Reading/Writing lesson - Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson Goals

At the end of this 45-minute lesson...

• students are able to recognize and use the present continuous
• students are able to read and understand short texts
• students are able to write sentences in the present continuous

What will we do today?

1. Voorkennis 'present continuous' activeren  (5 min)
2. In class: 'Text: At the park' en vragen beantwoorden (5 min)
3. In pairs: The stories about the families Jones and Chen (10 min)
4. Individually: Write a story about the family Martinez (15 min)
5. Afsluiting - What did you learn today? (10 min)

Examples present continuous

- I am sitting in class and listening to the teacher right now.

- My friends are playing football after school.

- We are working on a group project for English at the moment.

What do you notice? When do you use these kind of sentences?

Keywords?

Present continuous

Het laat zien wat je nú meemaakt

en dat is belangrijk in verhalen over jezelf.

• Wat je nu aan het doen bent

• Wat anderen om je heen doen

• Wat er op school of thuis gebeurt

How do we make the Present Continuous?

Always use a form of 'to be' and the verb + ing. 

First, choose between am/are/is

Second, add the verb + ing

For example: I am cooking right now

                            I am reading a really good book at the moment

Text: At the park 

It’s a sunny day. Many people are in the park. Anna is walking her dog. Two boys are playing football. A man is reading a newspaper. Some children are eating ice cream. Everyone is enjoying the nice weather.

What tense is used in the text?

1. Who is walking her dog?

2. What are the boys doing?

3. What is the man doing?

4. Are the children eating pizza or ice cream?

Read the stories of 

The Jones Family and The Chen Family...

- Read the following 2 texts in pairs/in threes 

and make the following 2 exercises:

1.  True of false?

2. Make questions and answers based on the stories (Speaking / writing)

KAOUTAR DEELT OPDRACHT UIT

Done? Talk to each other in English and tell each other what your family members are doing right now!

True or False? 

1. False - they are in the park

2. True

3. True

4. False - playing with the dog

5. False - the birds are singing

6. True

Write down a positive sentence in the present continuous?

What did you learn today?

End of lesson