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Party plans and what is happening

الأسبوع 9 · الوحدة 4: Celebrate good times! (أ) - الاستعداد لحفلة ورسالة عن الدراسة والخطط والمضارع المستمر ووصف صورة · 3 دروس
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A busy party picture: who is doing what?

Connect Primary 6 Term 1, Unit 4: pp. 56–63
GoalDescribe a busy party picture with the present continuous: who is doing what?
New words
dancer · a person who dancescook · a person who makes foodclap · to hit your hands togethertake a photo · to make a picture with a camerabusy · with a lot of things to do
Explanation

To describe a picture, begin with where it is and who you can see. Then say what each person is doing, with the present continuous: Hagar is dancing. Dad is cooking. Two children are clapping. We use there is and there are for things: There is a cake on the table. There are balloons near the window. Use words like on the left, in the middle and next to. Ask questions: Who is dancing? What is Dad doing? Is the girl taking a photo? Answer with a full sentence.

HagarDadthe childrenRamy
Worked examples
Marina

What is Hagar doing?

Adel

She is dancing in the middle of the room.

Marina

And what is Dad doing?

Adel

He is cooking in the kitchen.

Marina

Are the children clapping?

Adel

Yes, they are. They are listening to the music.

Listen. Marina and Adel describe the party picture.

This is a busy party. In the middle of the room, Hagar is dancing. Dad is cooking next to the window. The children are clapping, and Ramy is taking photos. There are many balloons on the wall and there is a big cake on the table. Everybody is smiling.

Read and listen to the description.
Look. Say what is on the table.
Now you. Choose a picture in a book. Describe it to a grown-up. Say who is doing what.
Class activity

Party picture. The child draws a party with five people and five actions, for example a boy singing and a girl painting a poster. Then the child describes it: Where is the party? Who is singing? The grown-up asks Is … -ing? and the child answers.

Practice
1
Look. What is he doing? Say: He ___ .
2
Look at the scene. How many gifts are there? Say: There are ___ gifts.
3
Put the words in order: is / Hagar / in the middle / dancing .
4
Make a question: the children / clapping / are ?
5
Writing: describe a picture of a party in four sentences with the present continuous.