What are you doing Present Continuous Basic English Grammar Class

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what are you doing

dialogue one daniel and nathan

are classmates daniel is on his phone

outside

nathan comes out to ask to come back

into the classroom for his opinion

on the upcoming picnic hey

daniel what are you doing here

i am just texting my mom apparently she

is having some trouble with her computer

i see have you solved it yet

not really i’m still doing research on

the internet

can you finish that later the class and

i really need your opinion on something

of course what is it it is about the

upcoming class activity

come inside we are discussing it with

the teacher right now

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daniel come sit

are you free this weekend yes why

we are planning to go on a picnic this

saturday

i just wanted to make sure that everyone

can participate

of course i would love to join

okay that’s settled then do you guys

have any questions

yes teacher are we allowed to bring our

pets

i am not sure i will have to check again

with the picnic site

but i do believe they are doing

construction there at the moment so

maybe

it’s not the best idea i see

thank you you’re welcome anything else

what time are we leaving we are leaving

at exactly 8 am

so make sure you get here bit earlier

i got it thank you teacher ok

i think we are good to go let me know if

there are any other questions ok

ok

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dialogue two anne is hungry so she comes

down to the kitchen

to find something to eat a mouse runs

through and startles her

making her scream it woke up john her

older brother

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jesus anne what is happening what are

you doing here at 2 am

oh my god a mouse just ran across my

feet i

almost fainted anyway i got hungry so

i am making an omelette do you want some

well yes but please don’t scream like

that in the middle of the night next

time

all right i almost had a heart attack

oh please you are being dramatic

how many eggs do you want two please

by the way don’t you have school in the

morning you should go to bed after this

i’m thinking of skipping i’m not feeling

so well right now

that’s fine but you have to ask mom

first got it

i am asking her first thing in the

morning don’t worry

yeah i am keeping an eye on you

sure bro do whatever you want here’s

your omelet

thanks sis

thanks sis see you in the morning good

night

see you

dialog three christine and damon

are colleagues they run into each other

during a coffee break and start having a

small conversation about

work hi christine you seem super busy

today

what project are you working on this

week

the one with sarah i wish she was here

it is so overwhelming to have to

complete it on my own

oh where is she right now she is going

on a business trip to chicago

it was scheduled for next week initially

but got moved to this week

that must suck for you it really does

anyway enough about me what about you

damon

what task is the boss assigning you

you know just the usual nothing

important really

since i am an intern she only gives me

mundane tasks

well it must be better than what i am

doing right now though

i’m so tired

there must be something i can help you

with yes

actually yes i’m having trouble

translating this document

can you have a look at it it is in

spanish and i heard you were pretty good

at it

huh my spanish is alright i am currently

studying it as a second language

good for you damon let me know if you

understand

any of this then okay it would be much

appreciated

sure thing christine i’ll let you know

in an hour

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dialogue for rosie is ethan’s tutor

ethan is normally very lazy with

studying

but today rosie finds him at his desk

when she arrives at his house

what a surprise hello ethan

what is happening today why are you

already studying

oh don’t tease me about it rosie i was

lazy all semester so i’m cramming for

the upcoming exams now

it is okay i was like you when i was

your age too

let me see do you need any help

yes please i am struggling with this

question on page five

can you explain it to me um

you were doing this part wrong damon you

should do this

step first oh my god

why didn’t i see that before let me try

again

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got it yes thank you rosie

what subject are we studying today

we are going to go over the stuff we did

last week and study the newest history

chapter as well

oh no not history

i’m not feeling too well all of a sudden

come on damon you have to do it sooner

or later

let’s get it out of the way

all right

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dialogue 5 maya and leo are old college

friends

they run into each other at a party and

make plans to go catch up

hey maya what are you doing here

oh hey leo i am accompanying my boss to

this party

what about you i’m just helping a friend

out

who is your boss may i ask that guy over

there

the one wearing a blue suit do you see

him

that one

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no the one next to him who is holding

the champagne glass

oh i see i’ve never seen him before

anyway do you have any plans afterward

want to go

grab a coffee or something sure

it’s been a while hasn’t it yeah

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dialogue six after the party

maya and leo go to a nearby cafe to talk

they reminisce about an old friend and

their time together in college

oh how i miss our college days

talking about college have you heard

about lisa recently

yes she is working for a big bank i

think

oh that’s expected she’s always been

into finance

i know right she is living in new york

as well

the job is paying really well

that’s so good i remember us three

staying up the whole night

to study together what a great time

me too we are all working nowadays

it makes me sad sometimes we should call

her and hang out soon

it will be fun i agree let’s do it

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