B1 Cambridge. Present simple and present continuous

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's class

• Starter: describe the kitchen/what is in the kitchen? 

• Main course:

- Questions on homework

- Reading part 5 

- Present simple/present continuous

• Dessert: Rory's Story Cubes

Starter

First, write down what you see.

Then talk about it as a group.

Unknown words?

What words do you recognize from the word list?

Questions about homework?

B1 Grammar: frequency adverbs

Write down two activities you do and one activity you don't do.

E.g. (exempli gratia = bijvoorbeeld):

I go to the cinema.

I do homework.

I don't cook. 

Then do exercises 1-3 in pairs.

Check if there are any questions about the homework.

If nessecary do this exercise as extra practice.

B1 Grammar

Prepositions of time

Main course

Reading part 5

Exam text - exam advice

Exercise 2 on page 11

ELZA - Eerste en Laatste Zin Alinea

Read it aloud (or in your head during the exam)

Do the exercise together

Explain how the book works.

Reading part 5

Exam text - exam advice

Exercise 2 on page 11

ELZA - Eerste en Laatste Zin van elke Alinea

Read it aloud (or in your head during the exam).

Do the exercise together.

Explain how the book works:

students can check their own answers at the back of the book:

Go to Reading Part 5 on page 136.

Check if student's got it correct.

Present simple /

continuous

Close your eyes

Imagine a holiday view

In pairs

Tell each other what you see

I am looking at ..... 

Let the students tell what they are looking at.

Check their use of the tenses. Write down some sentences they use:

PRESENT SIMPLE

- There is a nice tiny house...

- We walk on the beach ....

- The sky is ...

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

- I'm thinking about ...

- I'm also looking at ...

Present Continuous & Present Simple

Present simple or present continuous: He _____ (go) for a run every morning.

Present simple or present continuous: Listen! __________ with his band?

1. Does Sem practise
2. Is Sem practising

Present continuous or present simple
You always ... (give) such great parties.

Present simple or present continuous?
Look! The birds ... away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

Present continuous or present simple
I ... (read) a book right now.

Worksheet present simple/present continuous 

Bring your papers to class every week. 

Fill out the worksheet

State verbs

I'm lovin it.

McDonalds.

Correct or incorrect?

Je kunt 'I am linking you.' niet gebruiken. 

McDonald's made a mistake using this quote: 'I love it' would be correct, you always love McDonald's, not just now.

Some English verbs, which we call state verbs, aren't used in continuous tenses (like the present continuous, or the future continuous). These verbs often describe states that last for some time. 

Homework

Student’s book:

Study irregular verbs: page 143

Study wordlist in Teams - extra

Extra practice: Unit 11 reading part 5 on p. 102 and p. 117 + 118

Read again:

Grammar: pages 117-119

Note to self: homework link in Teams

Dessert

Dessert

Dessert

a plane | a sheep | a text bubble

1. present simple

2. present continuous

Rory's Story Cubes

Three dices: make sentences present simple first.

Then change them to present continuous.

Give example in next slide.

Dessert

The sheep are outside and I believe that is a beautiful sight.

Look! The sheep are running towards the farm.