LESSON 4A – GRAMMAR
1 SPEAKING
Would you like to visit Dubai? What would you like to see there? Discuss in pairs.
Students' own answers
2 Listen and read the conversation below.
What places are the tourists going to visit?
Aisha Welcome to Dubai. I’m Aisha, your tour guide. Let me explain what’s happening this weekend. This evening, we’re meeting at the hotel reception at eight. Then we’re having dinner at Galas, a traditional steak house.
Katy What are we doing tomorrow?
Aisha My colleague, Fadia, is taking you on a sculpture tour in the morning, then you’re having a picnic lunch in Creek Park!
Katy That sounds amazing! What are we doing in the afternoon?
Aisha We’re taking a trip to Dubai Miracle Garden. Then, we're going up to the top of the Burj Khalifa, to the observation deck.
Katy Fantastic!
Answers
They’re going to visit a traditional steak house, go on a sculpture tour, have a picnic in Creek Park, visit Dubai Miracle Garden and the Burj Khalifa.
3 Read the sentences and choose the correct answer. Then study the Grammar box and find more examples of the Present Continuous in the conversation in Exercise 2.
| Present Continuous: future arrangements We use the Present Continuous to talk about future arrangements. I’m fl ying to New York on Saturday. Time expressions: in the morning, next Saturday, this weekend, tonight |
We’re having dinner at Galas.
Fadia is taking you on a sculpture tour.
We use the Present Continuous for future plans and arrangements that we are / aren’t sure about.
Answers are Suggested answers:
We’re meeting at the hotel reception at eight. What are we doing tomorrow? You’re having a picnic lunch in Creek Park. We’re taking a trip to Dubai Miracle Garden. We’re going to the top of the Burj Khalifa
4 Complete the conversation with the correct Present Continuous forms of the words in brackets. Listen and check.
Heba: What time ______ (you/leave) the hotel tomorrow?
Rana: ______ (we/meet) in the hotel reception at about two-thirty. Why?
Heba: I can’t come. ______ (I/see) Dalia in the afternoon.
Rana: ______ (Dalia/join) us for dinner in the evening?
Answers
1. are you leaving 2 We’re meeting 3 I’m seeing 4 Is Dalia joining
5 Read Talal’s diary and write sentences for each day.
| JUNE Mon 10 p.m. fly home from New York Tue 7.30 p.m. pizza with Sami Wed 2 p.m. tennis Thur 4 p.m. tidy my room Fri spending time with family Sat Yousuf's dinner 8 p.m. Sun morning – help Dad in garden |
Answers
Talal is flying home from New York at 10 p.m. on Monday. He’s having pizza with Sami at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday. He’s playing tennis at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. He’s tidying his room at 4 p.m. on Thursday. He’s spending time with his family on Friday. He’s going to Yousuf’s dinner at 8 p.m. on Saturday. He’s helping his dad in the garden on Sunday morning.
6 SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Write your real or imaginary diary for next weekend and then arrange a time to meet.
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LESSON 4B – GRAMMAR
1 Complete the mini-conversations with the Present Continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
A
Randa: I can’t make it to your family dinner, I’m afraid. It’s my sister’s graduation and we’re going (go) to a restaurant.
Nour: That’s a pity. Nadia ______ (come). She phoned earlier. She’s back from her holidays.
B
Malek: What ______ (you/do) this afternoon?
Kamal: I ______ (meet) Logan at four o’clock. We ______ (play) tennis.
C
Frank: Why ______ (you/not play) football after school today?
Callum: I can’t. I ______ (go) to the dentist at five o’clock.
Answers 2 ‘s coming 3 are you doing 4 ‘m meeting 5 ‘re playing 6 aren’t you playing 7 ‘m going
2 Complete the intentions with the verbs from the box and the correct forms of going to. Then match the sentences with the mini-conversations from Exercise 1.
(play, play, show)
1 □ We ‘re going to play in a competition next week.
2 □ She-------------- us her photos from India.
3 □ But I--------------- tomorrow.
Answers 1B ‘re going to play 2A ‘s going to show 3C ‘m going to play
3 Look at the diary and complete the sentences using the Present Continuous and going to.
Monday:
Meeting with Mr Wood about the Maths competition – 10 a.m.
Tuesday:
Tennis with Lauren – 10 a.m. (Play better this time!)
Wednesday:
Dentist – 9 a.m. (ask about broken tooth)
Thursday:
Lily arriving by train – 1.45 p.m. (meet her at the station, show her the town)
1 I’m meeting Mr Wood about the Maths competition at 10 a.m. on Monday.
2 I ______ with Lauren on Tuesday morning.
3 Tuesday ______ better this time!
4 I ______ on Wednesday morning.
5 I ______ about my broken tooth.
6 I ______ at 1.45 p.m. at the train station.
7 I ______ the town.
Answers 2 ‘m playing tennis 3 ‘m going to play 4’m going to the dentist 5 ‘m going to ask about my broken tooth 6 ‘m meeting Lily 7 ‘m going to show her
4 Complete the questions about the diary in Exercise 3.
1 When are you meeting Mr Wood?
2 ______ the dentist?
3 ______ Lily?
4 ______ at 1.45 p.m.?
Answers 2 Why are you going to 3 What time are you meeting
5 Write about some definite arrangements you, or people you know, have for the next week.
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