Week 1 les 2 Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

V3 Week 1 Lesson 2

- Rules

- Movieclip exercise.

- Change the sentences.

- Do you see the difference?

- Superheroes explain.

- Form

- HBU/Homework

- Reflect

Rules:

1. No phone.

2. No laptop until I say so.

3. No eating/drinking.

4. Raise your hand. 

5. Stay seated until the bell rings.

6. Make sure you can work.

7. Take notes.

8. Stick to deadlines.

9. Be kind and respectful to one another.

Tess Christine video

Grab pen and paper; we're going to do an exercise!

1. Watch the video and write down what Tess Christine does in this video. Start your sentence with 'Tess Christine' or 'She'. 
   
   
2. After the video, complete your list with your neighbour's answers. (1 min) 
   
   
3. The teacher will ask some of you to come forward and write one of the activities on the board in a full English sentence. (3 min.) 

Tess Christine video

Grab pen and paper; we're going to do an exercise!

1. Watch the video and write down what Tess Christine does in this video. Start your sentence with 'Tess Christine' or 'She'. 
   
   
2. After the video, complete your list with your neighbour's answers. (1 min) 
   
   
3. The teacher will ask some of you to come forward and write one of the activities on the board in a full English sentence. (3 min.) 

What if...   

• you would change these sentences into questions? Try it!
  
• you would change these sentences into negatives (include 'not') Try it.
• you would call Tess Christine while she is in the middle of her morning routine? How would she finish this sentence:
  
  

                  " I'm sorry, I can't talk right now because I am...."

Do you see the difference?

1a. Every morning TC washes her hair.

1b. TC is washing her hair right now.

2a. TC always drinks coffee in the morning.

2b. TC is drinking her coffee at the moment.

3a. Before she gets out of bed, TC checks her phone.

3b. I heard TC's alarm clock: she is probably still in bed checking her phone.

Present Simple (habit)

I

You

She/He/It 

We

They

 

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?

Present Continuous (action)

I

You

She/He/It

We

They

-

?

HBU/Homework

• Portal Describing Pictures 1-4
• Make exercises Grammar Hand out & hand in next class      (18 Sept.).
• Hand in Poster 'Plan a trip to America' in class (18 Sept.).
• Study Word Bank

Reflect

1. When do we use the present simple?

2. Give at least three signal words for the present simple.

3. When do we use the present continuous?

4. What is the form of the present continuous?