English Online Course for Beginners - Unit 4

The fourth unit introduces the present progressive, important adjectives and prepositions. We use the present progressive to talk about what we are doing at the moment. Adjectives describe a noun - Example: a big man. Prepositions are used to describe position and relationships - Example: I live in Italy, He works at an office, etc.The unit finishes with some listening exercises. Listen to people giving basic personal information such as their names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.

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Unit 4 - Present Progressive, Adjectives, Prepositions, Listening Comprehension

Present Progressive

• What are you doing?
  Learn the basic rules for using the present continuous (progressive) form - especially for beginners.

Adjectives, Prepositions

• Adjectives
  Guide to using adjectives (Example: a tall building) and learning quiz to help you learn the most important adjectives.
• Janet was born on the 12th of January in Boston at 6.15 p.m. ...
  Prepositions of time and place - at, in, on and to.

Listening Comprehension

• Listening: Filling in a Form
  Listen to a woman giving information about herself and write down the necessary information.
• Listening: A Survey
  Listen to a man asking a woman questions for a survey and take note of her answers.