Unit 1 Eje 1 What are you doing? Talking about what you are doing

Unit 1 Eje 1 What are you doing?
Talking about what you are doing .
Contents:
1- W/H questions: What, Where and who
2- Present continuous
3- Prepositions of place ( In, on, at, between, next to, in front of, opposite to, behind,
under )
1- W/H questions
Wh- Questions allow a speaker to find out more information about topics. They are as
follows:
What  Object/ idea/ Actions
Examples
What is your name?
What are you doing?
What is that?
Who  Person
Example
Who is that?
Who is caling?
Who is you teacher?
Where  place
Example
Where are you?
Where do you study?
Where do you live?
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Exercises:
Complete the sentences with What, Where and who.
a- _____ is that girl sitting next to you?
b- _____ do you live?
c- _____ is your occupation?
d- _____ do you study?
e- _____ is your name?
f- _____ are you eating?
g- _____ are you from?
h- _____ is you best friend?
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2- Present continuous
Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is
happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not
happening now.
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You are learning English now.
You are not swimming now.
Are you sleeping?
I am sitting.
I am not standing.
Is he sitting or standing?
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Exercises:
Complete the sentences using present continuous
What is she doing?
She is (read) __________a book.
What are they doing?
They are (dance) ______________
What is he doing?
He is (work) ______________
What is she doing?
She is (have) ________a drink
What is he doing?
He is (study) _ ________.
What are they doing?
They are (watch) ____________ the eclipse
3- Prepositions of place.
Are certain words used to say where something o someone is. In the following charts you
will recognize them bye examples.
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The ball is in the box
The ball is on the box.
The ball is under the box.
Bill's house
Jane's house
John's house
John's house is next to Jane's
Jane's house isbetween Bill's
Bill's house is next toJane's
house.
and John's houses.
house.
The man
The climbers
The man
The enemies
stood on top
stoodbetween the
stoodoppositeeach
of the mountain.
two enemies.
other.
The gardners
stood next to the
stoodbehind the gopher and held
pumpkins.
the
umbrellaover it.
The man looked the
stars with the
telescope in his
hands.
The man wrote the
address on the
package.
The man
looked at the
mail in the post
box.
The man
looked at the
The manager
sat at his
clock on the wall. desk on his chair.
Exercises:
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Complete the following sentences using Prepositions of place.
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