Ayse Ayse

present simple vs present continuous tense
pre intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students will earn about the difference between the simple present and the present continuous tenses in the context of daily activities including shopping. First, they will read a text that sets the context for target language. Next, they will work on the meaning of the two tenses and revise the form which will be followed by a controlled and a free practice of the target language.

Materials

Abc T/F questions on Blooket
Abc Ss Book
Abc gap-fill on Wooclap
Abc Whiteboard
Abc word cloud, mentimeter
Abc paper copies of the reading text

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of the usage of the present simple and the present continuous tenses in the context of daily activites

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about life in a different city in the context of daily activities

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-4 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Use mentimeter question to get the students think about shopping, each student should enter two words in 1 minute. Once they complete that, talk about the the words that will come up on the screen for about 2 minutes.

Pre-Reading (3-5 minutes) • To prepare students for the text and make it accessible

Teaching vocabulary: -Try to elicit the word "colleague" by asking questions like "What do we call the person we work with?". If students cannot come up with the word provide it and ask more concept checking questions such as "Is your friend from your class your colleague?". -Drill the pronunciation. -Write the word on the whiteboard. -Using the visual in the book, try to elicit the words "dragon" and :mask", if students cannot come up with the words provide them, drill the pronunciation and write the words on the whiteboard.

While reading#1 (4-5 minutes) • To provide Ss with gist reading task so that they get a general understanding of the text

-Ask Ss to work in pairs and distribute each pair one of the reading texts. They should find out if the projected 4 topics on the whiteboard are mentioned in their texts in 2 minutes. -Once they finish, check with whole class.

While reading #2 (4-7 minutes) • To provide Ss with more detailed reading of the text

-Direct Ss to Blooket for T/F questions, ask them to answer the questions by reading the text. -Ss receive immediate feedback on the application. -Finally, Ss read the two messages in the book and decide who the messages come from, Lucas or Diana.

Post-reading (3-4 minutes) • To provide Ss with an opportunity to respond to the text and expand on what they have learnt

-Ask Ss to look at the 2 questions in exercise E in the books and talk about those in pairs for 3 minutes. -Teacher walks around listening to the Ss.

Exposure (8-14 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

-By this stage, Ss have been exposed to the target language by reading the texts.

Highlighting (1-2 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

-Ask Ss to tell you what Lucas does in his free time and what he is doing at the street party. ---Write the sentences on the board as marker sentences.

Clarification (6-9 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

-Ask CCQs to clarify meaning: a) Is this part of his routine? YES b) Is he studying now? NO c) Are they watching the dragon now? YES d) Is this something they do everyday? NO -Use a timeline to explain that the continuous tense is used for things happening at the time of speaking. -Revise form as they have studied it in detail earlier. Emphasize 3rd person singular in the present simple tense by using different pronouns. -Drill the pronunciation of the contraction in the sentence "we're watching the dragon".

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Ask Ss to go on Wooclap and fill in the blanks with either present simple or present cont. tense in 8 minutes. Check correct answers with whole class.

Free Practice (4-6 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

-Ask Ss to work in pairs and tell each other 5 daily activities and then 3 things they are doing at the time of speaking. -Give example sentences such as "I wake up early on weekdays" and "I am teaching English this morning". -Go around listening to their conversations taking notes if there are any mistakes. -Provide delayed feedback by writing the wrong sentence on the board and asking Ss to correct it.

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