W1 Thursday 17th March Present tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Learning goals 

- I can describe what's going on, using the present continuous

- I know the difference between the present simple and the present continuous 

- I can ask and answer questions using the present continuous 

Remember the present continuous? 

He is singing "We don't talk about Bruno"

I'm not listening to it because I'll never get it out of my head! 

Are you singing along to it? 

Our cats are running around like crazy again. 

The dogs aren't behaving that crazily. 

Is your cat doing anything funny at the moment? 

Describe the picture! 

On the next slide, you will see a picture. In your notebook, write down what the people in the picture are doing, and not doing. 
Use a present continuous, for example "A little boy is building a sandcastle."

You'll have time to enter your answers in a minute. 

So, what was happening?

Present simple

Voor feiten, situaties, gewoontes, dingen die gewoon zo zijn. Niet specifiek aan een bepaald moment gebonden. 

Signaalwoorden: 
Always, Usually, Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never, on Mondays, every weekend. Kan ook zonder signaalwoorden voorkomen. 

I play football every Saturday.

I don't watch Netflix a lot 

Does your father teach Geography? 

Present continuous

Voor dingen die OP DIT MOMENT BEZIG zijn. Het gaat puur om het nu, en het is aan het gebeuren. Alleen voor action verbs, werkwoorden die je aan het doen kunt zijn. 

Signaalwoorden: 
At the moment, now, right now, currently, Look! Listen! 

I'm listening to the teacher

You're dancing like nobody's watching

Are you playing a game right now? 

Aanpak

1. Beslis eerst of het een state verb is, dus een werkwoord dat je niet aan het doen kunt zijn. Is dat zo? Present simple. 

2. Ga dan op zoek naar signaalwoorden. Leer die dus uit je hoofd! Als je een signaalwoord vindt, heb je ook de werkwoordstijd gevonden. 

3. Geen signaalwoorden? Ga op zoek naar aanwijzingen in de zin. Wat staat er precies? Lijkt het om een algemene waarheid of een gewoonte te gaan? Present simple. Lijkt het om een huidige gebeurtenis te gaan? Present continuous. 

4. Tijd gevonden? Nu nog maken. Kijk eerst of je moet ontkennen of vragen. Vul dan de bijbehorende tijd in. 

5. Op de volgende twee slides staan de tijden helemaal uitgeschreven. Ik zal deze les met jullie delen. 

The present simple 

Positive	Negative	Question
I play the piano	I don't play the piano	Do I play the piano?
You like ice cream	You don't like ice cream	Do you like ice cream?
He studies English	He doesn't study English	Does he study English?
We learn Spanish	We don't learn Spanish	Do we learn Spanish?
You like sleeping in	You don't like sleeping in	Do you like sleeping in?
They seem nice	They don't seem nice	Do they seem nice?

The present continuous 

Positive	Negative	Question
I am playing tennis	I'm not playing tennis	Am I playing tennis?
You're watching Netflix	You aren't watching Netflix	Are you watching Netflix?
He's doing homework	He isn't doing homework	Is he doing homework?
We're learning Spanish	We aren't learning Spanish	Are we learning Spanish?
You're sleeping	You aren't sleeping	Are you sleeping?
They're laughing	They aren't laughing	Are they laughing?

Examples 

Listen! Somebody ...................... in the shower! 

My dad always ...................... in the shower. 

I .............................. (not believe) this at all. 

Present simple/ present continuous?
He ........... his homework every day.

1. does
2. is doing

Present simple/ present continuous?
He ........... his homework now.

1. does
2. is doing

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
You ........... (not / listen) to me!

1. are not listening
2. don't listen
3. aren't listening
4. do not listen

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
You usually _________ (arrive) late.

1. arrive
2. are arriving

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
She usually __________ (walk) to school.

1. walks
2. is walking

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
____ your sister ____ (to like) pizza?

1. Do ... eat
2. Does ... eat
3. Is ... liking

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
We _________ (play) Monopoly at the moment.

1. play
2. are playing

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
Bas ________ (sleep) right now.

1. sleeps
2. is sleeping

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
__________ (he / watch) the news regularly?

1. Does he watch
2. Is he watching

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
Look! He _______ (leave) the house.

1. leaves
2. is leaving

Present Simple <> Present Continuous
The school bag ________ (be) very heavy.

1. is
2. is being

Time to work in the book 

Do exercise 55, 56, 57 

We will check them when everyone is done. 

Early finishers? Start looking through the grammar of unit 3 and 4 and write down everything that's still not quite clear. 

TABOO 

Would you ask a complete stranger (or your teacher) the questions on the next slides? 

Would you ask this person.....
"What colour underwear are you wearing?"

1. Absolutely, why not?
2. No, I'd rather not.

Would you ask this person...
"Do you have a secret crush on somebody?"

1. Absolutely
2. Absolutely not

Would you ask this person...
"Do you ever pick your nose?"

1. Sure
2. Nope

Here's what we're going to do

1. You write ten taboo questions. You can ask anything you want, no matter how awkward it is, as long as it's in the present simple or the present continuous. More advanced students can also use the present perfect: Have you ever..... 

BUT

2. You don't know whether you're going to be asking or answering the questions. 

3. You work in pairs, but not with the person you're sitting next to.

4. One of you finds a dice-app. 1, 2 or 3 on the dice? You ask the question and the other person has to answer it. 4, 5, or 6? You read out one of your questions and you answer it yourself. 

5. Done? Get started on the homework. Homework is: look through everything you need to study for the test (words of unit 4, grammar of units 3 and 4) so you can ask questions and take the diagnostic test next week.