Lesson 22 - I am playing games

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson 22 I am playing games

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

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Homework

1. Saturday morning I __________(get up) at 11 a.m.
2. Then I __________(go) downstairs and __________(have) some breakfast.
3. Afterwards I __________(walk) upstairs and __________(shower).
4. Afterward, I __________(take) the bus to the city centre.
5. I __________(meet) my friend Emily by the train station.
6. During the day we __________(shop) in several stores.
7. After I __________(say) goodbye to emily, my mom __________(pick) me up to take me to dance practice.
8. Dance practice __________(be) quite fun, but afterward I was quite tired. So I __________(go) to bed very early.

Look around the room.

What are the people around you doing?

What is happening in the classroom right now?

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?

Present continuous spelling

1. Basic rule = walk -> walking
2.  Words ending on -e = live -> living
3. Words ending on -ie = lie -> lying
4. Words ending on one -l = travel -> travelling
5. Short words ending on a vowel + consonant = swim -> swimming
6. Words ending on a vowel + consonant, with emphasis on the last syllable = begin -> beginning

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	-

Independent work

• Work in the shared LessonUp lesson
• You may discuss with your neighbor
• You may listen to music on your laptop

• Finished: study the British Council vocabulary

Next lesson

Finish the shared LessonUp lesson

Study the British Council Pre-Intermediate vocabulary