Present simple / present continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

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Today's Programme

- Present Simple/Continuous 

   Recap

- Articles

- Listening practice

Lesson Objective:

- You can distinguish between the Present Simple and Present Continuous and know when to use which tense.

- You know when to use which article

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Marc works at the McDonald's.

Cindy is working at the moment.

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

Look! Our cat is sleeping. 

They are helping their grandma right now. 

David never cleans up his mess.

He works at the CCC.

What is the difference in meaning between the Present Simple (I work) and the Present Continuous (I am working)?

Present simple 

Present continuous

Often

Always

Sometimes

Today

Now

At the moment

Look!

Usually

as we speak

every Thursday

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are signal words for the Present Continuous?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Today

Never

This moment

Often

Every week

Present Simple or Continuous?
Look! He ___ (leave) the house.

Present Simple or Continuous?
She usually ___ (walk) to school.

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Ronald ___ (put) food in the oven right now.

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
My dad ___ (not work) in the office every day.
(Geen afkorting gebruiken!)

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
My dad ___ (not solve) a crossword puzzle every day.
(Geen afkorting gebruiken!)

Present simple & present continuous
Look! That girl ..... (skate) really well.

Present Simple / Present Continuous

Jack ____ (not like) walking home in the rain. (geen afkorting)

Present Simple / Present Continuous

Where ___ you ___ (stay) at the moment?

present simple & present continuous

We usually .... (try) to eat healthy.

Today's Programme

- Ex. 5 (p.7) Discussion

- (More article practice)

-Get Online

- Work on Weektask

Lesson Objective:

- You know when to use the articles a, an and the zero article.

- You have acces to the online book and can do your own (listening) exercises.

Articles

• a
• an
• the
• - 

1. I'm a huge fan of collecting ____ football stickers (...)

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

2. (...) when ____ visitor to the school suggested (...)

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

3. (...) that we start ____ interesting blog on something (...)

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

4. (...) my hobby was ____ most natural choice.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

5. Being ____ blogger (...)

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

6. (...) has ____ lot of good things about it.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

7. (...) and ____ good communication is really important.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

8. It also needs _____ time and someone who is organised.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

9. These are also ____ kinds of things (...)

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

10. (...) that really help in _____ life, (...)

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

11. I've also met a lot of new people, through ____ emails and comments.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

12. In fact, some of ____ people I have met through blogging are really nice!

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

Now do:

READING Ex. 3+4 p. 11

GRAMMAR Ex. 1-4 p. 12

VOCAB Ex. 1-5 p. 

Extra practice

on the articles

a, an, the or -

on the next pages

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