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A group of children are playing soccer in Chefchaouen, Morocco.
Look at the photo and answer the questions.
1. What is this sport? Do you like it?
2. What sports do you play? Where do you play them?
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UNIT 5 GOALS
A. Describe Activities Happening Now
B. Compare Everyday and Present-Time Activities
C. Talk about Your Favorite Sports
D. Compare Sports and Activities
E. Write and Complete a Questionnaire
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A GOAL Describe Activities Happening Now
Vocabulary
A Read the text messages. Use the words in blue to label the photos.
Hi! What are you doing?
Hi! Kenny is swimming, and I'm jogging by the ocean. The others are playing soccer in the park. It's a beautiful day! Are you coming?
Sorry, I'm not. I'm at Eagle Rocks with Antonia and Pete. They're climbing at the moment. Let me send you a photo.
Wow! The view is amazing! Do people often go hiking there?
Yes, they do. People also come here for yoga classes in the mountains. It's very rolaxing.
That sounds amazing!
1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________
B Write the sports in A next to the clues. Some clues have more than one answer.
1. You can do these sports on a mountain: ________________________________________________________
2. You can do this sport in a pool: _________________________________________________________________
3. You play this sport with a ball: __________________________________________________________________
4. This sport is like running: _______________________________________________________________________
5. This sport uses stretching and slow, controlled breathing: _____________________________________
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C Think of a sport. Write some clues about it. Then read your clues to a partner. Can they guess your sport?
Two people play this with a ball.
Is it basketball?
No, only two people play and the ball is smaller.
Is it tennis?
Yes!
Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 151-152)
| Present Continuous |
| Affirmative Statements | I'm jogging | (now). |
| Negative Statements | He isn't jogging | (now). |
| Yes/No Questions | Are they climbing | (now)? |
| Wh-Questions | What are you doing | (now)? |
| Form the present continuous with be + verb + -ing. Use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now (or around the time of speaking). |
D Complete the messages with the present continuous.
Hana: Hi! What (1) __are you doing__ (you / do)?
Pedro: I'm with Ben. We (2) ________ (play) tennis. Are you at the gym?
Hana: No, I (3) ________ (not / go) to the gym today.
Pedro: Why not?
Hana: I have a test tomorrow, so I (4) ________ (study) at home.
Pedro: OK. Good luck!
E Practice the conversation in D in pairs. Switch roles and practice it again.
F Make a new conversation using other sports and activities.
G Work in groups. One student acts out a sport or an activity. The other students guess the answer. Use the present continuous.
Are you swimming?
Yes, I am.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Describe Activities Happening Now
Answer the questions in pairs.
1. What are you and your partner doing now?
2. What is your teacher doing now?
3. What is your family doing now?
We're talking...
My sister is going to school now and my mother is...
She's listening...
