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Unit 1 READING 2
M arco woke up early. (a) He was very
excited. He was leaving for China today
with his father. It was his first trip to China.
Marco walked down to the water and looked at
the boat. (b) It was very big. Many workers
were on the boat. (c) They put food, water,
clothes, and many other things on it. “Get
ready. We are leaving soon!” said his father.
Two hours later, Marco was on the boat. He saw his friends and waved to
(d) them. “Goodbye!” he yelled. Marco was excited, but he was a little sad
too. He wanted to go to China, but he didn’t want to leave his friends. Marco
tried to think only about China. What did he know about China? Not much.
Marco asked his father about China, but he didn’t know. It was his first trip
to China too.
During the long voyage to China, Marco saw many things. The ship stopped
at many cities and countries. They were new to Marco. He saw the famous
city of Jerusalem. He saw the great country of India. Finally, Marco arrived
in China. Everything in China was new to Marco. The Chinese
. They had paper. They had gunpowder. They had
a great wall. Marco learned a lot.
English Usage
• present progressive tense : be(am,are,is) + ~ing
- We use ‘am, are, is + ~ing’ for future actions and events that have some
present reality.
We are travelling around Sydney next winter.
What are you having for lunch?
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M arco woke up early. (a) He was very
excited. He was leaving for China today
with his father. It was his first trip to China.
Marco walked down to the water and looked at
the boat. (b) It was very big. Many workers
were on the boat. (c) They put food, water,
clothes, and many other things on it. “Get
ready. We are leaving soon!” said his father.
Two hours later, Marco was on the boat. He saw his friends and waved to
(d) them. “Goodbye!” he yelled. Marco was excited, but he was a little sad
too. He wanted to go to China, but he didn’t want to leave his friends. Marco
tried to think only about China. What did he know about China? Not much.
Marco asked his father about China, but he didn’t know. It was his first trip
to China too.
During the long voyage to China, Marco saw many things. The ship stopped
at many cities and countries. They were new to Marco. He saw the famous
city of Jerusalem. He saw the great country of India. Finally, Marco arrived
in China. Everything in China was new to Marco. The Chinese
. They had paper. They had gunpowder. They had
a great wall. Marco learned a lot.
English Usage
• present progressive tense : be(am,are,is) + ~ing
- We use ‘am, are, is + ~ing’ for future actions and events that have some
present reality.
We are travelling around Sydney next winter.
What are you having for lunch?
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