Present Continuous Listening Exercises • Direct Link

Listen to the audio (teacher or AI reads each pair). Circle the sentence you hear.

A: What are you doing? B: I ______ (read) an email. A: Where’s Maria? B: She ______ (take) a shower right now. Natural speed version (reductions): “Whatcha doin’? … Readin’ an email. … Where’s Maria? … She’s takin’ a shower right now.” present continuous listening exercises

| | Option A | Option B | |----------------|--------------|--------------| | 1. “She’s calling her mom.” | She calls her mom. | She’s calling her mom. | | 2. “They’re not working today.” | They don’t work today. | They’re not working today. | | 3. “I’m living in Tokyo.” | I live in Tokyo. | I’m living in Tokyo. | Listen to the audio (teacher or AI reads each pair)

After identifying, repeat the correct sentence aloud, exaggerating the -ing . Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks – Short Dialogues (Beginner/Intermediate) Goal: Extract missing auxiliary verbs and -ing words from natural speech. B: I ______ (read) an email

1-B, 2-B, 3-B

Listen to each short scene. Mark ✅ True or ❌ False. Scene 1 (audio only): “It’s 8 PM. The lights are on in the kitchen. I hear a knife chopping and water boiling. My mom is cooking dinner.” Question: Mom is watching TV. → ❌ False Scene 2 (audio only): “Why are you wearing a suit? – I’m going to a job interview. – But it’s Saturday! – I know. They’re hiring on weekends now.” Question: The interview is happening today. → ✅ True Exercise 4: Identifying Actions in a Busy Scene (Intermediate/Advanced) Goal: Listen to a description of a static image and match actions to people/objects.