Lesson 23 - I was watching netflix

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Lesson 23 I was watching Netflix

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1. Recap last lesson + homework.
2. Introduction to new grammar.
3. Independent work.

5 min - introduction

5/10 min - recap last lesson

10 min - explanation past continuous

10 min - mime game

25/20 min - independent work

5 min - conclusion

Last lesson present continuous

What do you remember?

Present continuous

When:

1. When something is happening right now.
2. When something is happening in the near future.

Signal words:

1. Right now; now; at the moment; etc...
2. Today; this evening; this afternoon; etc...

Present continuous affirmative

How:

am/is/are + verb + ing

Examples (+)

I am playing a game with my friend.

Anouk is training with the cheerleaders today.

We are learning English right now.

Present continuous negative

How:

am/is/are + not + verb + ing

Examples (-)

I am not doing well in English class.

Lars is not watching a movie this afternoon.

They are not doing well in P.E.

Present continuous questions

How:

am/is/are + subject + verb + ing

Examples (?)

Am I paying attention in class?

Is Anne pronouncing the words correctly?

Are Cas and Fenne talking about the test we just made?

https:

What will we do this lesson?

	Simple	Continuous
Present	I watch You stop He eat s	I am watch ing You are stop ping He is eat ing
Past	I watch ed You stop ped He ate	-

Past continuous

When:

1. When something happened in the past for a longer period of time.

Past tense to be

the verb to be has two forms in the past simple

was and were

I was

He was

She was

It was

You were

We were

They were

Past continuous affirmative

How:

was/were + verb + ing

Examples (+)

I was playing a game with my friend.

Janne was training with the cheerleaders today.

We were studying English in class this morning.

Past continuous negative

How:

was/were + not + verb + ing

was/were + n't + verb + ing

Examples (-)

I was not doing well in English class last week.

Denton and Ekko weren't watching a movie this afternoon.

Past continuous questions

How:

was/were + subject + verb + ing

Examples (?)

Was Jamie pronouncing the words correctly?

Were Merel and Lmar talking about the test we just made?

Past simple and continuous

When:

• When a longer action is interrupted by another action.
• 
  

Example:

I was reading when Celeste walked in.

Lina and Froukje were texting each other when the earthquake hit.

The 4 basic tenses

	Simple	Continuous
Present	I watch You stop He eat s	I am watch ing You are stop ping He is eat ing
Past	I watch ed You stop ped He ate	I was watch ing You were stop ping He was eat ing

Mime game

• Someone will walk to the front of the class.
• They will receive an action.
• If you know what they are doing - stand up
• Tell us what they were doing. (use the past continuous)

Get to work - choices

I want help

• Ask your teachers the questions you have during the extra explanation.
• Work on the following exercises: [ex.1] & [ex.2]

I think it's easy

I want to practice

• Work on:
• Exercise 9 and 10 of p.49 of the Life book.
• Exercise 4 on p.56 of the Life book.

• Work on exercise 3-5 on p.53 of the life book.
• Try and use all 4 tenses you've studied at leaste two times in ex.6.

Next lesson

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