Unit 7 | Session 2

Texting on the run (GOING TO SOME PLACE)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Ask and answer questions about travel
 Unit 7 | Session 2
Texting on the run
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Ask and answer questions about travel

Lesson overview
1 GET STARTED: How do you get there?
2 PREPARE: Transportation
3 PREPARE: Present continuous questions
Are you riding your bike?
4 SPEAKING: What are you doing?
5 PROGRESS CHECK
GET STARTED
How do you get there?
Ask and answer questions about transportation.
Make a chart and write the answers. Be ready to share How do you get to English class?

Student 1 Student 2 Student 3

How do you get to ... Name: Name: Name:
I ride my bike.
1 English class?

2 work / school?

3 the supermarket?
4 best friend’s
house?

USEFUL LANGUAGE
drive
ride a/my bike
take the bus / subway / train
walk
PREPARE
Transportation
For each photo, make as many sentences as you can with the words in the boxes.
be carry drive go ride take wait walk
at for on to She’s at the subway station.
a bag a bike a car a friend a store school work the gym She’s taking the subway.
the bus the subway the train She’s going to work.
the bus station the bus stop the subway station the train station

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9
PREPARE
Present continuous questions
Complete the present continuous questions.
1 Where / Inna / (go) ?

2 / she / (ride) / her bike there?

3 How / she / (get) / there?

4 What / she / (carry) ?

5 Why / she / (carry) / it?

6 / her father / (wait) / for her?

 What are Inna and
PREPARE her friend doing? 

Present continuous questions

Now ask and answer the questions about Inna.
Return to class and report.
1 Where is Inna going?

2 Is she riding her bike there?

3 How is she getting there?

4 What is she carrying?

5 Why is she carrying it?

6 Is her father waiting for her?

PREPARE
Are you riding your bike?
Choose an activity from the box. Don’t tell the other students.
Ask questions to guess the other students’ activities. brush your teeth
Answer the other students’ questions about your activity. clean the living room
cook breakfast
Diego, are you riding your bike? do the dishes
No, I’m not. drink coffee
drive your car
Are you taking the subway? go to a store
No, I’m not. have dinner
help your friend
ride your bike
Are you drinking coffee?
No, I’m not. study at home
take the subway
wait for your friend
What are you doing? walk in the park
wash your hair
SPEAKING
What are you doing?
Imagine you’re going somewhere and
carrying something interesting or funny.
Ask and answer the questions below.
Write down your partner’s answers.
1 What / you / (carry) ?
2 Why / you / (carry) / it?
3 Where / you / (go) ?
4 How / you / (get) / there?

What are you carrying?

I’m carrying a lot of flowers.

PROGRESS CHECK
Now I can ...
❑ use transportation words.
❑ ask yes/no and information questions
in the present continuous.
 Unit 7 | SessIon 2
Texting on the run
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Ask and answer questions about travel

Thank you!