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Roberto's shirt is blue.  \nWhat is your favourite colour?Tell the class.  \n# WHAT ARE THEY WEARING?Present Continuous\n\n1 Look at the pictures.Complete the descriptions with the colours and clothes.  \n## 1 Nigel's wearing a grey______and a white____.He's reading his emails.\n\n2 Lily's wearing a_____T-shirt and______trainers.She's running.  \nCAFE  \n3 Rick’s wearing_____jeans and a red____.He's playing the guitar.  \n4 Eva's wearing a___jacket and____boots.She's carrying a black bag.  \n5 Polly and Penny are wearing yellow_____and blue____.They're eating ice-cream.  \nT13.2 Listen and check.Practise the sentences.  \n## 2 Work with a partner.Describe someone in the room.Who is it?\n\nGRAMMAR SPOT  \n1 The Present Continuous describes what ishappening now.He's reading his emails.They’re eating ice cream.I'm sitting in the classroom.  \n\n| I'm wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt.   |\n| --- |\n\n2 We make the Present Continuous with theverb to be:am/is/are+verb+-ing.Complete the sentences.I'm studying__(study)English.You/We/They________(wear)jeans.She/He_______(play)in the garden.  \nHe's wearing a white shirt,blue jeans.He's sitting next to me.  \nIt's Sergio!  \n3 Stand up and describe your clothes.  \n4 T13.3 Listen and repeat the questions.  \nWhat's he wearing?   What's she doing?   What are they doing?  \nAsk and answer the questions about the pictures with a partner.  \nPRACTICE  \n# Asking questions\n\n## 1 Work with a partner.What are the people doing?Ask and answer questions.\n\n| g0   | has   | works   | reads   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| wears   | arrives   | feels   |  |\n\nT13.4 Listen and check.What extra information doyou hear?  \n## 2 Mime actions to your partner.Can your partnerguess what you are doing?\n\n98 Unit 13·Here and now  \nHE’S ON HOLIDAY AT THE MOMENTPresent Simple and Present Continuous  \n1 Read about Nigel.Complete the text with the verbsin the box.  \nNigel at work  \nNigel is a businessman.He(1)works  _from 9.00to 5.30 every day.He always(2)______a suit andtie for work.He usually(3)______lunch at hisdesk at 1.00.He(4)_____home at about 7.00every evening and he(5)_______to his childrenbefore they(6)_______to bed.He often  \n(7)______very tired at the end of the day.  \nT13.5 Listen and check.  \n2 Nigel and his family are on holiday in Spain.Nigel istalking with his boss,Bill,on his mobile phone.  \nT13.6 Listen to and read the conversation.  \nGRAMMAR SPOT  \nRead the sentences  \nHe wears a suit for work.  \nHe's wearing a T shirt.  \nWhich sentence is about now?  \nWhich is true day after day but not now?  \nD▶Grammar Reference 13.2 p¹29  \n## 3 How many true sentences can you make about Nigel'sholiday?Compare with your partner.\n\n\n| Nigel  \u003Cbr>Karen  \u003Cbr>Bill  \u003Cbr>The children  \u003Cbr>It  \u003Cbr>They   | is  \u003Cbr>isn't  \u003Cbr>are  \u003Cbr>aren't   | enjoying the holiday.  \u003Cbr>talking to Bill.  \u003Cbr>calling Nigel.  \u003Cbr>staying in a hotel.  \u003Cbr>wearing a suit.  \u003Cbr>raining in Spain.  \u003Cbr>swimming in the pool.  \u003Cbr>relaxing.   |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n4 Work with a partner.Ask and answer the questionsabout Nigel's holiday.  \n## 1 Are they...a good time?\n\n2 Where...staying?  \n3 What...the children doing?  \n4 What...Karen doing?  \n5 What...Nigel doing?  \n6 Is he...a suit?  \n7 Why...Bill calling?  \nT13.7 Listen and check.  \n5 Complete the sente","cbCaihdDuFupFZgy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihdDuFupFZgy","pdf",4132598,"English","# STARTER\n# WHAT ARE THEY WEARING? 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