I'm working now

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Listen: live from the marathonListening comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find the formsGrammar exercise
6. 6The present continuousGrammar rule
7. 7Which form?Grammar exercise
8. 8At the finish lineGrammar exercise
9. 9Find the mistakeGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12Live from…Speaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: a phone callGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: questions and short answersGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: make sentencesGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a live reportDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Is there a marathon in your city?
2. Do you listen to the radio?
3. Who is with you right now?

Grammar rule

The present continuous

am / is / are + -ing: it is happening now

	Positive	Negative	Question
I	I'm talking.	I'm not talking.	Am I talking?
he / she / it	She's typing.	He isn't typing.	Is she typing?
you / we / they	They're singing.	We aren't singing.	Are you singing?

• Short answers: Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. · Yes, she is. / No, he isn't. · Yes, they are. / No, we aren't. (not Yes, I'm)
• With a question word: What are you reading? Where is he going? Why are they whispering?
• Time words: now, right now, at the moment. Look! and Listen! also tell us it is happening now.

-ing spelling

most verbs	+ ing	read → reading, cry → crying
e at the end	no e	write → writing, dance → dancing
short verb, one vowel + one consonant at the end	double it	sit → sitting, swim → swimming
but not w, x or y	+ ing	snow → snowing, fix → fixing, play → playing

Watch out

• Don't forget am / is / are: My son is reading. (not My son reading)
• No do: Is she sleeping? (not Does she sleeping?) · He isn't working. (not He doesn't working)
• For every day, use the present simple: He works every day. For now: He's working now.