New lesson plan: Grammar: Present Continuous

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Grammar: Present Continuous - Intermediate level

Grammar: Present Continuous
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn about the present continuous tense form. The lesson starts with some examples, and they will change the tense of the sentences from simple present to present continuous. Then, the teacher will draw a time line and show the situation of this tense. Finally, they will be able to do the exercises in the book correctly.

Materials

American English File Student's Book

whiteboard

American English File Student's Book

whiteboard

Main Aims

To provide clarification of the present continuous tense in the context of picture page 8.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide practice and review of clothes words in the context of Clothes

Procedure (15-22 minutes)

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

I will show a picture to my students and want them to describe it, what are they wearing? what are they doing? Then they try to make sentences to describe the picture in the present continuous tens.

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

I write the sentences that the students use to describe the picture. Then I mentioned that they are using the "ing" form of the verb to describe the photo. Then I asked them to do the practice "b" on page 8 in pairs. After that, we will check the answers with the whole class.

Clarification (5-7 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

I will have an explanation about making negative, positive, and question forms of this tense according to the grammar bank on page 126 part 1C.

Controlled Practice (3-4 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Students will do the practice on page 127, part 1C. Then they will check the answers to the whole class.

Free Practice (3-5 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

The students will do this practice in pairs. One of them is supposed to describe a picture to his/her friend and the other one has to draw it. Then vice versa. At the end, they all show their paintings to the whole class.