Lesson 8A "What are they doing?"

In this lesson, Sts learn a new verb tense, the present continuous. It is presented in the context of two friends talking on the phone. One friend describes what is happening around her, as the other tries to guess where she is. After the presentation of the grammar, Sts practice two vowel sounds, contrasting the short vowel /ʊ/ with the long vowel /u/. They also practice the pronunciation of the /ŋ/ sound, the –ing
ending used to form the present continuous. The Vocabulary Bank presents common verb phrases. Sts then use these verb phrases and the present continuous to read and write about travel experiences and to talk about what members of their family are doing at the moment.