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 Lesson
7 - What Are You Doing?
In this lesson Anna is starting her work at The News. She goes around
the office meeting her co-workers. She learns they are
all busy. |
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Lesson Video
Watch the video and then do the activities on this page. |
Video Script
Caty: Come in.
Caty: Well, Anna, welcome.
Anna: Thank you.
Caty: I am your boss, Caty Weaver. But, please call me Caty.
Anna: Thank you, Ms. Weaver.
Caty: Just Caty.
Anna: Sure thing, Ms. Weaver.
Caty: Okay then. Are you excited?
Anna: Yes, I am excited!
Caty: So sorry, but I am busy. Please meet your co-workers. But remember, they
are busy working.
Anna: Sure. Thanks, Ms. Weaver.
Anna: Hi there! I’m Anna.
Anne: Hi, Anna. I’m Anne.
Anna: Nice to meet you. What are you doing?
Anne: Um, I’m writing.
Anna: You are writing! You are writing a lot!
Anna: (Spills papers) Oh! Oh dear.
Anne: No! No! That's okay.
Anna: I am sorry!
Anne: That’s okay. Really.
Anna: I am sorry!
Anne: Please. Please. Please stop. Please.
Anna: Sorry. Sorry.
Jonathan: (in the studio) “and people all around the world are waiting to hear
news about the next president…”
Anna: Jonathan, hi! Remember me? I live in your building.
Jonathan: Oh. Uh. Hi, Anna.
Anna: What are you doing?
Jonathan: I am doing my show!
Anna: Oh, sorry. Are you recording?
Jonathan: Yes! And, now I have to record again!
Anna: Sorry. Have a good show.
Jonathan: Thank you.
Anna: Sorry.
Amelia: The word of the day is social. Social -
Anna: Oh! Hi!
Amelia: - is an adjective.
Anna: Hi! I’m Anna!
Amelia: Hi. I’m Amelia.
Anna: Nice to meet you!
Anna: What are you doing?
Amelia: I’m reading.
Anna: Are you reading the news? Hi!
Amelia: No, I’m reading for my show.
Amelia: (to camera person) Can I read again?
Anna: Sorry.
Anna: This day is not going well.
Caty: Anna! Hi! What’re you doing?
Anna: I am bothering people, Ms. Weaver.
Caty: Let’s go to my office and talk.
Anna: I like to talk with you, Ms. Weaver.
Caty: It’s Caty.
Anna: Right. Thanks ... Ms. Weaver |
Listening
Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation. |
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Speaking
In this video, learn to say the new words. Also, learn how to use the Present
Continuous tense and ask questions to clarify. |
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Pronunciation
In this video, you learn about how Americans shorten verbs in the Present
Continuous tense. You will also learn a shorter form of the question phrase,
"What are you doing?" |
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New Words |
- boss
– n. the person whose
job is to tell other workers what to do
- bother
– v. to annoy someone
or to cause someone to feel annoyed
- busy
– adj. actively doing
something
- excited
– adj. very
enthusiastic and eager about something
- nervous
– adj. having or
showing feelings of being worried and afraid about
what might happen
- news
– n. information that
is reported in a newspaper, magazine, or a
television news program
- office
– n. a building or room
in which people work at desks doing business or
professional activities
- read
– v. to look at and
understand the meaning of letters, words, symbols,
etc.
- record
– v. to store
(something, such as sounds, music, images, etc.) on
tape or on a disk so that it can be heard or seen
later
- show
– n. a television or
radio program
- work
– v. to do things as
part of your job
- write
– v. to create (a book,
poem, story, etc.) by writing words on paper or on a
computer
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 Activity
What are you doing now? What are your friends doing?
Here is an example: "I am reading and my friends are
listening to music." Write about it in the Facebook
Comments section below. Do the activity and practice
writing the activity words.
Click
lesson activity to get the printable PDF version. The
page opens to a new window. |
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Source: Voice of America |
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