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Present Continuous - Grade 6 (beginners) level
Present Continuous
Grade 6 (beginners) level
Description
In this lesson Students will refresh their knowledge about usage of the Present Continuous tense.
The lesson starts with revision of clothing items and their characteristics by description of a famous singer's several photos.
In lead-in part Teacher asks an open question "What are you wearing today?", followed by watching a video about every day outfit and fancy-dress costumes.
The main part of the lesson is based on the printed version of the same dialogue where Students are enhanced to find examples of verbs in Present Continuous. With the help of guided discovery they are to derive the corresponding grammar rule.
Next Students are offered to do 2 controlled exercises in the Student's Book. The production part is connected with presenting of dialogues in pairs, where Student A is a reporter and Student B is a celebrity with his/her unique look.
In the conclusion, Teacher asks one more time some concept checking questions to reinforce the understanding of the topic. Moreover, he/she gives positive feedback to the Students about their active performance during the lesson.
Materials
Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of verbs in Present Continuous
Complete the dialogue with the correct forms of verbs in Present Continuous
Procedure (35-45 minutes)
Warm-up (3-5 minutes) • To revise types of clothes
Teacher asks Students to take turns in picking up cards with names of clothes on them. Each student is to give the definition of the written words, while others need to guess and get points.
Exposure/Lead-in (8-10 minutes) • To provide a photo of a celebrity
Students should describe different looks of a famous person using the studied vocabulary
Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language
Students watch the video "What are you wearing today?". After that Teacher offers to read the script of the video and find all the verbs. Teacher then asks about the meaning of the verbs and their forms, paying attention to types of sentences. Students derive the rule of verb-formation in Present Continuous.
Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice
Students are to do 2 exercises in Student's Books (ex. 4 and 5 on page 26)
ex. 4 Make affirmative and negative sentences
ex.5 Make questions and answer them in pairs
Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language
Teacher provides Students with a video interview of a famous actor (on YouTube), where he/she is talking about his image in a movie.
Ss then asked to work in pairs and make an interview with any famous person, where Student A is a reporter and Student B is a celebrity, answering the questions about his today's look.
