Unit 5

What are you doing?

• Asking about places
• Talking about current activities
• Understanding a descriptive text
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Tina: OK. I’ve got to go now, Brian. George is studying for his Math test.
He needs some help.
FIRST MOVE Brian: OK, catch you later. Bye!

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2. Discuss the sentences with another student. Are they true or false?

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a) Tina is in the kitchen.

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b) Brian is preparing a birthday party for Tina.
c) The Vanilla Ice coffee shop is inside the mall.
d) The party is in the afternoon.
e) George is playing soccer now.
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1. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

Practice it with your partner GRAMMAR 1

A: Where’s your cell-phone? 1. Study the questions and answers in the box.
B: It’s in/on my…
Questions Answers
A: Where’s your pen?
B: It’s on/in my…
What are you doing? I am doing the dishes.
What is he doing? He’s studying for his English test.
A: Where are your house keys?
What is Ann doing? She’s reading a book.
B: They’re in/on my… What are they doing? They are playing volleyball.
What are you and Maggie doing? We are watching TV.
2. When do we use in? When do we use on?

2. Complete the sentences with is, are, or am. Write the answers in your
notebook.
Presentation a) Miriam _ ✍ studying for her test now. Don’t interrupt her.
b) Many tourists _✍ coming to Rio de Janeiro for Carnival this year.
Surprise! c) Paulo Coelho _ ✍ writing a new book at the moment.
d) My mom _ ✍ making lasagna for lunch. It smells so good.
1. Brian is calling his wife Tina. He is organizing a birthday party for his e) We _ ✍ waiting for the bus. It’s 20 minutes late.
sister Linda. Listen to their conversation. f) He _ ✍ sending an e-mail to his boss now.
Tina: Hello?
Brian: Hi, Tina. It’s me, Brian. What are you doing? 3. Fill in the blanks and then practice the conversations.
Tina: Well, I’m doing the dishes. What’s up? Joe: What’s Marisa doing in the park?
Brian: Listen. I’m at the office now. I’m preparing a birthday party for Lin- ✍
Pete: She is _ basketball with her friends.
da tonight. I need your help.
Tina: Cool. What do you want me to do? Liz: What are Jim and Pete doing in the kitchen?
Brian: Go to her house and invite her to the Vanilla Ice coffee shop. But ✍
Bea: Jim is _ ✍
the dishes and Pete is _ a salad.
don’t tell her anything. It’s a surprise.
Tina: But my car is at the mechanic’s, remember? Bob: What are you doing in the living room?
Brian: No problem. Use the minivan. The keys are in the top drawer, in our Taylor: I am _✍ my favorite program.
bedroom.
Tina: OK. Where is the Vanilla Ice? 4. Put the conversation in the correct order. Number the sentences 1 to
Brian: It’s next to the Saint Peter Shopping mall, on Pine Street. 8. Please use your notebook.
Tina: What time should I be there? _✍ What are her students learning?
Brian: At 8:30. _✍ Who’s that? Do you know her?

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_✍ No, they don’t. 2. Pair work: Talking about relatives

_✍ That’s Pat Harrington. She’s the new Math teacher. STUDENT A STUDENT B
_✍ Trigonometry. Where is your father/mother/brother/sister? He/she is at…
_✍ Do they like it? What is he /she doing? He/she is…
_✍ What is she doing now?
_✍ She is teaching.
GRAMMAR 2
CONVERSATION 1 1. Study the questions and answers.

1. Look at the pictures. Discuss what the people are doing.

Questions Answers

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Where are the keys? They are in the top drawer.

Where is your car? It’s at the mechanic’s.

Where is the coffee shop? It’s on Corcovado Street.

Where is Sheila? She’s in her bedroom.

Where’s the movie star? He’s in Hollywood.

Where’s the shoe department It’s on the second floor.

2. Unscramble the sentences to make conversations

Timmy Sarah Fred and Ginger a) Joe: your / Where / flash drives / are / ?
Beth: They / car / in / are / my / .
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Joe: Is / garage / car / your / in / the / .
Beth: on / the / it / No, / street / is / .

b) Carl: do / work / you / Where / ?

Sam: at / I / drugstore / work / a / .
Carl: is / it / Where / ?
Sam: my / near / apartment building / It / is / .

c) Susy: are / children / your / Where / ?

Bob: at / They / school / are / .
Susy: the / Where / school / is / ?
Bob: It / blocks / is / from / house / two / my / .

3. Complete the sentences. Use in, on or at.

Sebastian Carl Chris
a) Maggie is _ ✍ the living room.
b) My iPod is ✍
_ my bag.
c) John lives _✍ Mexico City.
Ex: A: What’s Timmy doing? d) It’s 6 pm now. Mauricio is still _ ✍
work.
B: He’s playing soccer. e) My glasses are _ ✍ the table _ ✍the kitchen.

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CONVERSATION 2 GRAMMAR 3

1. Study the sentences in the box.

Student A Student B
Do you live near here? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Where do you live? I live in… There are separate sections for children and teenagers.
What’s the closest shopping mall? It’s the … mall. There is an auditorium.
Where is it? It’s on … street, near… There are 30,000 books.
Is it very expensive? Yes, it is. / No it isn’t. There is a Kindle e-book reader.

READING 2. Complete the sentences.

a. We use there is before _ ✍ nouns.
1. Read the passage below. Circle the numbers. singular plural
b. We use there are before _✍ nouns.
singular plural

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3. Complete the sentences. Use there are or there is.
a) _ ✍ great soccer players in the Brazilian team.
b) _ ✍ 645 cities in the state of São Paulo.
c) In my class, _ ✍ more men than women.
d) _ ✍ three bedrooms in my apartment.
e) _ ✍ a great aquarium in Guarujá.
f) Watch out! _ ✍ a bug on your shirt.

WRITING

The São Paulo Library Write about places in your city. Write about parks, shopping malls, squares,
theaters, museums, libraries, universities, etc. Follow the model:
The São Paulo Library is a space that makes reading a fun
experience. This modern library takes up an area of 4,257 m²
and offers many activities for children, teenagers, adults, senior I live in… There is a … in my city. It’s open from … am to … pm.
citizens, and people with special needs. It integrates literature There is / are…
with many medias, such as electronic games, television and the
Internet. And it is very comfortable too. On the first floor there are
separate sections for children and teenagers, and on the second
floor there is a section for adults. You can sit in comfortable seats
to read books and newspapers, listen to music, play video games or LISTENING AND PRONOUNCING
simply relax. There is also a cafe area and an auditorium. There are
30,000 books, 4,000 CDs and DVDs, and 1,000 audio books. There Final nasal sounds
is even a Kindle, Amazon’s e-book reader! The São Paulo Library is
open Tuesdays to Fridays, from 9 am to 9 pm, and weekends and Words in English can end in three nasal sounds: [n] as in can, [m] as in Tom, and
holidays, from 9 am to 7 pm. It is located at 2630, Cruzeiro do Sul [η ] as in going. Notice that in Brazilian Portuguese, nasal consonant sounds
Avenue, next to the Carandiru subway station. at the end of words are not pronounced. For example, Tom is pronounced
[tam] in English, but in Brazilian Portuguese it is pronounced [tõ]

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1. Listen to each group of words (a-e) and identify the word you hear: 1. Look at the pictures. What are the people doing?
a) been being beam d) Kin king Kim
b) run running rum e) Tin ting Tim

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c) can canning cam A B C
2. Listen to the sentences produced by Jon “Maddog” Hall (Roda Viva n.
1390), and supply the missing word.

Who is not _✍ free software?

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D E F

My mother’s idea of a backup ✍ the

is _ car into a _ ✍ place.
VOCABULARY EXPANSION

What are they doing?

• chatting online • talking on the phone • jogging
• texting a friend • making the bed • working out
• navigating the net • listening to music • singing

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• playing the guitar • shaving • crying G H I
• writing a letter • drawing • laughing
• drinking coffee • sleeping • screaming
• having an ice cream • swimming
• feeding the cat • driving
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2. What is the colleague sitting next to you doing?

3. What are you doing now?

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