E0 UoE Unit 7

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Unit 7: About
people
Unit 7: About
people
1. Present progressive
review
2. Vocabulary: adjectives
Use
As we saw in units 5 and 6, the

present progressive (or present
continuous) describes:
1. activities happening at the

moment of speaking.
2. Temporary activities around the
moment of speaking).
3. Future arrangements.
We will pay a little more attention to

the time expressions associated with
each use.
What structure do we use to express the following ideas?
Present AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES:
Subject+ be + verb-ing + complement
Progressive I am reading sentences in English now.

We are learning a foreign language this year.
We use the Present Progressive to talk about: NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
Subject + be (not) + verb – ing + complement
1. activities happening at the moment of
speaking We aren’t learning Chinese.
2. temporary activities (around the moment I’m not reading Italian now.
of speaking) QUESTION FORMS:
3. future arrangements (Wh) + Be + subject + verb-ing+ complement?
For example: Are you studying a foreign language this

month?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
• Students are taking online classes now.
• I am studying English 2 this semester. What are you studying now?
• We are doing homework at home this I am studying English.
weekend.
Time expressions with the Present Progressive
• now
• right now
At the moment • at the moment
of speaking • at this time
• presently
• currently
Temporary • this week/month/summer
activites • these days
• nowadays
• tonight
• tomorrow
Future • later
arrangements • this afternoon
• next week/month/Friday
1a. Grammar. Present Progressive yes/no questions review.
Look at the example. Then, write questions and answers.

Jane / read a book
1. John / play computer games Q.: Is Jane reading a book?
Q.:_________________________________ ? A.: Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
A.: Yes, ________________.
2. The girls / dance
Q.:_________________________________ ?
A.: No, ________________.
3. Julianne / sleep
Q.:_________________________________ ?
A.: No, ________________.
4. The Philips / talk
Q.:_________________________________ ?
A.: Yes, ________________.
5. Seymour / watch TV
Q.:_________________________________ ?
A.: No, ________________.
1b. Grammar. Present Progressive: Conversation
Complete these short dialogs with the verbs in brackets. Use present progressive.
Steve is talking to Anita on his mobile phone.
Anita Hi Steve! Where are you? You’re late.

Steve I know. I (1) __________(come). I (2)_____________ (walk) down Parliament Street
now.
Anita Hurry up! Rosie (3)_____________ (buy) the tickets and we (4)_____________ (go)
into the Jorvik Viking Centre.
(Sounds of lots of screaming).
Steve What’s that?

Anita Don’t worry! It’s Sara and Barbara. They (5)______________(scream).
Steve Why?
Anita They are scared. We (6)______________(look) at an exhibition of a man with a knife.
Carl Where’s Steve?
Anita He (7)____________(come). Look–there he is. He (8)_______________(speak) to the
man at the entrance.
1c. Grammar. Present Progressive: Time expressions
Choose the correct time expression.
1. Look at the children! They are cooking dinner (later today/ now).
2. The company is preparing a report for their most important client (last / this) week. They’re busy.
3. Shhh. Don’t make noise. My sister is studying for a test (at the moment / tomorrow).
4. We're working hard on the Anderson account (this week/tomorrow). The project started last week.
5. They aren't coming for dinner (this / that) evening. They can’t come.
6. Susan is playing tennis with Tim (now / then). She sent a photo from the club.
7. What are you doing (this / next) afternoon?
8. They're enjoying dinner (at / next) the moment.

1c. Grammar. Present Progressive: Time expressions
Choose the correct time expression.
9. What are you doing (tomorrow / yesterday) afternoon?
10. Henry is making the presentation (today / on) Wednesday.
11. Our teacher is helping us with grammar (that / this) morning.
12. We're finishing the business report (today / yesterday).
13. The clock is striking twelve o'clock right (now / soon). It's time to go!
14. Frank is flying to Chicago (this / that) afternoon.
15. She's mowing the lawn (now / moment).
16. They're developing a new product (this / last) month.

1d. Grammar. Present Progressive different uses
Decide whether the following sentences use present continuous for an action at the moment (NOW), an
action around the current moment in time (AROUND), or for a future arrangement (FUTURE).
1. We're working on the Smith account this month. ________

2. Just a moment, I think he's working out in the garden. ________
3. Jennifer's meeting with Tom later today. ________
4. I'm looking for a new job currently. ________
5. We're discussing the issue on Wednesday. ________
6. Jake's finishing his homework right now. ________
7. Alan's video calling me later this afternoon. ________
8. They're making dinner for us tonight. ________
9. I'm sorry I don't have time. I'm mowing the lawn. ________
10. She's looking for a new home as she'd like to move soon. ________
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1. fast
2. beautiful
3. clean
4. cool
5. excellent
6. fine
7. great
8. interested in
9. new
10. busy
(Remember you can practice the

pronunciation of these words in English
Discoveries, with a right click on the
words)
1. beautiful: looking very nice
2. busy: having a lot of things to do
3. clean: not dirty
4. cool: cold
5. excellent: very good
6. fast: moving quickly
7. fine: feeling good
8. great: very good
9. interested in: wanting to know more about something or

someone
10. new: recent, not old

2a. Vocabulary: Adjectives
Complete the sentences with the correct adjective from Unit 7.
1. This is such a _________________ house. I love the decoration and the colours.
2. Don’t run too __________. You might fall. 1. fast
3. I’m not ______________________ karate. I don’t like martial arts. 2. beautiful
4. I have an __________________ English teacher. She is very smart and knows how to teach. 3. clean
5. Do you like this red sweater? It’s _______. But I prefer the blue one. 4. cool
6. Now, during the Covid 19 pandemic, we need to have our houses and food absolutely _________. 5. excellent
7. How was the party? – Wonderful, especially the music, it was ________! 6. fine
8. I need ______ headphones. The ones I had are broken and I can’t hear the teacher. 7. great
9. My mom is usually very strict, but she can be so ________. She’s really funny. 8. interested in
10. Sorry, I don’t have time during the week. I am very _________.
9. new
10. busy
Sources & Credits
● https://thenounproject.com/
● https://www.shutterstock.com/
● https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/credit
● English Discoveries Student platform
● https://slidesmania.com/es/
● http://walesskag.over-blog.com/article-modal-verbs-102110707.html
● https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/youtube_1384060?term=video&page=1&position=1
● https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary
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As we saw in units 5 and 6, the

1. activities happening at the

We will pay a little more attention to

Progressive I am reading sentences in English now.

For example: Are you studying a foreign language this

Look at the example. Then, write questions and answers.

Steve is talking to Anita on his mobile phone.

Anita Hi Steve! Where are you? You’re late.

(Sounds of lots of screaming).

Steve What’s that?

Choose the correct time expression.

7. What are you doing (this / next) afternoon?

8. They're enjoying dinner (at / next) the moment.

Choose the correct time expression.

9. What are you doing (tomorrow / yesterday) afternoon?

10. Henry is making the presentation (today / on) Wednesday.

11. Our teacher is helping us with grammar (that / this) morning.

12. We're finishing the business report (today / yesterday).

14. Frank is flying to Chicago (this / that) afternoon.

15. She's mowing the lawn (now / moment).

16. They're developing a new product (this / last) month.

1. We're working on the Smith account this month. ________

(Remember you can practice the

2. busy: having a lot of things to do

3. clean: not dirty

5. excellent: very good

6. fast: moving quickly

7. fine: feeling good

8. great: very good

9. interested in: wanting to know more about something or

10. new: recent, not old

Complete the sentences with the correct adjective from Unit 7.

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