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The Present Continuous Tense: A Free ESL Lesson Plan
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ESL
Primary Education
Age 4-10
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Lesson duration is:
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Welcome!
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Today's Program
Energizer (fun, quick activity)
Small classical assignment (guided practice)
Individual assignment (student work)
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Getting started
2 minutes
How are you?
How is your energy?
Anything excited that happened?
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People often protest
(for / against)
unfair laws.
A protest is usually a
(silent / public)
event.
The students
(is / are)
demanding better education.
She
(walked / walks)
in a protest last Saturday.
They
(carry / carried)
signs that say “Stop pollution!
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Say words to describe the picture.
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Make a sentence.
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Match pictures to sentences
By the end of this lesson,
✅ Form correct sentences using present simple and past simple in the context of protests.
✅ Ask and answer simple questions about protests using correct word order.
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end of this lesson
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Spelling changes
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One-syllable verbs ending in vowel + consonant
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Longer verbs ending in vowel + consonant
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In British English, note the following exceptions:
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Practice the present continuous.
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Practice the present continuous.
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Practice the present continuous.
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Practice the present continuous.
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Unfinished events
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They are waiting
for the bus.
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They are waiting
for the bus.
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What about this picture?
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What about this picture?
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Kate says,
"I am reading
a book."
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What is Andrew doing?
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Andrew
is working today?
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Now what about these pictures?
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Your Turn
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Your Turn
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Your Turn
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What are these people doing now?
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What are these people doing?
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Practice the present continuous.
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Practice the present continuous.
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Practice the present continuous.
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