Engaging in Everyday English: Present Simple and Continuous Tense Role-plays

Engaging in Everyday English: Present Simple and Continuous Tense Role-plays

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to engage in role-play scenarios using the present simple and continuous tense.

What do you already know about speaking in present simple and continuous tense?

Introduction to Present Simple Tense

Present simple tense is used for regular actions or routines. 

• Example: 'I walk to school every day.'

De present simple is de onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd in het Nederlands en wordt gebruikt om een 

• feit, 
• een gewoonte of 
• een regelmatig weerkerende handeling weer te geven.
  

Introduction to Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous tense is used for actions happening now or around now. Example: 'I am walking to school.'

De present continuous geeft 3 gevallen aan:

• Dat iets aan de gang is
  
• De toekomst aanduiden
  
• Irritatie uitdrukken
  

Vorm: am/are/is + werkwoord + ing

Voorbeeldzinnen:

• What is Jamie doing?
  
• You are constantly complaining!
  
• We are flying to India next week.

Role-play Scenario 1

Students will pair up and create a conversation using present simple tense about their daily routines.

Role-play Scenario 2

Students will pair up and create a conversation using present continuous tense about what they are doing at that moment.

Group Activity: Creating Scenarios

In groups, students will create role-play scenarios using both present simple and continuous tenses.

Role-play Practice

Students will perform the role-play scenarios they created in front of the class.

Review and Feedback

Recap the lesson and ask students to share their thoughts on what they learned and any challenges they faced.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.