MODULE 3 • LESSON 26

▶️ Present Continuous

Describe actions that are happening now.

🎧 Listening🗣 Speaking📖 Reading✍️ Writing🌎 Culture
01 • Vocabulary

Listen and Repeat

studying
studying
reading
reading
writing
writing
talking
talking
playing
playing
eating
eating
walking
walking
working
working
02 • English in Real Life

Listen to the Dialogue

A
Alex: What are you doing?
E
Emma: I'm studying for a test.
A
Alex: Is your brother studying too?
E
Emma: No, he isn't. He's playing a game.
A
Alex: I'm doing my homework right now.
03 • Grammar in Context

Language Focus

Use am/is/are + verb-ing: I am reading. She is studying. They are playing. This often describes an action happening now.
04 • English & Culture

🎬 English at the Movies — What's Happening Now?

When describing a scene in a film or picture, the Present Continuous is very useful: A person is running. Two friends are talking. It helps learners describe visible action without needing a long story.

🇧🇷 What about Brazil?

Choose a scene around you. What are people doing right now?

05 • Reading & Listening

📖 At the Community Fair

Read the text. Listen to the complete reading. Then answer the five questions.

At the Community Fair

The community fair is busy this afternoon. Families are walking between colorful stands and musicians are playing on a small stage. Two children are eating fruit near the entrance. A group of teenagers is taking photos and talking to local artists. At one stand, a woman is showing visitors how she makes handmade objects. Ben and his sister are helping at their school's table. Ben is explaining a project while his sister is giving visitors small information cards. Everyone is doing something, and the square is full of activity.

Reading Comprehension

1. What are families doing?

2. Who is playing on a stage?

3. What are the teenagers doing?

4. Who is helping at the school table?

5. What is Ben doing?

06 • Speaking & Final Challenge

🚀 Your Mission

  1. Describe three actions happening around you.
  2. Ask a partner: “What are you doing?”
  3. Describe a picture using three -ing verbs.
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