English Course: From Zero · Week 8 of 12
Right Now: Weather and Clothes
Grammar: Present continuous (am / is / are + -ing)
This week's plan
| Day | Learn | Listen / Watch | Practise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Words: Weather · Sentences 1–2 | engVid (James): “Vocabulary – How to talk about the weather in English” (video) | Exercise 1 |
| Day 2 | Words: Seasons · Sentences 3–4 | engVid (Alex): “English Vocabulary: Talking about AUTUMN” (video) | Exercise 2 |
| Day 3 | Words: Clothes · Sentences 5–6 | British Council: “Shopping for clothes” (listening) | Exercise 3 |
| Day 4 | Words: Colours · Sentences 7–8 | engVid (Benjamin): “Vocabulary: Talking about CLOTHES in English” (video) + British Council: “A voicemail message” (listening) | Exercise 4 |
| Day 5 | Words: Now words · Sentences 9–10 | engVid (Alex): “54 Common Present Progressive Questions in English” (video) | Write & Speak |
| Day 6 | Review all 30 words + 10 sentences | ELLLO SixPix: “Winter Wonderland” (audio) | Redo mistakes |
| Day 7 | Free day ☺ | Easy Stories in English (Beginner): “The North Wind and the Sun” (podcast) | Tick your tracker |
30 minutes a day: review, learn, listen, practise, speak. Day 7 is a free day.
30 words to learn
Set 1 · Weather
- hotحار
- coldبارد
- warmدافئ
- sunnyمشمس
- windyفيه رياح
- rainingتُمطر
Set 2 · Seasons
- summerالصيف
- winterالشتاء
- springالربيع
- autumnالخريف
- skyالسماء
- cloudسحابة
Set 3 · Clothes
- shirtقميص
- trousersبنطلون
- dressفستان
- shoesحذاء / جزمة
- jacketجاكيت
- scarfكوفية / وشاح
Set 4 · Colours
- blackأسود
- whiteأبيض
- redأحمر
- blueأزرق
- greenأخضر
- brownبنّي
Set 5 · Now words
- nowالآن
- right nowفي هذه اللحظة
- at the momentحاليًا
- todayاليوم
- wearيرتدي
- waitينتظر
10 sentences to memorise
- 1What are you doing? — I'm studying English.ماذا تفعل؟ — أنا أذاكر الإنجليزية.
- 2It's raining today.إنها تمطر اليوم.
- 3It's very hot in summer in Egypt.الجو حار جدًا في الصيف في مصر.
- 4I'm waiting for the bus.أنا أنتظر الحافلة.
- 5She's wearing a blue dress.إنها ترتدي فستانًا أزرق.
- 6He isn't working today.هو لا يعمل اليوم.
- 7Are you listening to me?هل تستمع إليّ؟
- 8What's the weather like?كيف الجو؟
- 9I'm looking for a black jacket.أبحث عن جاكيت أسود.
- 10Wait a minute, I'm coming!انتظر دقيقة، أنا قادم!
Grammar: Present continuous (am / is / are + -ing)
Spelling: make → making · sit → sitting · study → studying Habit vs now: I usually wear a suit, but today I'm wearing jeans.
العربية تستخدم نفس الفعل للعادة وللآن، أما الإنجليزية فتستخدم am / is / are + ing لما يحدث الآن فقط.
| Positive | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|
| I am working. She is cooking. They are playing. | He isn't working. | Are you listening? |
Exercises
Exercise 1 — Use the present continuous.
- 1) She ___ (cook) dinner now.
- 2) I ___ (read) a book at the moment.
- 3) They ___ (play) football right now.
- 4) We ___ (not watch) TV.
- 5) ___ you ___ (wait) for me?
- 6) It ___ (rain).
Show the answers
1) is cooking · 2) am reading · 3) are playing · 4) aren't watching · 5) Are … waiting · 6) is raining
Exercise 2 — Present simple or present continuous?
- 1) I usually (drink) ___ tea, but today I (drink) ___ coffee.
- 2) Listen! The baby (cry) ___.
- 3) He (go) ___ to work every day.
- 4) Look! She (wear) ___ a red scarf.
Show the answers
1) drink / am drinking · 2) is crying · 3) goes · 4) is wearing
Exercise 3 — Correct the mistake.
- 1) I am work now.
- 2) She wearing a hat.
- 3) Are you understand?
- 4) It raining.
Show the answers
1) I am working now. · 2) She is wearing a hat. · 3) Do you understand? · 4) It is raining.
Exercise 4 — Translate into English.
- 1) ماذا ترتدي اليوم؟
- 2) أنا أطبخ الآن.
- 3) هم لا ينامون؛ إنهم يشاهدون التلفاز.
- 4) الجو بارد في الشتاء.
Show the answers
1) What are you wearing today? · 2) I'm cooking now. · 3) They aren't sleeping; they're watching TV. · 4) It's cold in winter.
Do each exercise in pencil first, then open the answers to check.
Write & Speak
Write & Speak — Look out of your window or around a café. Write 6 sentences about what is happening now, and what the weather is like.
Example: It's sunny and warm today. A man is selling fruit in the street. Two boys are playing football. A woman is waiting for the bus. She is wearing a green scarf. I am drinking tea and writing this.