Continuous present and past

O1

english

english unit plan

review

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Before we start

present continous

warm up

study

past continous

practice

past continous vs past simple

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GOALS

talking/writing about your daily routine

talking/writing about temporary action

talking/writing about present or past

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producing an email writing a story

introduction

let's talk about the present continous

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Read the following examples and guess why we use this tense. I 'm going to the cinema on Saturday Are you studying now?

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Some key words can help you Look! The match is starting. Listen! The baby is crying. Sorry, I can’t come. I’m working at the moment. I’m staying in Manchester this week.

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS questions

Read the following examples and guess: how do we make the question form? Are you listening? Are they coming to your party? When is she going home? What am I doing here?

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE FORM

Read the following examples and guess: how do we make the negative form? I'm not doing that. You aren't listening. (or You're not listening.) They aren't coming to the party. (or They're not coming to the party.)

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS watch and answer!

Answer these questions: - what is Alfie doing? - what is Oliver doing? - what is Oliver's mum doing? - what is Oliver's siter doing?

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present continuous

time to practice

write about what you are doing tomorrow

write about what you are doing now

write about what your mum or dad is doing now

write about what your brother or sister is doing tomorrow

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Check what you know

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Question 1/5

Test

Chose the correct option

They are taking notes

They are chatting

The teacher is writing on the board

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Question 2/5

Test

Chose the correct option

She is watching tv

The teacher is explaining the lesson

She is reading a book

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Question 3/5

Test

Chose the correct option

They are playing in the park

He is reading in the library

They are listening to music

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Question 4/5

Test

Chose the correct option

They are speaking to the teacher

He is writing on his notebook

She is drawing on the paper

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Question 5/5

Test

Chose the correct option

She is palying video games

She is eating a cake

She is raising her hand

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good job!!!

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past continuous

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past contninous

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LEARNING SESSION 3

We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

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past continuous and past simple

Timeline

we were studying

when you called me

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past continuous and past simple

Timeline

While I was playing the guitar

it started to rain

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past continuous and past simple

time to practice

learning session 3 / timeline

now it's your turn

match two images and make a sentences

learning session 3

Practice

arrange the elements in their corresponding order

A. I heard a loud sound in the garden

B. Last night I was very tired

C. so I didn't go out with my friends.

D. While I was relaxing on the sofa

E. I took courage and

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F. went outside and...

closure

This is the time to review and check if you have mastered the knowledge and skills.

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You've done a wonderful job!

Before moving on to the next unit, remember to send your solution to the challenge to your teacher.

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present continuous

stative verbs

We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs. Stative verbs include: verbs of thinking and feeling: believe, dislike, know, like, love, hate, prefer, realise, recognise, remember, suppose, think (= believe), understand, want) wishverbs of the senses: appear, feel look, seem smell, sound, taste others: agree, be, belong, disagree, need, owe, own, possess

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/present-continuous

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NEGATIVE FORM

We make negatives by putting not (or n't) after am, is or are:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/present-continuou

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QUESTIONS

Present continuous questions We make questions by putting am, is or are in front of the subject: ARE YOU STUDYING?

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/present-continuou

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signal words

Signal words are words or phrases which often go hand in hand with a particular tense. They can give us clues about which tense to expect or to use. now, at the moment, this week, for the time being, and the words “Look!” and “Listen!”

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WHEN WE NEED THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use the present continuous to talk about: activities at the moment of speaking: I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour. Please be quiet. The children are sleeping. future plans or arrangements: Mary is going to a new school next term. What are you doing next week?

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/present-continuou

for something that happened again and again: I was practising every day, three times a day. They were meeting secretly after school. They were always quarrelling. with verbs which show change or growth: The children were growing up quickly. Her English was improving. My hair was going grey. The town was changing quickly.

for something which happened before and after another action: The children were doing their homework when I got home. Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home. This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story: The other day I was waiting for a bus when … Last week, as I was driving to work, … for something that happened before and after a specific time: It was eight o'clock. I was writing a letter. Compare: At eight o'cl ock I wrote (= started writing) some letters. to show that something continued for some time: My head was aching. Everyone was shouting.