A6. In the bathroom
present continuous
Mum: Alice, what are you doing in here [in the bathroom?
Alice: I’m standing on a chair.
Mum: But why are you standing on the chair?
Alice: I’m looking into the mirror, mum.
Mum: But you’ve got your eyes closed, Alice.Why are you doing that?
Alice: I want to see what I look like when I’m sleeping.
Grammar: Present continuous
You use the present continuous to talk about things people are doing right now, at the moment of speaking.The present continuous is formed from the verb to be + verb + -ing (gerund).This form is also sometimes called the present progressive.
| I’m working. | Are you sleeping? | He’s watching TV. |
| Is she studying English? | We’re staying for 2 days. | What are they doing in there? |
Complete these sentences with a verb in the present continuous form.
have
look
do
make
get
wait
1. Come inside out of the rain. You__________ wet.
2. Can I help you, madam or _____ you just _____?
3. What _____ those children _____? They__________ a terrible noise.
4. The students __________ for the lesson to begin.
5. Sally__________ a shower at the moment.
1. Come inside out of the rain. You__________ wet.
2. Can I help you, madam or _____ you just _____?
3. What _____ those children _____? They__________ a terrible noise.
4. The students __________ for the lesson to begin.
5. Sally__________ a shower at the moment.
Match the questions with the answers.
| 6. What’s he studying? | A. At home. |
| 7. Why’s he studying? | B. Foreign languages. |
| 8. Where’s he studying? | C. Yes, he is. |
| 9. How’s he studying? | D. Because he needs English for work. |
| 10. Is he studying? | E. With online material and books. |
Vocabulary exercises
Choose the correct word to complete these sentences.
mirror
bath
bathroom
chair
eyes
1. She’s wearing sunglasses to keep the sun out of her ______.
2. Jack’s standing on a ______ to get a book from the top shelf.
3. Kathy’s having a shower in the ______.
4. Lucy’s looking into the ______ to see what her hair looks like.
5. Simon’s having a ______at the moment. Can I take a message?
1. She’s wearing sunglasses to keep the sun out of her ______.
2. Jack’s standing on a ______ to get a book from the top shelf.
3. Kathy’s having a shower in the ______.
4. Lucy’s looking into the ______ to see what her hair looks like.
5. Simon’s having a ______at the moment. Can I take a message?
Match the broken sentences.
| 6. The cat has got both… | A. the bathroom, waiting for her brother to come out. |
| 7. Tom’s looking into… | B. to see what this jacket looks like. |
| 8. Lucy’s standing outside… | C. its eyes closed but it’s not sleeping. |
| 9. I don’t know what I look like… | D. the mirror and shaving. |
| 10. I want a mirror… | E. when I’m sleeping. |