UNIT 1 - WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR TOWN?

Unit 1

What is happening in our town?

Present continuous

•Events and actions developing in this moment: «Sofia is studying at the moment» •Actions and events already arranged in the future: «A new leisure centre is opening this weekend».

BE CAREFUL! You will almost always find some future expressions

Tonight: stasera Tomorrow: domani Tomorrow morning, afternoon, evening, ... : domani mattina, pomeriggio, sera, ... This afternoon: questo pomeriggio Next week: la prossima settimana In an hour / two days: tra un'ora / tra due giorni ....

Affirmative "I'm going to Clare's Haloween party this weekend". "A new leisure centre is opening this Saturday". "We're visiting the new library on Monday".

+ am / 'm

you we they

+ verb - ing (going)

+ are / 're

he she it

+ is / 's

BE CAREFUL! I going to Clare's Halloween party this weekend

Negative "I'm not going to Clare's Haloween party this weekend". "The new leisure centre isn't opening this Saturday". "We aren't visiting the new library on Monday".

+ 'm not

you we they

+ aren't / 're not

+ verb - ing (going)

he she it

+ isn't / 's not

BE CAREFUL! I not going to Clare's Halloween party this weekend

Question "Are you going to the new leisure centre this weekend?" "Are they visiting the new library on Monday?".

am +

you we they

are +

+ verb - ing? (going)

he she it

is +

BE CAREFUL! You are going to the leisure centre this weekend? Do you going ....... ?