English 2

Unit

Warm weather, cool clothes

Professor: Victor Alvarez Morales

 Achievement
At the end of the unit, the student identifies the present
continuous and applies it in different situations (weather and
seasons).

Video
Imagen Importance
docente This unit is important because it is aimed at understanding and
production of texts, listening and oral production: seasons and
weather, clothes and feelings and Present Continuous
(affirmative, negative and questions).
 General Content

Video • Having a great time

Imagen • What are you wearing?

docente
Having a great time
 Video
Vocabulary:
Imagen
Seasons / Weather
docente
 Seasons

Spring Summer
 Seasons

Fall Winter
 Weather

Dry Wet
 Weather

Hot Cold
 Weather

Windy Warm
 Weather

Raining Snowing
 Weather

Sunny Cloudy
 Video Grammar:
Imagen Present continuous
docente
 Present continuous:
Affirmative sentence:

Be

Video Subject (am –is –

are)
- ing form Complement

Imagen Example:

docente  Tom is working in his office right now.

 We are playing chess at the moment.

 Present continuous:
Negative sentence:

Video Subject
Be
(neg. form)
- ing form Complement

Imagen Example:

docente  Tom isn´t working in his office right now.

 We aren´t playing chess at the moment.

 Present continuous: time expressions

Now right now

Video
Imagen At present At the moment

docente
This
today week/month/
year
 Exercises
Write the –ing form of these verbs:

walk _____________

hold _____________

teach ____________

spend ____________

cry ______________

sleep _____________
What are you wearing?
 Video Vocabulary:
Imagen Clothes
docente
 Clothes

Glasses Hat

Scarf
 Clothes

Jacket Sweater

Gloves
 Clothes

Coat Suit
 Clothes

T-shirt Shirt

Tie
 Clothes

Shorts
Pants

Sunglasses
 Thanks
Professor: Victor Alvarez Morales
 Grammar:
Video
Imagen Present continuous:
spelling rules
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 Present continuous: spelling rules

Spelling rules Examples

Verbs with one syllable, ending in

Run  running
Video consonant-vowel-consonant
 double the last consonant + ing Plan  planning

Imagen Verbs with two or more syllables, with Listen  listening

stress on the first syllable
docente  Add ing
Open  opening

Verbs with two or more syllables, with

Begin  beginning
stress on the second syllable
Reffer  refferring
 Double the last consonant + ing
 Present continuous: spelling rules

Spelling rules Examples

Die  dying
Video When a verb ends with –ie
 change –ie  y + ing Lie  lying

Imagen When a verb ends with –e Write  writing

 Drop the –e and add ing Ride  riding
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Work  working
All other verbs  add ing
Eat  eating
 Present continuous:
Yes / No Question:

Be
Video (am - is -
are)
Subject - ing form Complement?

Imagen Example:

docente  Is Tom working in his office right now?

Yes, he is / No, he isn´t.

 Are you playing chess at the moment?

Yes, we are / No, we aren´t.
 Present continuous:
Wh - Question:

Be (am
Wh -ing
Video word
- is -
are)
subject
form
Complement?

Imagen Example:

docente  Where is Tom working right now?

 What are you playing at the moment?

 Conclusions

1. We use the present continuous for things that are

happening at the moment of speaking.
2. We can also use this tense for other kinds of
Video temporary situations, even if the action isn't
happening at this moment.

Imagen 3. The auxiliary verb (be) is conjugated in the Present

Simple: am, are, is.
4. The main verb is invariable in present participle
docente form: -ing
 Thanks
Professor: Victor Alvarez Morales