Unit 2: What Are they Making

A Look at the pictures. Match the two parts of the sentences.

1. The camera operator d
2. The director b
3. The film editor a
4. The actors c
5. The stuntman e

B Write the questions and answers. There may be more than one answer.

1. what / they / do

Q: What are they doing?

A: They are eating.

2. what / he / do

Q: What is he doing?

A: He is playing football.

3. who / write / on the board

Q: Who is writing on the board?

A: My English teacher.

4. where / you / go

Q: Where are you doing?

A: I am going to the airport.

5. what / he / do

Q: What is he doing?

A: He is doing his homework.

C What are the actors doing? Use short answers. For no answers, write correct statements.

1. Is the cowboy reading a book?

No, he isn't, he is reading a newspaper.

2. Are the men wearing hats?

Yes, they are.

3. Is the mayor taking an apple?

Yes, he is.

4. Is the deputy eating?

Yes, he is.

5. Is the deputy standing?

No, he isn't, he is sleeping.

6. Is the director walking to the table?

Yes, he is.

7. Is the mayor wearing jeans?

No, he isn't, he is reading a newspaper.

D Find the mistake in each sentence. Then rewrite each sentence correctly.

1. Incorrect: I am wanting a new cell phone.

Correct: I want a new cell phone.

2. Incorrect: The pizza is smelling good.

Correct: The pizza smells good.

3. Incorrect: I watch the news on television tonight after dinner.

Correct: I am watching the news on TV tonight after dinner.

4. Incorrect: I am seeing a bird in the tree.

Correct: I see a bird on the tree.

5. Incorrect: That milk is tasting bad!

Correct: The milk tastes bad.

6. Incorrect: I go to the library after school tomorrow.

Correct: I am going to the library tomorrow after school.

7. Incorrect: The director is hearing the actors in the studio.

Correct: The director hears the actors in the studio.

8. Incorrect: Are you liking your martial arts teacher?

Correct: Do you like your martial arts teacher?

E WRITING

Write about what people are doing now.
Answer the questions.

It is 8 o'clock.

What are we doing?

I am at school at this time. My classmates and I are practicing some football during PE class.

Right now, I think my father has arrived to his work.

He works in bank, and my mother is probably doing the laundry at home.