Answer the questions.

1 How are answers 1, 4, 7 and 9 similar?

2 How are answers 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10 similar?

3 Which answers talk about things happening now?

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Listen and complete the dialogue.

Chin: Hi there, Mika. What

(1) you

(2) ?

Hey, is that Star Mission 2055?

Mika: Yeah.

Chin: I love that book. It’s so good.

Where are you up to? What’s

(3) ?

Mika: Chapter 6. Captain Tim

(4)

(5) the ship—

Chin: But usually Jenna (6) the ship, right?

Mika: I know, but Jenna and Ruby (7) (8) to fix the

warp engine. And, uh, I think Joe (9) (10) the

computer because of that problem they had on Jupiter.

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Present continuous

A Space Adventure

Circle the correct answer.

Subject be Verb + -ing

I am walking.fl ying.running.riding.

He / She / It / (Name) is

You / We / They are

Present continuousWe use the present continuous to talk about actions that are happening now. We can talk about these actions by using be (am/is/are) + verb + -ing.

Statements

Negatives

Be Subject Verb + -ing

Am I going?reading?stopping?writing?

Is he / she / it / (Name)

Are you / we / they

Questions

Subject be + not Verb + -ing

I am not walking.fl ying.running.riding.

He / She / It / (Name) is not

You / We / They are not

• If the verb ends with e, delete the e before adding -ing (write writing).

• Sometimes the last consonant in the verb must be doubled (running, stopping).

NO T ES

1 Quick! The aliens right now!

a coming b are coming

c is coming d are comeing

2 I’m to fix the computer—it isn’t working!

a trying b tries

c is trying d try

3 Jenna and Ruby, what ?

a is you doing b are you doing

c am you doing d they are doing

4 They to the weapons room!

a are running b running

c runing d am runing

5 This is strange. some kind of message on the computer.

a We gets b We are getting

c We are get d We geting

6 Who those strange messages?

a send b is send

c sending d is sending

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Read Mika’s email and correct the eight mistakes. Then listen and check your answers.

Look at the pictures from Chapter 8 of Star Mission 2055. Work with a classmate and talk about what is happening in each picture.

When you speak using the present continuous, you can contract the forms of the verb be (I'm, she's, we're).

Captain Tim

Ruby and Jenna

When you speak using the present continuous, you

yelling

1

2

Joe

Aliens

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Hi, Chin!

Where are you up to in Star Mission 2055? I’m up to Chapter 7 now. Captain Tim’s

yell at everyone because the aliens is attacking right now! People are runing around

everywhere. Joe hitting the computer—it still isn’t work! Ruby and Jenna couldn’t fix

the warp engine, so now they shooting at the aliens. Jenna is smiling—she

is liking fighting aliens! And someone are send strange messages to the ship, but

nobody knows who. It’s such an exciting book, isn’t it?

Mika

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and check your answers.3 Read Mika’s email and correct the eight mistakes. Then listen

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4

Listen to Chin’s voice message and circle the correct answer.

Imagine what is happening in Chapter 11 of Star Mission 2055 and tell the class.

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Complete the passage using the correct form of the verbs given. Then listen and check your answers.

In Chapter 10 of Star Mission 2055, things

(1) really exciting! Everything

(2) again—the warp engine, the

computer, everything! They (3)

away from the asteroid and Joe (4)

the alien spaceship with the new gun. The aliens

(5) them anymore.

Ruby (6) to find a secret planet

because now she (7) who

(8) the strange messages …

Hi, Mika. I’m up to Chapter 9 now. The team escaped from

the evil aliens, but now they (1)( hide / are hiding ) inside

an asteroid. Captain Tim (2)( are telling / is telling )

everyone to be calm. Jenna (3)( thinks / is thinking )

about a way to escape without being seen by the aliens.

Joe (4)( is making / are making ) a new gun that is very

powerful. And Ruby has noticed that the warp engine

(5)( is humming / hum ) again …

know send get work fly blast chase want

Listen to Chin’s voice message and circle the correct answer.

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