Hugo is at the library, filling out a job application. His friend Jasmine is helping. Read what they are doing right now, then find the answers in the story.
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read it once, then have the room act it: "I am writing my first name." Everyone mimes it. "Number 1 — put your answer in the chat." ★★★ has no key: any true sentence with am + -ing is right.
Four new words. Tap each one and listen. Your language is under every word.
Hugo is filling out a job application. Read. Tap a part to hear it again.
Hi! I am Hugo. I am at the library today. I am sitting at a big table. I am filling out a job application. The job is at a supermarket.
I am writing my first name and my last name. Now I am writing my street address. My ZIP code is 11368. My phone number is 718-555-0147.
My friend Jasmine is here. She is helping. She is reading the application. “The date of birth is wrong. The month is first!” I am correcting it now. Now I am signing my name. I am ready!
Citizen life: you sign the citizenship form, too. Sign the same way every time.
Write the missing word or number. Then type it in the chat.
Read again. Find the answer in the story.
Now YOU. What are you doing right now?
Right now I am ___.
Like this:
What are you doing right now? One sentence in the chat.