The Present Continuous Tense: A Free ESL Lesson Plan

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ESLPrimary EducationAge 4-10

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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
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  1. How are you?
  2. How is your energy?
  3. 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.