Present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Lesson 27 September 2024

Welcome to the English lesson

1. Take a seat

2. Speak in a low flow voice  

3. Get your books and laptop ready

4. Open your notebook - homework check

5. Note: Test unit 1 -2 postponed to 

                   week 41      

Riddle time.....

What are going to do today? 

1. Dalton task

     How far are you? 

    Do you have any questions? 

2. Check homework: 

pg. 12: ex. 1,3,4,5

pg. 107: ex. 6 & 7

3. Grammar: Present Continuous

Lesson Goals

At the end of the lesson: 

I know what to do for the Dalton task, where to do the exercises how my teacher will check them and how to learn for the test.

I know when and how to use the adverbs of frequency.

I know when to use the present continuous.

I know how to construct the present continuous

I know to recognise the present continuous.

Dalton Task

1. Follow the information in the task step by step

2. Practice online 

3. Write answers in your English notebook --> mark them clearly

Homework check

Pg. 12 ex. 3 Make sure you have written the rules very clearly in your notebook. 

Pg. 12 ex. 1, 4, 5 (don't forget to include an adverb of frequency in your sentence)

Pg. 107: Read the text on Adverbs of Frequency

Pg. 107: ex. 6 & 7 

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Present continuous

When do we use it?

How do we construct it?

Tip! remember the forms of to be.....

I am ......

You are .......

He, she, it is......

You, we, they are......

What are they doing? 

Work with a partner and make sentencesRachel is......

Suzy is........

Jake's surprise party

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous- affirmative

When	to describe something that is happening RIGHT NOW.
How	I am walk ing he/she/it is walk ing you/we/they are walk ing
Signal words	now, at the moment, look ..
Example	The pupils are listen ing to the teacher.

Present continuous - Negative

Subject +	Form of to be +	Not	Verb + ing
I	am/’m	not	watching	TV.
You/we/they	are/’re	not	watching	TV.
He/she/it	is/’s	not	watching	TV.

Present continuous - Questions

Form of to be +	Subject +	Verb + ing	?
Am	I	watching	TV?
Are	you/we/they	watching	TV?
Is	he/she/it	watching	TV?

Present continuous
When do you use the present continuous?

1. To describe habits, routines and facts
2. To describe what is happening right now.

Present Continuous:

Which sentence is a perfect example of the present continuous?

1. David takes a shower at the moment.
2. David is taking a shower at the moment.
3. David has taken a shower at the moment.
4. David took a shower at the moment.

What kind of signal words can you think of when you use the present continuous?

present continuous:
She ............ (walk)

Present Continuous
I .... (think).

Present Continuous
I .... (read).

Present continuous:
They ___ (eat)

What do you remember about the present continuous?

Present continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	I am cook ing now.	I am not cook ing now.	Am I cook ing now?	Yes, I am No, I am not .
he/she/it	She is cook ing now	She is not cook ing now.	Is she cook ing now?	Yes, she is No, she is not .
we/you/ they	We are cook ing now.	We are not cook ing now.	Are we cook ing now?	Yes, we are . No, we are not .

Check the lesson goals.... have you reached the goals?

• I know what to do for the Dalton task, where to do the exercises how my teacher will check them and how to learn for the test.
  
• I know when and how to use the adverbs of frequency.
  
• I know when to use the present continuous.
  
• I know how to construct the present continuous
  
• I know to recognise the present continuous.

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