Category Present Continuous

Picture-bound Travel Adventure

September 9, 2015 · by · in Activities and Games, Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Characteristics, Countries, Full Lesson Plans, Going to, Holidays, Intermediate, Level, Listening, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Speaking, Training Teachers, Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Writing

Intermediate- level EFL students work in groups to write and tell a creative, cohesive travel adventure based on the people and places they select from pictures.

chance encounter

Chance Encounters

February 2, 2015 · by · in 4 Skills, Activities and Games, Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Beginner, Can and Can't, Countries, Family, Full Lesson Plans, Grammar, Intermediate, Level, Listening, Materials, Negative Statements, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Questions and/or Short Answer, Reading, Speaking, Sports and Activities, Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Writing

This activity uses pictures of a wide range of people for whom students will write dialogues that might occur if the individuals had a chance meeting somewhere in the world. The lesson plan is adapted from one created by Allegra K. Troiano, Senior English Language Fellow (ELF), US Embassy.

Using Songs in the Classroom

September 10, 2014 · by · in 4 Skills, Activities and Games, Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Level, Listening, Powerpoint, Present Continuous, Reading, Speaking, Training Teachers, Uncategorized, Writing

Students love songs, and songs can be used to teach the four skills–listening, speaking, reading, and writing–at different learning levels.  In this presentation by Peace Corps Ecuador volunteer Emily Aiken, teachers will learn how and when to use songs effectively in their classrooms.

Interview

Getting to Know You

August 6, 2014 · by · in Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Beginner, Full Lesson Plans, Intermediate, Listening, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Questions and/or Short Answer, Speaking, Training Teachers, Uncategorized, Writing

Doing interviews  in class or at teacher-training workshops gives participants the chance to learn about each other and is an appropriate activity for low to advanced language levels. Moreover, teachers,  moderators, and trainers can use this activity to evaluate the participants’ proficiency level during their presentations and make adjustments to the class or workshop agenda […]

Human Sentences

February 24, 2014 · by · in Adaptable Activities, Beginner, Can and Can't, Comparative and Superlative, Conditional, Future Simple, Going to, Intermediate, Irregular Verbs, Must/Have to/Should/Ought to, Negative Statements, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past Simple, Prepositions of motion, Prepositions of Place, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Pronouns, Questions and/or Short Answer, Verb tenses, Writing

This activity is a great way to practice forming sentences. It allows the students to work together and not feel embarrassed if they make a mistake. It can work for big classes too!

Conjugation Relay

February 21, 2014 · by · in Adaptable Activities, Future Simple, Going to, Intermediate, Irregular Verbs, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Reading, Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Writing

This game is fantastic for reviewing verb conjugations and great for big classes. Students have to work in teams to try and conjugate verbs as quickly and correctly as possible.

Daily routines in present continuous and simple

February 18, 2013 · by · in Beginner, Daily Routine, Intermediate, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Reading, Worksheets, Writing

This worksheet combines the vocabulary for practicing daily routines with the grammar goal of discerning which form of present tense should be used in a sentence. There are two worksheets per page. Made by Romania PCV Jessica Brookins.

Present Continuous or Simple Worksheet

June 18, 2012 · by · in Beginner, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Reading, Worksheets, Writing

Students are asked to complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb, either in present simple or present continuous. There are two worksheets per page.

Present Continuous Worksheet

June 18, 2012 · by · in Beginner, Present Continuous, Worksheets

Fill in the blanks with the present continuous (I am verb+ing) form of the verb. There are two worksheets per page.