Unit 7: Salir con los amigos
Que estas haciendo? Como es?
Use the present progressive and describe people.
A110 min
Say what someone is doing now and describe physical or personality traits.
Warm-up
Key words
doing
haciendo
reading
leyendo
tall
alto
friendly
amable
Input
Mi dia favorito
Mi dia favorito de la semana es el viernes. Trabajo en una tienda hasta las cinco de la tarde. Cuando termino, camino diez minutos hasta la plaza y veo a mis amigos. A veces cenamos pizza y otras veces comemos tacos. Si hace buen tiempo, damos un paseo por el centro. Luego vuelvo a casa contento y descanso.
- What activities happen in the text?
- How would you describe the people in a simple way?
Focus
Actions now and simple descriptions
This lesson helps you talk about right now and describe a person in one or two clear adjectives.
- Use estar plus gerund for actions in progress.
- Use ser to describe stable physical or personality traits.
- Keep descriptions short and positive at A1.
Estoy estudiando.Ella esta trabajando.Es alta y amable.
Practice
Micro-exercises
Exercise 1
Choose the present progressive sentence.
Exercise 2
Choose the action happening now.
Exercise 3
Choose the best answer for this que estas haciendo? como es? situation.
Exercise 4
Complete: El esta ___ . (read) Choose the best option.
Exercise 5
Choose the Spanish for "doing".
Exercise 6
Complete: El esta ___ . (read)
Exercise 7
Translate to Spanish: doing.
Exercise 8
Translate to Spanish: reading.
Exercise 9
Translate to Spanish: tall.
Exercise 10
Translate to Spanish: friendly.
Exercise 11
Put the sentence in the correct order.
muyamableEs
Exercise 12
Put the sentence in the correct order.
Estoyestudiando
Exercise 13
Put the sentence in the correct order.
Ellaestatrabajando
Exercise 14
Put the sentence in the correct order.
Esaltayamable
Exercise 15
Put the sentence in the correct order.
altoysimpaticoEs
Exercise 16
Choose the most natural reply for this que estas haciendo? como es? exchange.
Exercise 17
Choose the most natural reply for this que estas haciendo? como es? exchange.
Exercise 18
Choose the most natural reply for this que estas haciendo? como es? exchange.
Exercise 19
Choose the most natural reply for this que estas haciendo? como es? exchange.
Exercise 20
Choose the most natural reply for this que estas haciendo? como es? exchange.
Use it
Tutor handoff
Copy and paste this prompt into Virtual Tutor to continue the lesson in guided conversation form.
Act as a patient A1 tutor. Ask me what I am doing right now and how my friends are. Make me use estar plus gerund and simple descriptions.