Language Focus: Present continuous: affirmative and negative | Tiếng Anh 6 (Friends Plus) | Unit 4: Learning World - Lớp 6 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

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Present continuous: affirmative and negative

I can talk about things happening now.

1. Complete the examples from the text on page 50. Then choose the correct words in Rules 1-3.

1. These students studying.

2. The boat moving.

3. Her students at home and _______ the lessons on television.

4. I'm _______ the dancers.

2. What are the present continuous forms of verbs 1-5? Read the Spelling Rules and match the verbs to Rules 1-3.

1. wear                4. dance 

2. have                5. sit

3. do

3. 1.42 Listen to the sounds. Match the people in column A with the actions in column B. Then write sentences using the present continuous.

A young child is speaking to his mother.

A                                               B

1. A young child.                      a. (watch) TV.

2. Two women                         b. (have) dinner. 

3. Two men                              c. (run) in the park. 

4. A girl                                    d. (speak) to his mother. 

5. A boy                                   e. (look) for a mosquito.

6. A man                                   f. (play) a musical instrument.

1 - d

4. Find six differences between the pictures. Write three affirmative and three negative sentences about picture B. Use the present continuous.

A

B

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Invent three mini-dialogues with the situations in the box or your own ideas. Which dialogue is the best?

Do you want to come to my house?

Oh, sorry, I can't at the moment. I'm having lunch with Taylor Swift and she's teaching me to sing.

Finished?

Write affirmative and negative sentences using the present continuous about you and other people in the class.