សេចក្តីសង្ខេប (Summary)
Anna is starting her work at The News. She goes around the office meeting her co-workers. She learns they are all busy.
អាណា (Anna) ចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការនៅកន្លែងមួយឈ្មោះថា The News។ នាង បានទៅកន្លែងផ្សេងៗក្នុងការិយាល័យ ដើម្បីជួបសហការីរបស់នាង។ ហើយនាង បានដឹងថា ពួកគេទាំងអស់មានភាពមមាញឹក។
ការនិយាយ (Speaking)
In this video, learn to say the new words. Also, learn how to use the Present Continuous tense and ask questions to clarify. You can also download the worksheet and practice with a friend.
ការបញ្ចេញសំឡេង (Pronunciation)
In this video, you learn about how Americans shorten verbs in the Present Continuous tense. You will also learn a shorter for of the question phrase, "What are you doing?"
ការសន្ទនា (Conversation)
ការសរសេរ (Writing)
What are you doing now? What are your friends doing? Here is an example: "I am reading and my friends are listening to music." Send us an email or write to us in the Comments section.
You can also download the worksheet. Practice writing the activity words.
វិធីសាស្រ្តក្នុងការរៀន (Learning Stratergy)
Learning Strategies are the thoughts and actions that help make learning easier or more effective. The learning strategy for this lesson is Ask to Clarify.
In the video you see Anna ask Amelia: "What are you doing?" Amelia answers, "I’m reading." Then Anna asks a question to clarify: "Are you reading the news?
Asking a question to clarify is a very useful learning strategy, because it helps you get more information. You can also learn new words when someone explains more about what they said.
Write to us in the Comments section or send us an email about how you ask questions to clarify what you want to know. Teachers, see the Lesson Plan for more details on teaching this strategy.
លំហាត់អនុវត្ត (Listening Quiz)
Desktop Computer: Click here to go to the listening quiz. Click on the button below if you are on a mobile device or our mobile site. Each question has a video. Play the video and listen for what people are doing.
Listening Quiz - Lesson 7: What are you doing?
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ពាក្យថ្មីៗ (New Words)
boss – n. the person whose job is to tell other workers what to do
bother – v. to annoy someone or to cause someone to feel annoyed
busy – adj. actively doing something
excited – adj. very enthusiastic and eager about something
nervous – adj. having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen
news – n. information that is reported in a newspaper, magazine, or a television news program
office – n. a building or room in which people work at desks doing business or professional activities
read – v. to look at and understand the meaning of letters, words, symbols, etc.
record – v. to store (something, such as sounds, music, images, etc.) on tape or on a disk so that it can be heard or seen later
show – n. a television or radio program
work – v. to do things as part of your job
write – v. to create (a book, poem, story, etc.) by writing words on paper or on a computer
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សម្ភារៈមិនគិតថ្លៃ (Free Materials)
Download the VOA Learning English Word Book for a dictionary of the words we use on this website.
Each Let's Learn English lesson has an Activity Sheet for extra practice on your own or in the classroom. In this lesson, you can use it to practice writing and using action verbs in the Present Continuous tense.
សម្រាប់គ្រូបង្រៀន (For Teacher)
See the Lesson Plan for this lesson for ideas and more teaching resources. Send us an email if you have comments on this course or questions.
Grammar focus: Present continuous tense; Questions for clarification
Topics: Everyday activities; Checking understanding
Speaking & Pronunciation Focus: Asking questions to clarify; Shortened form of Present Continuous verbs.
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