– Vocabulary
have a check-up (ตรวจสุขภาพ) | go away on vacation (วันหยุดพักผ่อน) | check out a new restaurant (ลองร้านอาหารใหม่) | give away things (ให้สิ่งของ,บริจาค) |
tidy up the house (ทำความสะอาดบ้าน) | put away money (เก็บเงิน,ออมเงิน) | work on a project (ทำโปรเจค) | stay up late (นอนดึก) |
meet up with friends (พบปะสังสรรค์) | stop by a coffee shop (แวะร้านกาแฟ) | watch some shows (ดูรายการทีวีโชว์) | sleep in (ตื่นสาย) |
– Language Focus: Present Continuous for Future Plans
Present continuous is used to talk about future plans or arrangement for events in the future
- Affirmative: Subject + verbs to be + v.ing + other words.
– I am visiting my family in Chiangmai next week.
– Zack is going away this weekend.
– My friends are staying up late tomorrow night. - Yes-No question: Verb to be + subject + v.ing + other words?
– Are you doing anything tomorrow?
– Is Sara having a checkup next week? - WH-question: WH + Verb to be + subject +v.ing + other words?
– Where are you doing tomorrow ?
– Who is she meeting next week?
_ Practice: Complete these conversations with the present continuous form of the verb.
- A: What are you doing this weekend?
B: I am staying home all weekend. Some friends are coming over to watch a basketball game. The Tiger is playing. - A: I am getting a new TV on Wednesday, finally! What are you doing on Friday? Do you want to come over?
B: I’d love to, but i can’t. Joe and I are visiting his parents this weekend. We are leaving on Friday after work. - A: Is Jane stoping by the coffee shop tomorrow morning?
B: No, she running an errand for her mom is the morning and she is coming straight to work.