Up English 1 - Unit 5

1. 5UNIT
Spare
Time
UNIT GOALS
Functions
» Talk about what people are doing at the moment
» Describing places
Grammar
» Present Continuous - all forms
» Prepositions of location: IN, ON and AT
Vocabulary
» Sports
» Actions verbs
» Exercise locations, arena and courts
Reading
» Reading a simple vacation postcard
» Reading about Olympic sports
Writing
» Writing a simple postcard
» Writing about sports

2. 50
I'm dancing.5.1
1. Amy is ...
2. Sarah is ...
3. Tim and Kendra are ...
4. Colin, Mike and Cindy are ...
5. Ethan and Carol are ...
6. The guys from sales are ...
7. Sophie is ...
( ) swimming.
( ) doing yoga.
( ) playing tennis.
( ) running.
( ) playing soccer.
( ) playing tennis.
( ) working out.
Language
1a Listen and match the sentences.
Grammar
Present Continuous - All forms
Study the Present Continuous.2
Affirmative
I am (I'm) practicing yoga.
He is (He's) dancing.
You are (You're) playing basketball.
They are (They're) swimming.
Negative
She's not (isn't) dancing.
He's not (isn't) working.
We're not (aren't) swimming.
They're not (aren't) running.
Interrogative
Are you playing tennis?
Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
Is she doing judo?
Yes, she is. / No, she's not.
Are they playing volleyball?
Yes, they are. / No, they're not.
1b Listen to the sentences once more and repeat.

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5.1I'm dancing.
A: Leo, can you play soccer?
B: Well, actually, I can. Why?
A: The guys from marketing are playing
soccer now. Are you interested?
A: Sure!
Conversation
3a Listen and read this conversation.
1. John / play baseball / the guys from college
2. Kate / play volleyball / the classmates
3. George / play cards / his co-workers
3. Emily / play chess / her father
4. Paul / play soccer / his kids
5. Margot / play table tennis / friends
3b Work in pairs.
Use the cues below to have similar
conversations. Use exercise 3a as a model.
In the US, SOCCER and FOOTBALL are different sports.
American football is a typical American sports.
The word SOCCER is more common outside the US.
Vocabulary Box
1. He's doing Aikido.
2. Shee's dancing ballet.
3. She's doing track and field.
4. She's boxing.
Speaking
4a Match the pictures on page 50 with the
sentences below.
4b Now in pairs.
Ask questions about the people in the
pictures.
She's dancing ballet.
What's she doing?
4c The miming game.
Chose five of the actions below and play
the game in groups of three.
dancing playing chess
swimming playing soccer
playing soccer playing tennis
working out doing yoga
playing cards listening to music
4d Now, ask and answer using the
informations from exercise 3b.
Follow the model below.
A: Is John playing baseball?
B: Yes, he is.
He is playing baseball with the guys
from college.
Language Box
For many verbs we make the ING form by simply adding -ING to
end of the verb.
eat - eating speak - speaking
Verbs ending with -e , drop the -e and add ING
hope - hoping ride - riding
Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant (with the
exception of w, x, and y), for one syllable verbs, double the
consonant and add -ING
jog - jogging sit - sitting
For two syllable verbs, If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING
answer - answering offer - offering
If the 2nd syllable is stressed, double the consonant and add ING
admit - admitting prefer - preferring

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What are you doing?5.2
at the gym
in the swimming pool
on the tennis court
on the track
A
B
C
D
1. Chuck
2. Robert
3. Gretchen
4. Tania
Language
1a Listen and match the names with the
pictures.
A: Where is Chuck?
B: He's on the track.
1b Now, check your answers in pairs.
A: Hello?
B: Hi, Robin. What's up?
A: Nothing much.
B: ____________ are you?
A: I'm ____________________.
B: Are you _________________?
A: No, I'm not.
I'm meditating.
B: Meditating? ________________?
A: Yeah, I'm _________________.
B: Am I disturbing you?
A: Actually, __________________.
B: Sorry. Can you call me later?
A: Sure. _______________.
Listening
2b Listen and fill in the conversation.
( ) What's up?
( ) Where are you?
( ) I'm meditating.
( ) I'm going yoga.
( ) Sorry.
( ) Sure. Bye.
2a Listen to the conversation.
Write R for Robin and F for Frank.
Vocabulary Box
In general, we use AT for a POINT.
at the corner at the front door
at the entrance at the crossroads
We use IN for an ENCLOSED SPACE.
in the garden in a building
in a car in Campinas
We use ON for a SURFACE.
on the floor on the wall
on a page on the tennis court

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5.2What are you doing?
Grammar
Prepositions in, on and at
Study the prepositions.3
at work
at the office
at home
at 98 Madison Avenue
on Third Street
on Rodeo Drive
in São Paulo
in London
in the USA
We use IN with countries states and cities.
We use ON with roads, streets and avenues.
We use AT with address or specific.
Speaking 1
4a Listen and match the two columns.
1. Dean
2. Wendy
3. Mom
4. Dad
5. Wendy and Dean
( ) ... checking the food in the
refrigerator.
( ) ... are talking on the phone.
( ) ... is cooking dinner.
( ) ... is finishing a report.
( ) ... is watching a game on TV.
4b Now, talk about the people in pairs.
A: What's Dean doing?
B: He's finishing a report.
Speaking 2
5a Listen and read the conversation below.
A: Hello?
B: Hi, Dean, it's me again.
Where are you?
B: I'm driving home.
I'm on First Avenue.
A: Can you get a cake from Best
Bakers?
B: Sure,. Where is it?
A: Let me check the address.
Here it is. The bakery is in
Parkland, at 637 Maple Drive.
B: I'm on my way.
See you later.
5b In pairs, use the conversation in exercise
5a to create similar conversations.
Use the information below.
Pick up flowers
Mallory Flower Shop
Bronx
105, Madison Avenue
Buy a birthay cake
Jordan's Bakery
Downtown
237, Laraine Drive
buy some fruit
Jude Law's Grocery Store
Midville
984, Park Street
Vocabulary Box
Here is a list of SPORT LOCATIONS.
athletics track baseball field
boxing ring cricket pitch
horse racing track ice hockey rink
figure skating arena golf course
ice Skating rink motor racing track
racketball court squash court
swimming pool volleyball court

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It's wonderful here!5.3
1. Where is Laura?
2. Is she working?
3. What are the boys doing?
4. What are the girls doing?
5. What is Laura doing right now?
March 5
Dear Sam,
This is the last day of my conference and
we're not working this morning. It's really hot
and we are having a great time.
There are a lot of sports activities in the hotel
and we are keeping very busy here.
And not just working! Atlantic City is fantastic!
The boys are playing beach volleyball and the girls are
sunbathing, drinking some soda, juice, and talking about the
event. I'm sitting on the beach, enjoying the view and writing
this postcard to you.
Are you studying for the final tests? I hope to see you soon.
Best wishes,
Laura
Language
1a Look at the postcard and answer the
questions below.
1b Find sentences in the postcard that
describe some actions. Write them down.
________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________
Language Box
How to write a POSTCARD.
1. Buy a beautiful postcard.
2. Get to know your pastcard.
3. Put the date in the upper right of the note area.
4. Decide who you are sending the postcard to.
5. Write your message.
6. Sign your pastcard.
7. Address your postcard.

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5.3It's wonderful here.
Location Activities
Porto Seguro scuba diving
Salvador surfing
Recife shopping
Fernando de Noronha snorkeling
Cancun jet skiing
Jamaica sailing
Curitiba trekking
Porto Alegre swimming
Pantanal rafting
Read your friend's postcard.
Writing
2a Write a similar postcard.
Use the information below to help you.
2b Now, compare the information in your
postcard with a friend's.
Speaking
3a
Read your postcard to the rest of the class.3b

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The Olympics5.4
The Summer Olympic Games are
very popular around the word. The
sports are competitive, fantastic
and really exciting.
Here are four pictures of summer
sports. In the first picture the girls
are playing beach volleyball. In the
second picture the girls are swim-
ming in a breaststroke style. In the
third picture, the guys are playing
professional basketball, and in the
fourth picture, the girl is doing ar-
tistic gymnastics.
The Summer Olympics are great!
In groups, make a list of top 10 Winter and
Summer Olympic Sports.
1
Before you read
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________
5. ________________________
6. ________________________
7. ________________________
8. ________________________
9. ________________________
10. ________________________
Scan the two texts. Find two Winter and
Summer Olympic Sports.
2a
While you read
Summer Olympics
Summer Sports
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
Winter Sports
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
Scan the texts and complete the sentences.2b
1. The girls are on the beach, they are playing
beach volleyball.
2. The guys are in the basketball court, they are
_____________________________________.
3. The girl is in the gymnastics arena, she is
_____________________________________.
4. The man are in the swimming pool, they are
_____________________________________.

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5.4The Olympics
Look the at text about Winter Sports and
answer the questions below.
2c
In groups of three or four, make a list of at leat
five Olympic sports which are popular in your
country.
Write a sentence to each sport.
3
After you read
______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
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_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
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The Winter Olympics Games are also
popular, especially in countries in the
north side of the pole.
In the first picture is man is skiing
downhill. In the second picture, the
girl are playing curling, and instead of
a ball there is a slide stone. In the third
picture the couple are figure skating.
In the forth picture, the two man are
speed skating.
The Winter sports are very competi-
tive and amazing, and the Olimpcs
take place in countries where the
Winter is really hard, and the snow is
abundant.
Winter Olympics 1. In Which country the Winter Olympics usually
take place?
2. Which sports uses a slide stone?
_____________________________________.
3. What kind of skating is in the forth picture?
_____________________________________.
4. Is snow important for the Winter Olympics?
_____________________________________.

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Unit Self-Assessment3.5
1. Am I disturbing you?
2. Hi. Patrick. What's up dude?
3. No, you're not.
4. I'm watching TV.
Patrick: Hello?
Nick: (_____)
Patrick: I'm all right. Nothing much.
Nick: What are you doing now?
Patrick: (_____)
Nick: I'm sorry. (_____)
Patrick: (_____) But can you meet me later?
Nick: No problem man! See you!
Fill in the conversation with one of the
alternatives. (5 points, 1 each)
1
1. Mike is skiing on the treadmill.
2. Nikita is work out.
3. John and Susan are dancing.
4. The guy are playing soccer.
5. Monica is cooking dinner?
Read the statements below. Put and X if they
are incorrect. (5 points, 1 each)
2
Fill in the sentence with the correct preposition,
IN, ON or AT. (5 points, 1 each)
3
Check your score
Check you score using the scoring chart below.
19 - 20 Excellent!
You've done a great job.
17 - 18 Very good!
Just check your mistakes to improve more.
15 - 16 Good!
You are a good student! Attention to your mistakes.
14 or less Fair!
Talk to your teacher and schedule coaching classes.
Point to improve
Make a list of your mistakes. Then talk to your teacher
during your coaching classes.
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1. Jennifer is not ah home. She's ________ work.
2. The Smiths house is ________ 44, Park Street.
3. The flower shops are ________ Second Avenue.
4. The mall is ________ in Atlantic City.
5. Silvia is playing tennis ________ the tennis
court.
Match the two columns to make sport
locations. (5 points, 1 each)
4
1. tennis ( ) arena
2. swimming ( ) court
3. soccer ( ) arena
4. figure skating ( ) stadium
5. gymnastics ( ) arena