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Mridang: Unit 1, Chapter 2
GoalSay what someone is doing right now.
New words
swimming · moving in watersinging · making music with your voiceriding · sitting on a bike or a horse and goingplaying · having fun with a gamenow · at this time
Explanation
When something is happening now, we say: She is singing. He is swimming. For two or more people we say: They are playing. After is or are we add ing to the action word.
| Who | Now |
|---|---|
| He | is swimming |
| She | is singing |
| They | are playing |
| The dog | is running |
Worked examples
He is swimming.
She is singing.
They are playing.
Look and say: He is riding a bike.
Look and say: She is singing.
Class activity
Guess my action. Do an action without a word, for example swim. The others guess: ‘You are swimming!’ Then say about a friend: ‘She is swimming.’
Practice
1
Look at the picture. Say: He is ___ .
swimming.
2
Say the missing word: They ___ playing. (is / are)
are.
3
Listen. What is the girl doing?
…
She is dancing.
4
Look at the picture. Say a sentence with ‘is’.
He is riding a horse. Or: She is riding a horse.
5
Writing: copy ‘She is singing.’
She is singing.