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Lesson 1 --- I AM DOING
Lesson1: I AM DOING
 
PRESENT CONTINUOUS (I am doing)

Study this example situation:
Ann is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work.
(This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished.)

Am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous:
I am I’m driving
He/she/it is he’s, etc working
We/you/they are we’re, etc. doing
I am doing something = I’m in the middle of something; I’ve started doing it and I haven’t finished yet.
(Often the action is happening at the time of speaking)

Examples:
1. I’m working so please be quiet.
2. Where is Lauren? She’s taking a bath.
3. It is raining!
4. I am reading a news article.
5. I’m singing in the rain.
I. Complete the sentences with one of the following verbs in the correct form:
come
get
happen
look
make
start
stay
try
work
1. 'You're working hard today.' 'Yes, I have a lot to do.'
2. I'm _________ for Christine. Do you know where she is?
3. It _________ dark. Shall I turn on the light?
4. They haven't got anywhere to live at the moment. They __________ with friends until they find somewhere.
5. Are you ready, Ann? Yes, I am ____________.
6. Have you got an umbrella? It ___________ to rain.
7. You _______ a lot of noise. Could you be quieter? I __________ to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people here? What ____________?

II. Use the words in brackets to complete the questions.

1. Is Colin working this week? No, he's on holiday. (Colin/work)
2. Why _________ at me like that? What's the matter? (you/look)
3. Jenny is a student at university. Is she? What ___________ ? (she/study)
4. _________ to the radio or can I turn it off? (anybody/listen)
5. How is your English? _________________ better? (it/get)

III. Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative
(I'm not doing etc.).

1. I'm tired. I'm _________ (go) to bed now. Goodnight!
2. We can go out now. it isn't __________(rain) any more.
3. How is your new job? Not so good at the moment. I ______________ (enjoy) it very much.
4. Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She _____________ (have)
a great time and doesn't want to come back.
5. I want to lose weight, so this week I ____________ (eat) lunch.
6. Angela has just started evening classes. She ______________ (learn) German.
7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They __________ (speak) to each other.

Complete the sentences using one of the verbs below. You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.
get
change
rise
fall
increase
1. The population of the world is rising very fast.
2. Ken is still ill but he _______ better slowly.
3. The world __________. Things never stay the same.
4. The cost of living ___________. Every year things are more expensive.
5. The economic situation is already very bad and it ___________ worse.

I AM DOING

Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah.

SARAH: Brian! How nice to see you! What are you doing these days?

BRIAN: I am training to be a supermarket manager.

SARAH: Really? What's it like? Are you enjoying it?

BRIAN: It's all right. What about you?

SARAH: Well, actually I am not working at the moment? I am trying to find a job but it's not easy. But I'm very busy. I am decorating my flat.

BRIAN: Are you doing it alone?

SARAH: No, some friends of mine are helping me.

GREETINGS

How are you?
How's it going?
How's it been?
How is everything?
How have you been?
How've you been?
How you been? (Informal)
How's tricks? (Informal)
What have you been up to?
What's new? (Informal)
What's up? (Informal)
What's happening? (slang)
What's goin' on? (slang)

GREETING A PERSON YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IN A LONG TIME

I haven't seen you in years!
Long time no see! (Informal)
I haven't seen you in ages!
I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays!
A month of Sundays-a long time.

EXPRESSING SURPRISE WHEN YOU MEET SOMEBODY

What a surprise to meet you here!
Imagine meeting you here!(cliche)
Fancy meeting you here. (cliche)
Never thought I'd see you here!
What are you doing in this neck of the woods? (Neck of the woods-part of town; location)
What are you doing in this part of town?
What are you doing out of the office?
Where've you been hiding yourself?
What have you been up to?
Shouldn't you be in school?
Shouldn't you be at work?
Have you been keeping busy?

1.What are you doing now?
2.What's keeping you busy these days?
3.What are your family members doing now?

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