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Using Present Continuous

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LESSON SET OVERVIEW

With this lesson set, your students will:

  • learn and practise Present Continuous,
  • explain what people are doing,
  • discuss and describe people in photos,
  • practise clothing vocabulary,
  • learn to use the verbs wear, hold and carry,
  • watch an ad and talk about the people in it.

In the first lesson, students are introduced to Present Continuous while talking about what some people are doing. Students study the tense use, meaning and form. In the second lesson, students learn clothing vocabulary and use Present Continuous to talk about what people in photos are wearing, holding and carrying.Ā 

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Lesson 1 Teach students Present Continuous
ESL lesson on Present Continuous
Standard Lesson 60 min Unlimited Plan

What are you doing now? (Present Continuous)

General Grammar

Students learn when and how to use Present Continuous. They practise using positive and negative statements, as well as questions. Students describe photos and situations using the new tense.

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Lesson 2 Help students practise Present Continuous in context
describing people in photos
Standard Lesson 60 min Premium Plan

Theyā€™re wearing… (talking about people in photos)

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Students learn some items of clothing and accessories (e.g. scarf, suit, ring). They use the new vocabulary, as well as Present Continuous, to talk about people in a video and people in photos. They also practise using the verbs wear, hold and carry.

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