Lesson 26

Looking good: Present Continuous.

(Understanding and practicing Present Continuous. Practicing clothes vocabulary.)

1. Read the names of the places. Which preposition in, on or at do we use with them?

in my car/a meeting/bed/a cafe/my office/town/the pub/the kitchen

at a party/work/home/the airport/the bus stop/school/university/Jenny's house

on my way home/the train/holiday/the bus

Match some of the words to the pictures.

2. a) Look at the pictures. Listen. Who is speaking?(track 1)

b) Listen and complete the conversations.(Track 2)

3. Grammar. Present Continuous.

Use the Present Continuous to talk about activities happening now.

e.g. I'm reading a book.

The Present Continuous is formed with am/is/are + verb with -ing.

Complete the chart.

  • Whatarethequestionsand the negative?

4. Practice. Do the exercises.

a)

b)

5. What are the people doing?

6. Make sentences that are true for you at the moment.

7. Video. Watch the video and take notes of all the leisure activities the mice are doing in that afternoon.

Possible answers:

  • She is swinging.
  • They are having a picnic.
  • They are watching the river. They are standing on the bridge.
  • They are boating.
  • They are riding a Ferris wheel.
  • They are flying a hot-air balloon.
  • They are riding a bike.
  • They are riding on a merry-go-round.
  • They are sunbathing.
  • They are walking in a park.

1)Which activities you saw in the segment do you like doing in your leisure time?

2) Which ones don't you like doing?

8. a) Read the text quickly and find people's names.

b) Match the clothes with the people in pictures A-E.

c) Answer the questions.

  • Do you like clothes in the pictures?
  • Do you think the clothes are fashionable?

c) Read the text again and complete the sentences.

  • Karen____ thinks fashionable clothes are expensive.
  • Danny____ doesn't like cool, thin clothes.
  • Sunny____ doesn't like boring clothes.
  • Tara____ likes clothes for the office.
  • Simon____ doesn't like feeling hot.

9.Discussion.

What is your opinion of fashion?

Do you follow fashion or do you like to be comfortable?

Thank you for the lesson!

Hometask.

1. Do the exercises.

2. Revise clothes vocabulary.

3.Match a line in A with a line in B.

4. Read the text and answer the questions.

a)Which material is popular this season?Wool

b)What did the writer see in Paris?She saw fashion shows

c)Which two colors are not fashionable this season?black and grey

d)Which material are designers using in new ways? wool

e)What can you wear with a thick pullover? a loose skirt

f)Why is wool a good material for cold days?because it's comfortable to wear and warm

g)What kind of skirts are fashionable for the evenings?silk skirts which are long and lose