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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