Patina English · Multilevel Class

Class 3 — In-Class Worksheet

Goal Setting · Subject Pronouns · Present Continuous

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Part 1 · Vocabulary for My Goals

Nouns (things & goals)

Work & Career
job
career
nurse / doctor / cab driver
Education
college · high school
GED · diploma
certification
Documents & Life
citizenship · green card · N-400
driver's license · residence
house / apartment · wedding · children · health

Verbs (goal actions) — and their -ing forms

Verb-ing form
rentrenting
buybuying
applyapplying
studystudying
workworking
savesaving
learnlearning
practicepracticing
Verb-ing form
getgetting
passpassing
drivedriving
paypaying
helphelping
signsigning
findfinding

Spelling note: save → saving, drive → driving (drop the e).   get → getting (double the t).   study → studying, apply → applying (keep the y).

Adjectives (describe your goals & feelings)

Goals & effort
important · difficult
easy / hard · ready / new
Money & life
expensive · cheap
safe · healthy / busy
Feelings
happy · tired
proud

Part 2 · Grammar Reference

A. Subject Pronouns

Subject pronounUse it for…Be verb
Imyselfam
youthe person I talk toare
heone man (David)is
sheone woman (Maria)is
itone thing (the class)is
weme + othersare
theytwo or more peopleare

B. Present Continuous (happening now)

subject  +  am / is / are  +  verb-ing

Subjectam/is/areverb-ingExample
IamstudyingI am studying English.
He / SheisapplyingShe is applying for citizenship.
We / TheyaresavingThey are saving money.

Negative: add not → She is not working today.   Question: move be → Are you studying English?

Part 3 · Practice

1. Trace, then copy (build your word bank) ★

Trace the gray word. Then write it yourself on the line.

Trace
Now you write
job
study
citizenship
green card
important

2. Change to a subject pronoun ★

  1. Maria studies English.  →  studies English.
  2. David and I work at night.  →  work at night.
  3. The GED test is hard.  →  is hard.
  4. My children go to high school.  →  go to high school.
  5. Mr. Lee is a nurse.  →  is a nurse.

3. Circle am, is, or are ★★

  1. I ( am / is / are ) learning English.
  2. She ( am / is / are ) applying for a green card.
  3. We ( am / is / are ) saving for a house.
  4. They ( am / is / are ) studying for the N-400.
  5. He ( am / is / are ) driving a cab now.

4. Complete with the present continuous ★★

  1. I (study) for my GED.
  2. Ana (save) money for a wedding.
  3. We (apply) for citizenship.
  4. My friends (get) their driver's license.
  5. You (practice) English every day.

5. Write your own sentences ★★★

Example: I am studying for my citizenship test.

6. My goals right now ★★★

Write about YOUR goals. Use am/is/are + verb-ing — and an adjective if you can (My goal is important.)

Part 4 · Partner Speaking

Ask your partner…Write your partner's answer
What are you studying now?My partner is
What are you saving money for?My partner is
What is one goal for this year?My partner is

Report to the class: “This is . He / She is .”

Part 5 · Civics Connection (N-400)

The first three are real N-400 interview questions — an officer says them exactly like this. Answer out loud. (For the address question, your city is enough in class.)

  1. “Where do you work or go to school?”  →  I
  2. “What is your occupation?”  →  I
  3. “What is your current physical address?”  →  I
  4. Interview-style practice: “Are you studying English?”  →  Yes, I

Word check: Circle the words you know — residence · apply · N-400 · license · certification.

✂ Cut here — Teacher Answer Key (do not photocopy for students)

Teacher Answer Key — Class 3

Ex 2 (pronouns): 1) She  2) We  3) It  4) They  5) He

Ex 3 (be verb): 1) am  2) is  3) are  4) are  5) is

Ex 4 (present continuous): 1) am studying  2) is saving  3) are applying  4) are getting  5) are practicing

Ex 5 / Ex 6: Answers vary. Check: subject pronoun + am/is/are + verb-ing; adjectives used correctly in Ex 6.

Part 4 / Part 5: Answers vary. Model full-sentence answers (I am… / He is…). Watch am/is/are agreement. The N-400 questions are verbatim — say them exactly.

Spelling flags to reteach: save→saving, drive→driving (drop the e); get→getting (double the t); study→studying, apply→applying (keep the y before -ing).