Rhythms & Phonics
English Grade 2 (We Can! 2) · Unit 3: Things We Do · Lesson 3 · Term 1
Also known as: What are you doing?
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Lesson idea
Students sing What Are You Doing?, tell apart the sounds t and d, and read words ending in -ing and words beginning with tr and dr.
Lesson vocabulary: how about you? · true · false · ring · wing · tiger · tomato · door · doll · duck · tree · truck · dress · drink
Key points
- What are you doing? I'm doing karate, and how about you?
- What are you doing? I'm playing football, and how about you?
- t: tiger, tomato, telephone. d: door, doll, duck.
- -ing: ring, wing, speaking, doing, watching, eating, playing.
Lesson questions (14)
- What are you doing?
I'm doing karate, and how ____ you?
Answer: about - What are you doing?
I'm playing ____, playing ____. ⚽
Answer: football - A: I'm doing karate, and how about you?
B: ____
Answer: I'm playing football. - The teacher is eating snacks. He says, "I'm playing basketball." You say:
Answer: I think it's false. - 💍 It's a ____.
Answer: ring - 🪽 It's a ____.
Answer: wing - 🐯 t, t, ____
Answer: tiger - 🍅 It's a ____.
Answer: tomato - 🚪 It's a ____.
Answer: door - 🦆 d, d, ____
Answer: duck - Find the word that starts with t.
Answer: telephone - 🌳 It's a ____ee.
Answer: tr - 👗 It's a ____ess.
Answer: dr - 🚚 It's a ____uck.
Answer: tr
About this lesson
“Rhythms & Phonics” is from English Grade 2 (We Can! 2) (Unit 3: Things We Do) and has 14 questions with answers. Sample questions: “What are you doing? I'm doing karate, and how ____ you?” and “What are you doing? I'm playing ____, playing ____. ⚽”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
How do we ask what someone is doing now?
We say What are you doing? and answer I'm doing karate.
What does How about you? mean?
It means "and you?". We use it to ask the other person about themselves.
What is a common mistake in the answer?
Forgetting am: we say I'm playing, not I playing.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.