UNIT 2: A Great Day

Read and match the highlighted words with the pictures.

Today Marina is having breakfast early. She is wearing

a stripped skirt, white top and navy blue jacket.
She’s matching this with brown high heels (She’s
taking her flip flops in the bag!) and a big brown bag.
She’s also wearing her sister’s earrings for good luck.
It is Marina’s first day at her job and she is very
excited!

Marion and Kennis are going to a party. Kennis is

wearing blue shirt and tie. He’s also wearing
dark grey pants and black shoes.

Marion is wearing a tight grey dress and black

high heels. She’s using a lot of pink accessories:
a silk scarf, a small purse, sunglasses and
earrings. Her nails are also pink!

This Saturday Gina is visiting the mall. She is wearing

comfortable clothes: a baggy shirt and tight jeans
with a scarf, bag and boots.

David and Karen are meeting some friends for

lunch. David is wearing blue jeans and a
sweatshirt with a jacket.

Karen is wearing tights with boots and a long,

stripped T-shirt.
 Sarah is relaxing at home. She is wearing jeans, a
sweater and vest with flats.

Cinthia and Joe are enjoying a weekend at their

cousins’ house. This afternoon they are going to
the park. Cinthia is wearing tights, a T-shirt
and a plaid shirt. She’s wearing comfortable
sneakers and a nice bracelet. She’s taking her
backpack because they are going to the beach
later and she’s taking their bathing suits.

Joe is wearing jeans and T-shirt with a leather

jacket and sneakers.

True or False?

a- Today isn’t Marina’s first day at her job. ......

b- Marion and Kennis are going to the club. ……
c- Marion is using a lot of pink. ……
d- Marion is wearing comfortable clothes. ……
e- David and Karen aren’t having lunch together. ……
f- Cinthia and Joe aren’t home. ……
g- This morning they are going to the park. ……

Answer.

a- Who is wearing high heels? __________________

b- When is Gina visiting the mall? __________________
c- Where are Cinthia and Joe? __________________
d- What is Sarah wearing? __________________
Look at the underlined words in the text. They are ADJECTIVES. Complete the chart with them.

OPINION SIZE COLOUR DESIGN MATERIAL

Adjectives come before nouns.

If you use a series of adjectives, you must put them in the order indicated in the chart
above.

Put the following words in order.

a- brown - big - bag. ……………………………………………………………

b- baggy - ugly - silk - dress ……………………………………………………………
c- yellow - purse - leather - plaid ……………………………………………………………
d- red - tight - nice - stripped - cotton - pants ……………………………………………………………

Highlight the first sentence in each paragraph above. They are in the Present Continuous.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
To talk about things that are in progress at the moment of speaking.
To talk about things that are temporary.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I am cooking I am not cooking

You are cooking You are not cooking Is she cooking?
He is cooking He is not cooking Yes, she is / No, she isn’t
She is cooking She is not cooking
It is cooking It is not cooking Are they cooking?
We are cooking We are not cooking Yes, they are / No, they aren’t
You are cooking You are not cooking
They are cooking They are not cooking

Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, at present, this Monday, this week, this year.

Spelling: make – making / win – winning / lie - lying

What are they wearing? Answer and underline the verb tense.
What is she wearing? What is he wearing?

What is it wearing? What are they wearing?

What are you wearing? What are your friends wearing?

Make the –ing form of the verbs and put them in the correct part of the chart. Look them up in
the dictionary. Then, complete the sentences below in the Present Continuous, affirmative.

carry – come – drive – get – give – go –

play – put – have – run – sit – study – swim – enjoy – match
hit  hitting write  writing work  working

a. Sally ____________________ a big bag. She ____________________ it with her shoes.

b. My mum ____________________ to the mall in her car. I ____________________ with her.
c. We are going to a party. My cousins ____________________, too.
d. It’s 7 o’clock and I ____________________ up.
e. The teacher ____________________ the tests to the students.
f. A student ____________________ his jacket.
g. In the park Molly ____________________ with the ball and some children
____________________ fast. A woman ____________________ under a tree. She
____________________ Geography. The ducks ____________________ in the lake.
Everybody ____________________ the day!

Now turn the above sentences into the negative.

a- __________________________________________________________________
b- __________________________________________________________________
c- __________________________________________________________________
d- __________________________________________________________________
e- __________________________________________________________________
f- __________________________________________________________________
g- __________________________________________________________________
 In the Park
1-Look at the picture and make sentences in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS, affirmative. Use: RIDE
- PLAY - WALK - RUN - FEED - LOOK - CHAT - SLEEP - SIT.

2-Look at the picture again and answer the questions. Then circle the verb tense in the Q&A.

a- Is Francisco sleeping? No, he isn’t. He isn’t sleeping.

b- Are Horacio and Sergio eating? ________________________________
c- Is Juan sleeping? ________________________________
d- Is Mariano walking? ________________________________
e- Are Leon and Tigre playing? ________________________________
f- Is Jorge using a ball? ________________________________
g- Are the ducks walking? ________________________________
h- Is Edith reading a book? ________________________________
i- Is Andres using his cellphone? ________________________________
j- Is Eva using a laptop? ________________________________

3-Look at the picture and describe what they are wearing. Use adjectives.

Edith: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Andrés: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Jorge: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 At the Library
Look at the picture and make 5 affirmative sentences and 5 negative sentences.

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41- Look at the picture again and answer the questions. Give full answers.

a- Are Aida and Yaiza studying? …………………………………………………………………

b- Is Elias reading? …………………………………………………………………
c- Is Luis studying? …………………………………………………………………
d- Are Victor and Oleg running? …………………………………………………………………
e- What is Sara using? …………………………………………………………………
f- Where are Carla and Lucía chatting? …………………………………………………………………
g- What are Sara and Elias doing? …………………………………………………………………
 Who’s that?
Look at the conversation on Whatapp and answer the questions.

Whose car is arriving?

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Who’s wearing a red dress?

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Who’s got a super-elegant jacket?

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WHOSE… ? significa “a quién pertenece…?”

Whose shirt is it? It is Janet’s shirt.

WHO’S… ? tiene dos significados:

 WHO IS…? ¿quién es…? o ¿quién está…?
Who’s in the film? Brad Pitt is in the film.
 WHO HAS…? ¿quién tiene…?
Who’s got blue jeans? Mary has got blue jeans.

POSSESSIVE ‘S/S’
Whose clothes are they? Match and write sentences. Start with “They are…”

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What’s the meaning of ’s in the following examples?

a- Who’s a model? …………… e- Who’s got sunglasses? ……………

b- Who’s got a black dress? …………… f- Who’s at the beach? ……………

c- Who’s your sister? …………… g- Who’s got brown boots? ……………

d- Who’s got a cousin? …………… h- Who’s behind the sandcastle? ……………

Put the questions in order.

a- got – silk – who’s – scarf – a ……………………………………………………………………?

b- jacket – is – whose – it ……………………………………………………………………?
c- nice – trainers – leather – who’s – got ……………………………………………………………………?
d- they – are – whose – jeans ……………………………………………………………………?
LET’S REVIEW!
This is the Robinson family. Write a paragraph about what they are doing and what they aren’t
doing (10 sentences).

It’s Saturday afternoon and the Robinsons are in the family room. _______________________________

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Write a short Whatsapp message to a friend. Tell him/her:  what you’re doing at the
moment  what the weather is like  what you are wearing  what you’re doing in the

afternoon. Use the Present Continuous. Include one sentence with possessive ‘s/s’.

WORKSHOP
Using magazine clippings, describe your favourite VIP’s clothes. Write 10 sentences using the
Present Continuous and vocabulary learned in the unit. Remember to include materials other
than pen and pencil. Be creative!!