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Present continuous: affirmative and negative
I can describe what's happening in a picture.
1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Check your answers in the text on page 22. Then choose the correct words in the Rules.
| are becoming aren't speaking is sending isn't using |
1. Anna _______ Lucy an instant message.
2. Anna _______ real words.
3. They _______ a truly international language.
4. We _______ face-to-face.
2. Read the Study Strategy. Then write the -ing form of the verbs. Check your answers in the text on page 22.
1. become _______ 4. speak _______
2. use _______ 5. sit _______
3. send _______ 6. write _______
| STUDY STRATEGY |
| Finding spelling rules Sometimes the final letter of a verb can show you how to spell the continuous form. • Look at verbs that end in -e. Do you keep or delete the -e before you add -ing? • Look at verbs that end in a short vowel and then a consonant. What letter is added before -ing? |
3. Look at picture A. Complete sentences 1-5 using affirmative and negative forms of the present continuous.
1. A man, a woman and a dog _______ (sit) in a boat.
2. The man _______ (have) a conversation.
3. The woman _______ (listen).
4. She _______ (sleep).
5 The dog _______ (point) to a sign.
A. DANGER WATERFALL
We're having a fantastic holiday!
4. 🎧1.17 PRONUNCIATION Sentence stress
When we speak, we often put stress on content words. Content words carry important information.
LINDA is DANCING.
PETER is READING a STORY.
We don't put stress on structure words. Structure words make a sentence
grammatically correct. For example, am - is - are are structure words in the present continuous tense.
Read and highlight the words we put stress on. Then listen and check.
1. They aren't having a fantastic holiday!
2. The man is helping the dog.
3. The dog is swimming.
4. The woman isn't sleeping.
5. The man is speaking on the phone.
B.
Help!
5. 
USE IT! Look at picture B. Read the sentences from exercise 4. Say if the sentences are True or False.
Finished?
Find another picture in this book and describe it to your partner.
