Lesson 4 current activities

1. LESSON 04
CURRENT
ACTIVITIES

2. VOCABULARY newyorkschool.edu.vn
GO TO COLLEGE LIVE AT HOME WRITE A PAPER
STUDY CHINESE TAKE A CLASS
TEACH AT A
UNIVERSITY
TRAVEL VISIT ONE’S FAMILY WORK IN A
RESTAURANT

3. LISTENING newyorkschool.edu.vn
GO TO COLLEGE LIVE AT HOME WRITE A PAPER
STUDY CHINESE TAKE A CLASS
TEACH AT A
UNIVERSITY
TRAVEL VISIT ONE’S FAMILY WORK IN A
RESTAURANT
………………………. ………………………. ……………………….
………………………. ………………………. ……………………….
………………………. ………………………. ……………………….

4. TENSE USAGE – PRESENT CONTINUOUS newyorkschool.edu.vn
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• to describe an action that is going on at this moment:
Example:
You are using the Internet at the moment.
You are studying English grammar now.
• to describe an action that is going on during this period of time or a trend:
Example:
Are you still working for the same company? / Are they taking classes this semester?
What are you doing these days?

5. TENSE USAGE newyorkschool.edu.vn
Are you still living in Bangkok? Yes, I am./ No, I’m not.
Is she going to college now? Yes, she is./ No, she isn’t.
Are they taking classes this semester? Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t.
What are you doing these days? I’m teaching at a high school.
Where is he studying English? He’s taking a course at the university.
Who are they visiting in Seoul? They’re visiting friends.
MEMO
These verbs are not usually
used in the present continuous
Have/ Know/ Like/ Love/ Want

6. SPEAKING newyorkschool.edu.vn
* Practice with a partner *
A: What are you doing these days?
B: I’m studying Chinese.

7. SPEAKING FRAME
SAMPLE INDEPENDENT SPEAKING
A: What is your sister doing these days?
B: (1) My sister is living in Chicago now.
(2) She is going to Columbia College Chicago.
(3) She is studying to become a musician.
1. Where is he/ she living?
2. Is he/ she studying or working?
3. What is he/ she doing it for?
SF is an outline of ideas that help you express opinions on a certain topic.
When it comes to current activities, you can think of the following topic-related questions and then
answer them one by one.
LET’S TALK newyorkschool.edu.vn
Place
Activities
Purpose

8. (1) My girlfriend – In Canada
(2) Work part-time in a department store
(3) Work to gain experience for a full-time
job in a hotel
(1) My brother – In Beijing
(2) Take a Chinese course
(3) Study to become a Chinese-
Vietnamese interpreter in the future
(1) My best friend – in Australia
(2) Work at the University of Sydney
(3) Teach for a living
(1) My parents – California
(2) Travel there for some weeks
(3) Stay there to pay my sister a visit
QUICK REACTION PRACTICE newyorkschool.edu.vn
1. Place … is living … now.
2. Activities … is …
3. Purpose … is …
What is your sister doing these days?

9. FURTHER PRACTICE newyorkschool.edu.vn
A: It’s nice to see you again. Are you still …………………………….?
B: No, I’m not. I’m working in a restaurant. I’m …………..
A: No kidding. How do you like it?
B: I like it a lot. How about you? what are you doing these
days?
A: I’m ………………………. I’m studying ……………..
B: That’s interesting. Where are you living?
A: I’m living right here. ……………… How about you?
B: Well, right now I’m living …………… with my parents. But I’m
looking for an ……………………… in the city.
going to college
a chef
still in college biology
in the city
at home
apartment