing
Verbs ending in 'ie' → y + ing
Verbs ending in 'e' → drop 'e' and then + ing

Examples
play → playing
die → dying
drive → driving

Verbs ending in C-V-C → double final C + ing

stop → stopping

The secret gift

Next

Choose a number. Make sentences with the Present Continuous.

Click on the box to display the task

The secret gift

1. Sarah/feel/fine
Sarah is feeling fine.

+3
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The secret gift

2. Sarah/write/a note
Sarah is writing a note.

+1
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The secret gift

3. Caitlin/not/speak/to Alice
Caitlin is not/isn't speaking to Alice.

+1
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The secret gift

4. Ted and Leo/go/to the snack bar
Ted and Leo are going to the snack bar.

+2
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The secret gift

5. Sara and Caitlin/not wait/at the snack bar
Sara and Caitlin are not/aren't waiting at the snack
bar.

+4
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Exercise 6 (SB page 42)
Complete the questions and short answers. Use the Present Continuous. 

you feeling
2. A: Are
…...…………………..
(you/feel) tired?
B: Yes, I am.
……………………………..
I'm studying for a test.

Is it raining
3. A: …...……………………..
(it/rain) now?
Yes, it is.
B: …………………………..
I hope it stops soon.

Exercise 6 (SB page 42)
Complete the questions and short answers. Use the Present Continuous. 
Are your parents watching
4. A:…...
……………………………………
………………..(your
No, they aren't.
parents/watch) TV?
B: ………………………………..
They're at work.

5.A…...Is the teacher wearing
………………………………………
…(the teacher/wear) brown
shoes today?
No, he/she isn't.
B:………………………………
They're black.

Exercise 7 (SB page 42)
In pairs, ask and answer about what the people/animals below are doing.
Questions
What's your best friend doing now?
What's your brother/sister doing now?
What's your grandparents doing now?
What's your teacher doing now?
What's your pet doing now?

Friend 1
cooking

Friend 2
drawing