Present continuous
Elementary 3 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of The present continuous tense in the context of Daily routine life
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice of language used for To describe pictures and find 12 differences between them in the context of Daily routine life
Procedure (7-90 minutes)
*Ask this question : <What jobs do people do when they are in high places?> or <What jobs are dangerous because of height?> *Students answer, elicit from them.
*Show them the film* *Show the picture of page 99. Thinks about the picture for 20 secs. ICQs : 1: Are you going to write your answer or just say them? say them 2: Do I need one answer or different ideas? different ideas *Ask them about their men's job and their willing to do it read aloud 2 questions and ICQs: 1: Are you going to talk alone or with your partner? partner 2: How many questions are you answering? 2 3: After that, will you share your answer or your partner's? partner's answer 4: How much time do you have? 3 mins
Pass our Hand out 1 ICQs: 1: Where are these people? at the neighborhood 2: How many buildings do you have? 2 3: How many vehicles do you see? 2 4: How many people are there? 12 5: Are you going to find the similarities or differences? differences 6: Are you going to circle them or underline them? circle them 7: How many differences? just 5
Elicit out 1 sentence from the pictures : A woman is riding her bike across the street. * Is she riding her bike everyday or right now? right now * Is she crossing the street or staying on one side? crossing Then draw the time line and show the time of present continuous, after that ask CCQs : 1: Is she riding at this moment? yes 2: Is the action finished or still continuing? still continuing 3: Is this a habit or something happening now? happening now 4: What comes after "she"? the verb <is> 5: Do we add "-ing" to the verb or leave it without change? add -ing 6: What is the negative form? She is not or She isn't 7: <She rides her bike> or <She is riding her bike> / Which one is a habit? which one talks about the present?
To check their understanding, students should open their books to page 100 - instruction 3. before making sentences they have to listen to the audio file, 10.1 . Ask them to make sentences individually. Prompt : OK, X read the example... ok stop ICQs: 1: Do you understand how to make sentences? 2: How many sentences do you have? 3: are you going to write it or say it aloud? say it aloud * Then complete the blue chart
Pass out hand out 2 freer practice (semi-controlled) to make sure that they've learn how to use present continuous.
Ask students to write down 3 sentences using the new grammar. ICQs: 1: Do you allowed to use simple present? no 2: What have we learned today? present continuous 3: How much time do you have? 3 mins
