Mr Bean's Sandwich - Present Continuous

Mr. Bean Makes a Sandwich

Present Continuous

By Mary Bickel

Second, move the foods onto the bread that you think would taste good in a sandwich:

First, watch the first 40 seconds of the video, then answer these questions:

Where is Mr. Bean going? Is the sun shining? What is the man on the bench doing? What is Mr. Bean wearing?

Third, check your vocabulary. Do you know these verbs? Move the pictures to the words.

• take out

• spin
• spread

• crush
• sneeze
• shine

Third, check your vocabulary. Do you know these words? Move the pictures to the words.

• pepper

• jar
• hot water bottle
• baby bottle
• armpit
• tea bag

• bench

• overcoat
• sock
• scissors

• fountain

• butter

Next, watch the video. Try to remember the new words!

Next, watch the video and put the sentences in the correct order.

1. He (feel) hungry.

He (wash) lettuce in the fountain.

He (drink) milk from a baby bottle.

He (cut) the bread with scissors.

He (take) out a hot water bottle.

He (take) a fish out of a jar.

The man (give) him a sandwich.

He (spin) the lettuce in his sock.

He (spread) butter on the bread.

He (sneeze).

He (put) a tea bag in the hot water bottle.

He (hit) the fish.

He (crush) the pepper with his shoe.

What are they doing? Look at the pictures on the following pages and SAY and WRITE sentences about Mr. Bean and the man.

Mr. Bean isn´t ________ing

Mr. Bean is ________ing

The man is ________ing

The man isn´t ________ing

They aren´t ________ing

They are ________ing

5.1

What is the man doing? (eat a sandwich) What is Mr. Bean doing? (feel hungry)

5.2

What is Mr. Bean doing? (cut the bread)

5.3

What is Mr. Bean doing? (spread the butter)

5.4

What is the man doing? (hold his sandwich) What is Mr. Bean doing? (wash the lettuce)

5.5

What is the man doing? (watch Mr. Bean) What is Mr. Bean doing? (take off his shoe)

5.6

What is the man doing? (watch Mr. Bean) What is Mr. Bean doing? (take off his sock)

5.7

What is the man doing? (look away) What is Mr. Bean doing? (spin the lettuce in his sock)

5.8

What is Mr. Bean doing?(look at the fish)

5.9

What is Mr. Bean doing? (hit the fish)

5.10

What is the man doing? (look away) What is Mr. Bean doing? (crush the pepper with his shoe)

5.11

What is the man doing? (drink a cup of tea) What is Mr. Bean doing? (watch the man)

5.12

What is Mr. Bean doing? (put the tea bag in the hot water bottle)

5.13

What is Mr. Bean doing?(drink milk from a baby bottle)

5.14

What is Mr. Bean doing?(sneeze)

5.15

What is the man doing? (give Mr. Bean a sandwich)

Can you describe the video while it is playing (in real time)?

He (feel) hungry.

He (cut) the bread with scissors.

He (spread) butter on the bread.

He (wash) lettuce in the fountain.

He (spin) the lettuce in his sock.

He (take) a fish out of a jar.

He (hit) the fish.

He (crush) the pepper with his shoe.

He (take) out a hot water bottle.

He (put) a tea bag in the hot water bottle.

He (drink) milk from a baby bottle.

He (sneeze).

The man (give) him a sandwich.

Use the Present Continuous to describe things that you can see or hear happening right now.

A car (drive) past the school. I (write) in my notebook. The teacher (listen) to the students. Juan (play) with his eraser. Lola (tap) her foot. ... Etc.

Examples:

Use the Present Continuous to say what people are doing in different time zones.

In California, they (sleep) now.

Example:

Thanks!