6.2 What are they Doing?
1.A: Hello, Murphie's Garage. Can I help you?
B: Yes, I'd like to speak to Mr. Murphie, please.
A: I'm afraid, he's not available at the moment. He' attending a meeting.
B: Oh. Could I speak to the chief-mechanic, then?
A: I'm afraid, he's not available, either. He's talking to a customer.
2.
A: Hello, Oglivie Blunt & Partners. Can I help you?
B: Yes, I'd like to speak to Mr. Ogilvy, please.
A: I'm afraid, he's not available at the moment. He's studying case.
B: Oh. Could I speak to Mr. Blunt, then?
A: I'm afraid, he's not available, either. He’s attending a seminar.
3.
A: Hello, University Physics Department. Can I help you?
B: Yes, I'd like to speak to Dr Lloyd, please.
A: I'm afraid, he's not available at the moment. He's preparing a lecture.
B: Oh. Could I speak to Dr Lloyd’s secretary, then?
A: I'm. afraid, he's not available, either. He's making a note.
4.
A: Hello, Regency School of English. Can I help you?
B: Yes, I'd like to speak to Director, please.
A: I'm afraid he's not available at the moment. He's holding a meeting.
B: Oh. Could I speak to the Information Officer, then?
A: I'm afraid, he's not available, either. He's writing an application letter.
5.
A: Hello, Buckingham Palace, can I help you?
B: Yes, I'd like to speak to the Queen, please.
A: I’m afraid, she's not available at the moment. She's addressing the Parliament.
B: Oh. Could speak to the Duke of Edinburgh, then?
A: I'm afraid he's not available, either. He's talking to Prince Charles.
6.3 See for Yourself
1.There is someone following us.
We are being followed.
2.
There are some men pulling down the house.
The house is being pulled down.
3.
There is another car overtaking us.
We are being overtaken.
4.
There is someone looking after the children.
The children are being looked after.
5.
There are two policemen questioning the man.
The man is being questioned.
6.
There is a man feeding the tigers.
The tigers are being fed.
7.
There isn't anybody using the car today.
The car isn't being used today.
8.
There isn't anybody guarding the prisoner.
The prisoner isn't being guarded.
9.
Is there anybody making the tea?
ls the tea being made?
10.
Is there anyone using the rooms?
Is the room being used?
Practice
1. I'm listening to it.2. It's melting.
3. It’s leaking.
4. My nose is running.
5. It's being redecorated.
6. It’s getting red.
7. They’re watching TV.
8. Someone is firing by gun.
6.6 Current Activities
1.A: What do you do?
B: I'm a writer. I write novels.
A: What are you writing at the moment?
B: I'm writing a novel about the politicians.
2.
A: What do you do?
B: I’m an architect. I design buildings.
A: What are you designing at the moment?
A: I’m designing a shopping complex.
3.
A: What do you do?
B: I am a painter. I paint natural scene.
A: What are you painting at the moment.
B: I'm painting the setting sun from the Kakani.
4.
A: What do you do? I am a composer. I compose music.
A: What are you composing at the moment.
B: I am composing a symphony for the piano.
5.
A: What do you do?
B: I am a detective. I find out criminals.
A: Who are you finding out at the moment?
B: I'm finding out the murderer of a foreigner.
6.
A: What do you do?
B: I am a journalist. I write for newspapers and magazines.
A: What are you writing at the moment.
B: I am writing an article about corruption for The Kathmandu Post.
Find out the kind of things they're doing these days.
1.
A: What are you doing these days?
B: I'm working very hard. I'm going to the evening classes?
2.
A: What are you doing at the moment?
B: I'm doing my assignment. I'm doing the exercises of Meaning into Words.
3.
A: What are you doing now?
B: I’m running a business. I'm not going to campus.
6.8 What's Going On?
Free Practice
1. I've decided to go on a diet. I’m not sewing my new pants right at the moment. l' m buying very little food for the week. I'm going jogging in the morning. There's very little thing I’m having.2. There's a water shortage at the moment. There are empty vessels queuing up at the tap. There
are people walking miles for a pot of drinking water. There are people stinking in the crowd. People living by the river are tired of entertaining guests.
3. I'm very short of money at the moment. I' m not going out these days. It's a decade since I went to the cinema last time. I'm afraid of visiting the nearby shop to buy some food. I'm feeling weaker.
4. Spring is almost here. The trees around my house are blossoming. There are singing in the garden. There are people feeling lazier in the afternoon. The field is becoming greener.
Writing
1. There's a water shortage at the moment. Plants and vegetables are not growing properly. Cattlein the field aren't having enough water to drink. We're not washing our clothes and bodies
properly. Our rooms are getting dirtier. Different kinds of diseases are spreading in the villages and towns. Waterfalls are streams are getting smaller. There are not grinding the corn. People are not getting electricity all the time.
2. Spring is almost here. The garden and the fields are getting greener with soft grass. Beautiful flowers are blooming. There are new leaves covering all the frees. The birds are sitting on the trees and singing sweetly. The cuckoo is waking up people early in the morning. There are children playing happily in the park. There are girls wearing thin dresses. Older people are taking off their heavy clothes. People are getting lazier in the afternoon. The farmers are busier in their fields.
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