Урок " The Present Continuous Tense" Oksana Karpyuk

 

 

 

 

 

The Present Continuous Tense

I am sitting

You are reading

He (She) is playing

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                         Підготувала:

                                                                         вчитель англійської мови

                                                                          Литвиненко Н.В.

 

 

The topic of the lesson: The Present Continuous Tense

Objectives:

-  to identify and practice the Present Continuous Tense

-   to ask and answer questions

 Grammar:  Present Continuous.

Materials: SB,  SB Audio (Unit-2-p31_task3), poem, flashcards, grammar table,  GB.

Outcomes: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking, using affirmative/negative sentences, questions and short answers..

 Homework: GB  Ex.2, 3,4 p.15

Procedure:

1. Presentation

Teacher: Look at the blackboard. Let’s pronounce the word ‘now’. Are you sitting now? ‘Yes, I am. I am sitting now. We learn English every Tuesday. We are learning English now. What is the difference between the sentences?

 We’re going to learn the Present Continuous Tense. We use it in everyday life. Look! We use this tense to talk about things that are happening or changing now, at the present moment, these days.

For example: Olga is sitting at the desk now.  I’m speaking to you now.

This form of the verb (the Present Continuous) is used for present actions, something you are doing  now. We form sentences with ‘you’, ‘we’, ‘they’, ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ in a different way.

Teacher: Children, do you remember the rhyme “I’m counting to ten”? Recite it, please. (Children are reciting the rhyme.)

Pupils:  I’m counting to ten.

              You are writing  with a pen.

              She is looking at the door.

              He is sitting on the floor.

              We are working  very well.

              Waiting, waiting for the bell.

Teacher: Tell me, please,  in what way do we make sentences in the Present  Continuous Tense?

Pupils: (Children are reciting the poem using the moving table with the pictures. They are putting the verb  to be (am, is, are) on its place in the table.

I am eating bananas.

Коли я банани їм

Перед  eating  ставлю     am.     

She/ He is cooking rice.

Коли мама варить рис

Перед cooking   ставлю    is.

We you, they are sleeping now.

Коли ти і коли ви,

Ми і хто – небудь вони

Зараз сплять, та не вчора,

Перед sleeping  ставлю   are.

2. Practice

Teacher: There are some specialties in spelling the verbs in the Present Continuous Tense. I want you to know them. Open your GBs and read the rules  on page 14.

Teacher: Now, children, choose the verbs in this tense and write them down in your exercise books.  (Children are reciting rhymes.)

1. The sun is shining,

The flowers are blooming,

The sky is blue,

The rains are few.

2. The snow is falling,

The wind is blowing.

The ground is white

All day and all night.

3. It is autumn, it is cold,

It is raining, it is wet.

The weather is frosty

And windy too.

Teacher: Well, let ‘s check in. Look at the blackboard. Spell them in a right way, don’t forget the rule.

Shine- is shining; bloom- is blooming;  fall – is falling; blow – is blowing;  rain – is raining.

Stop – stopping, begin- beginning, run – running, swim  - swimming;

Die – dying, lie- lying, say- saying.

Teacher: Now, children, play the “Champion game” . Who can make up more sentences? Use the patterns and word combinations and add some more.

I am …. ing now.  She (He)  is… ing now.   They are …..ing now.

To sit at the desk,  to stand at the blackboard, to explain the rule, to listen to the teacher, to write sentences.

 

 

 

 

Teacher: Children, focus your   attention on the short forms of the verb ‘to be’ (-’m, -’re, ‘s). We use short forms for speaking or writing to friends.

1.      Now do ex.1 on p. 31 Student book.
2.     Do ex.2 on p. 31 Write a message about what you and the members of your family are doing.

3. Grammar Practice.

1. Teacher. Listen to the anecdote and tell:

What is Tom doing? What is William doing?  (Chidren are acting.)

Mother: Tom, what are you doing?

Tom:  Nothing, Mum.

Mother: Is William here?

Tom:  Yes, Mum.

Mother:  What is he doing?

Tom:  Helping me, Mum.

2.               Teacher:  So, children, in what way do we ask questions in the Present Continuous Tense? Mr. Tense, can you help us? (The pupil is playing the role of Mr. Tense.)
3.               Mr. Tense: In questions we put the verb to be in front of the sentences in such way. (He is moving the verbs   am/ is/ are on the table.)

Teacher: So, in the interrogative form the auxiliary verb is placed before the subject.

4.               Teacher: Work in pairs. Use the pictures and ask each other questions. Who can make up more sentences? (You can use flash cards demonstrating different actions.)

 Am I … ing now?  Is he …..ing now?   Are you  ...ing now?  Are they … ing now?

Where is she …ing now? Why are you …. ing now? With whom are you …ing now?

5.               Teacher: Now you are going to listen to a talk and say what the pupils’ family members are doing at the moment of speaking.

Script.  It is morning. The children are in the classroom. They are learning about the Present Continuous now. Teacher: It’s ten o’clock. What’s your family doing now? Taras: I don’t know. I think my father is playing basketball. Teacher: Is he a basketball player? Taras: No, he’s a PE teacher. My mother is probably talking to a patient. Teacher: Is she a doctor? Taras: Yes, she is. My sister is doing a test. She is a student. Teacher: What about your grandparents? Taras: I’ve got two grandmothers and a grandfather. One grandma is cooking now, the other grandma is probably watching TV and, I guess, grandpa is working in the garden. Teacher: What about your friends? Taras: Ihor is here. He is listening to me.

6.               a) Listen to the dialogue and say what the boy’s grandparents are doing now.

Ex.3, p. 31. Ask and answer in pairs.

3.      Listen again and complete the sentences. Ex.4, p.31

 

 

4.         Homework: Grammar Book  task 2, 3, 4 p. 16
5.             Summing up: Have you learned to speak with the Present Continuous?

Have  you learned to ask questions using the Present Continuous?