# SBS Chapter 3 - Present Continuous Tense

## Everyday Activities

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## VOCABULARY PREVIEW

### Everyday Activities (日常活动)

1. eating
2. drinking
3. cooking
4. reading
5. studying
6. teaching
7. singing
8. sleeping
9. swimming
10. planting
11. watching TV
12. listening to music
13. playing cards
14. playing baseball
15. playing the piano

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## Page 18: What Are You Doing?

### Grammar Chart

**What**

| am/is/are | Pronouns | Question | Full Form | Contraction | Activity |
|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|
| am | I | doing? | (I am) | I'm | eating. |
| is | he/she/it | | (He is)/(She is)/(It is) | He's/She's/It's | |
| are | we/you/they | | (We are)/(You are)/(They are) | We're/You're/They're | |

### Dialogue Examples

**Scene 1:**
- What are you doing? → I'm reading.
- What are you doing? → We're cooking.
- What are Mary and Fred doing? → They're studying English.

**Scene 2:**
- What's Tom doing? → He's eating.
- What's Martha doing? → She's watching TV.
- What's your dog doing? → It's sleeping.

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## Page 19: Practice Exercises

### Complete the dialogues:

1. **A.** What are you doing?
   **B.** __________ reading the newspaper.

2. **A.** __________ Mr. and Mrs. Lane doing?
   **B.** __________ cooking dinner.

3. **A.** __________ you and Judy doing?
   **B.** __________ eating dinner.

4. **A.** __________ Rita doing?
   **B.** __________ studying English.

5. **A.** __________ Henry doing?
   **B.** __________ sleeping.

6. **A.** __________ Carol and Ken doing?
   **B.** __________ watching TV.

7. **A.** __________ Irene doing?
   **B.** __________ playing the piano.

8. **A.** What are YOU doing?
   **B.** I'm __________.

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## Page 20-21: What's Everybody Doing?

### Example Dialogue:
- **A.** Where's Walter?
- **B.** He's in the kitchen.
- **A.** What's he doing?
- **B.** He's eating breakfast.

### Practice Situations:

1. **Karen**
   - park
   - eating lunch

2. **Mr. and Mrs. Clark**
   - dining room
   - eating dinner

3. **you**
   - bedroom
   - playing the guitar

4. **you**
   - living room
   - playing cards

5. **Gary and Jane**
   - yard
   - playing baseball

6. **Miss Baker**
   - cafeteria
   - drinking milk

7. **you**
   - library
   - studying English

8. **Ms. Johnson**
   - classroom
   - teaching mathematics

10. **Martha**
    - hospital
    - watching TV

11. **Martin**
    - bathroom
    - singing

12. **your friend**
    - park
    - listening to music

### How to Say It!

**Checking Understanding**
- A. Where's Walter?
- B. He's in the kitchen.
- A. In the kitchen?
- B. Yes.

Practice conversations with other students.

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### Action Game!

**Instructions:**
- "What am I doing?" → "You're playing the guitar."

Pantomime an everyday activity for the class. Ask students, "What am I doing?"

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## Page 22: READING

### IN THE PARK

The Jones family is in the park today. The sun is shining, and the birds are singing. It's a beautiful day!

Mr. Jones is reading the newspaper. Mrs. Jones is listening to the radio. Sally and Patty Jones are studying. And Tommy Jones is playing the guitar.

The Jones family is very happy today. It's a beautiful day, and they're in the park.

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### AT HOME IN THE YARD

The Chen family is at home in the yard today. The sun is shining, and the birds are singing. It's a beautiful day!

Mr. Chen is planting flowers. Mrs. Chen is drinking lemonade and reading a book. Emily and Jason Chen are playing with the dog. And Jennifer Chen is sleeping.

The Chen family is very happy today. It's a beautiful day, and they're at home in the yard.

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## Page 23: READING CHECK-UP

### True or False?

1. The Jones family is at home in the yard today.
2. Mr. Chen is planting flowers.
3. Patty Jones is studying.
4. Jason Chen is reading a book.
5. The Chen family is singing.
6. The Jones family and the Chen family are very happy today.

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### Q & A

**Using this model, make questions and answers based on the stories on page 22.**

- **A.** What's Mr. Jones doing?
- **B.** He's reading the newspaper.

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## LISTENING

### Listen and choose the correct answer.

1. a. She's studying.
   b. I'm studying.

2. a. He's eating.
   b. She's eating.

3. a. He's watching TV.
   b. She's watching TV.

4. a. We're cooking dinner.
   b. They're cooking dinner.

5. a. We're planting flowers.
   b. They're planting flowers.

6. a. You're playing baseball.
   b. We're playing baseball.

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## IN YOUR OWN WORDS

### For Writing and Discussion

**AT THE BEACH**

The Martinez family is at the beach today. Using this picture, tell a story about the Martinez family.

*[Image shows the Martinez family at the beach with various family members doing different activities]*

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## Page 24: PRONUNCIATION

### Reduced "What are" & "Where are"

**Listen. Then say it.**
- What are you doing?
- What are Jim and Jane doing?
- Where are Mary and Fred?
- Where are you and Judy?

**Say it. Then listen.**
- What are they doing?
- What are Carol and Ken doing?
- Where are Mr. and Mrs. Lane?
- Where are you and Henry?

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### SIDE by SIDE JOURNAL

What are you doing now?
What are your friends doing?
Write about it in your journal.

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## CHAPTER SUMMARY

### GRAMMAR 语法

**PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 现在进行时**

| What | am/is/are | Pronouns | Question | Full Form | Contraction | Activity |
|------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|
| | am | I | doing? | (I am) | I'm | |
| | is | he/she/it | | (He is)/(She is)/(It is) | He's/She's/It's | eating. |
| | are | we/you/they | | (We are)/(You are)/(They are) | We're/You're/They're | |

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### KEY VOCABULARY 关键词汇

**EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES 日常活动**

- cooking dinner
- drinking milk/lemonade
- eating breakfast/lunch/dinner
- listening to music/the radio
- planting flowers
- playing cards
- playing baseball
- playing the guitar/the piano
- reading a book/the newspaper
- singing
- sleeping
- studying English
- swimming
- teaching
- watching TV

**CHECKING UNDERSTANDING**
- In the kitchen?

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## Page 25: Side by Side Gazette

### FACT FILE

**Titles**
- **Mr.** is a title for a man.
- **Ms., Mrs.,** and **Miss** are titles for a woman.

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### Nicknames

"My name is David. My nickname is Dave."

#### COMMON NICKNAMES

| Name | Nickname | Name | Nickname |
|------|----------|------|----------|
| James | Jim | Elizabeth | Liz, Betty |
| Peter | Pete | Jennifer | Jenny |
| Robert | Bob | Judith | Judy |
| Timothy | Tim | Katherine | Kathy, Kate |
| Thomas | Tom | Patricia | Patty |
| William | Bill | Susan | Sue |

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### Global Exchange

**SungHee:** Hello. My name is Sung Hee. I'm Korean. I'm from Seoul. I'm a student. Right now I'm in my English class. I'm looking for a keypal in a different country.

**DanielR:** Hi, Sung Hee! My name is Daniel. My nickname is Danny. My last name is Rivera. I'm Mexican. I'm from Mexico City. I'm a student. Right now I'm at home. I'm at my computer, and I'm listening to music. I'm also looking for a keypal. Tell me about your school and your English class.

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**Activity:** Send a message over the Internet. Tell about yourself. Find a keypal.

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### BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY!

**Playing Instruments, Sports, and Games**

I'm playing _________.

#### Instruments
- the violin
- the clarinet
- the trumpet

#### Sports
- soccer
- tennis
- basketball

#### Games
- chess
- checkers
- tic tac toe