Week 1:  "Free Time" (Chapter 7)

 

Task 1:  Am, is, or Are?  Verb + -ing?  The Present Continuous!

Work with your partner to review vocabulary for activities we do in our free time and the grammar form for the present continuous.

• First game:  Review the basic structure  
  • • I  am  (verb) + -ing
    • He / she  is  (verb) + -ing   
    • You / We / They  are  (verb) + -ing

 

 

• Second game:  Am I studying the present continuous?  Yes, I am!
• • • Yes, I am (verb) + -ing.    or    Yes, I am.
    • No, I am not (verb) + -ing.   or   No, I am not. 

 

 

• Third game:  The present simple and the present continuous are different!

Remember: 

We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines –things that don’t change–.

We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions that are happening at the present moment but will soon finish.

 

 

• Fourth game:  Spin the wheel to practice questions with Present Simple and Present Continuous
  • • Present Simple:   Do you eat breakfast every day?
    • Present Continuous:    Are you eating breakfast now?

 

 

Task 2:   What are they doing?  They are enjoying their free time!

 

Based on the pictures assigned to your group, ask three questions and answer them using the present continuous form. 

Go HERELinks to an external site. to see the pictures, ask the questions, and answer them in complete sentences. 

 

Task 3:  What do people do in their free time in Costa Rica?

Talk with a partner for 4 minutes about what you and your family do in your free time.

Remember:  When an activity is done regularly, we use the present simple to talk about it.

 

Some extra activities that might help you:

E.1  Work with a partner. Take turns to spin the wheel and ask. 

For example: Can you swim? Yes, I can swim. I like to swim in the mornings.

 

E.2  Watch this video on the Present Continuous:

 

Class Presentation for Present Continuous and Present Simple: