LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL: Grigore Hagiu Secondary School, Târgu Bujor.

SUBJECT: English Language
LEVEL OF STUDENTS: Pre- Intermediate
CLASS: 6 th
TOPIC OF LESSON: Present Continuous. Mission Anaconda.
DATE: 27.02.2015
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 21
TIME: 50 min.
TYPE OF LESSON: Communication of new knowledge.
TEACHER: Boboc Irina

TIMETABLE FIT

The Ss. have previously discussed about uses and time expressions used with Present Simple
Tense.

AIMS :

A1→ To develop Ss’ speaking skills by involving them in pair-work activities;

A2→ To introduce the uses and time expressions of Present Continuous;
A3→ To give further practice in Present Continuous;
A4→ To develop Ss’ reading skills by answering certain questions from the text.

ASSUMPTIONS :

The Ss. Have previously discussed about uses and time expressions used with Present Simple
Tense. Also, they have certain information regarding state verbs and those situations in which we
can use Present Continuous with a certain verbs that cannot be usually used in the continuous
aspect.

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS :

Some of the Ss. Might find it difficult to differentiate between those situations when using
Present Continuous instead of Present Simple and also sole of them may not be always careful at
special time expressions used both with Present Simple and Present Continuous.

AIDS :
Textbook, handouts, schemes and tables.

STRATEGIES :

Dual choice, blank and clue, modified grammar cloze, question-answer exchange, information
transfer, oral interview.

TYPE OF INTERACTION :

Individual, frontal, in pairs.

SKILLS:

Speaking, writing, reading.

Appendix 1
 Simple Present Present Continuous

infinitive form of 'be' and verb + ing

(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's')
I speak I am speaking
you speak you are speaking
he / she / it speaks he / she / it is speaking
we speak we are speaking
they speak they are speaking

Exceptions when adding 's' : Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

 For can, may, might, must, do not add s.
Example: he can, she may, it must
 After o, ch, sh or s, add es.
Example: do - he does, wash - she washes
 After a consonant, the final consonant ybecomes ie.
(but: not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worries
but: play - he plays
 Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)
Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing
 After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is
doubled.
Example: sit - sitting
 After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in
British English (but not in American English).
Example: travel - travelling (British English)
but: traveling (American English)

 Final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying

in general (regularly, often, never) right now

Colin plays football every Tuesday. Look! Colin is playing football now.

present actions happening one after another also for several actions happening at the same
time
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.
Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
 always
 every ...  at the moment
 often  at this moment
 normally  today
 usually  now
 sometimes  right now
 seldom  Listen!
 never  Look!
 first
 then

action set by a timetable or schedule arrangement for the near future

The film starts at 8 pm. I am going to the cinema tonight.

daily routine only for a limited period of time (does not have to
happen directly at the moment of speaking)
Bob works in a restaurant.
Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.

Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form).
 state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We are on holiday.

 possession: belong, have

Example: Sam has a cat.

 senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He feels the cold.

 feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

Example: Jane loves pizza.

 brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I believe you.

 Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say

Example: “I am watching TV,“ he says.