Expressing Desires and Actions: Present Continuous, Want, Would Like, Would Prefer, Was, Were

Expressing Desires and Actions: Present Continuous, Want, Would Like, Would Prefer, Was, Were

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use the present continuous, want, would like, would prefer, was, and were to express desires and actions.

Introduce the lesson objective and explain the importance of the topic.

What do you already know about expressing desires and actions?

Present Continuous

The present continuous tense is used to describe actions that are happening now or are in progress.

Provide examples and have students practice forming sentences using the present continuous tense.

Want

Want is used to express a desire for something or to say what you would like to do.

Provide examples and have students practice using 'want' in sentences.

Would Like

Would like is a more polite way to express a desire for something or to say what you would like to do.

Provide examples and have students practice using 'would like' in sentences.

Would Prefer

Would prefer is used to express a stronger desire for one thing over another.

Provide examples and have students practice using 'would prefer' in sentences.

Was and Were

Was and were are past tense forms of 'be', but can also be used to express a desire or preference in the past.

Provide examples and have students practice using 'was' and 'were' in sentences.

Present Continuous + Want

The present continuous can be used with 'want' to express a desire for something happening now.

Provide examples and have students practice using the present continuous and 'want' in sentences.

Would Like vs. Want

Would like is a more polite way to express a desire than 'want'.

Provide examples and have students practice using 'would like' and 'want' in sentences to understand the difference.

Would Prefer vs. Would Like

Would prefer is used to express a stronger desire than 'would like'.

Provide examples and have students practice using 'would prefer' and 'would like' in sentences to understand the difference.

Desires and Actions Exercise

Provide a list of actions and have students write sentences using present continuous, want, would like, and would prefer to express their desires for the actions.

Give the students time to complete the exercise and then have them share their sentences with the class.

Real-Life Scenarios

Provide students with real-life scenarios and have them write sentences using the present continuous, want, would like, and would prefer to express their desires and actions.

Give the students time to complete the exercise and then have them share their sentences with the class.

Real-Life Scenario

Writing:

Write an email to answer Freddie:

Hi Everyone,

I want to earn some money for my summer holidays. I need some ideas!

Thanks,

Freddie

(write at least 10 sentences, use grammar unit 1 and 2)

Give the students time to complete the exercise and then have them share their sentences with the class.

Quiz

Provide a quiz to assess student understanding of present continuous, want, would like, would prefer, was, and were.

Grade the quiz and provide feedback to the students.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.