Learning through songs

Today, students revise present continous using this  song .

Activity

Present continous activities

 Click on the link and do the activities.

Activity 1
Activity 2
activity 3
activity 4

What are you doing?

 Students create this simple craft to talk about the actions they are doing.

Present continous input

 Watch the video and learn how to use Present Continous.

Mr Bean and horror films

Mr Bean is a British character and children love him. He is really funny and although he doesn´t talk in his films, he communicates perfectly.
Working on non linguistic communication is as important as linguistic communicative elements.

Now, students practice non linguistic communication using miming, sounds and face expresions.

ESL Printables. Sylboy

What are they doing?

Look at these pictures and talk about what they are doing.

Grammar

Let´s watch this presentation and learn about how to use negative and interrogative in present continous.

The Present Continuous Tense from IES Rosario de Acuña

Spelling rules for present continous

It´s very important to know when and how to use present continous, but it is also important to know how to pronounce and write it correctly.
Let´s watch this video and learn about spelling rules!

Let´s practice

Let´s practice

Present continous.

Let´s watch this video and learn about present continous:

• When do we use it?
• Why do we use it?
• How do we use it?

Challenge: - ing spelling rules

It´s very important to know when and how to use present continous, but it is also important to know how to pronounce and write it correctly.
Let´s watch this video and learn about spelling rules!

Now, click on these links and practices with the activities. Just enjoy them!

Let´s practice

Let´s practice

Challenge: What are they doing?

5th level

This is a great challenge because you need the collaboration of your family.

1. First, choose a member of your family to do the challenge.
2. Explain him or her this activity.
3. Record a video asking about what  he/she is  doing and send it to the teacher by WhatsApp. In the video I have to see your question and his or her answer with the action.

Here your have some fantastic examples.

Let´s play!

Let´s play Kahoot. How much do you know about present continous?  Click on the imagen and....start!!

Present simple Vs Present continous

Watch these videos and learn when to use the present simple or continous.

Ordering the story

Students have an envelope with a story parts. They have to read and put them in order. Then, they will ask some questions about the story.

Now, to practice questions, students find their  pair mate using action cards.

What are you doing?
Are you cleaning?

Challenge: make your family speak English

5th level

This is a great challenge because you need the collaboration of your family.

1. First, choose a member of your family to do the challenge.
2. Explain him or her this activity.
3. Record a video asking about what  he/she is  doing and send it to the teacher by WhatsApp. In the video I have to see your question and his or her answer with the action.

Here your have some fantastic examples.

6th level

This is a great challenge because you need the collaboration of your family.

1. First, choose a member of your family to do the challenge.
2. Explain him or her this activity.
3. Record a video asking about what  he/she did last weekend/ yesterday... and send it to the teacher by WhatsApp. In the video I have to see your question and his or her answer with the action.

For example:

-Mum what did you did yesterday? 

- I went to the gym and I practiced sport.

Playing with Present Progressive

5th level students use boardgames to play and use present continous. It´s a simple game to practice in a ludic context and also use game language vocabulary and structures.

Reading and writing

Students read the story and draw each scene. They have to draw as many details as possible. After that, they look at the pictures, and write their own stories.

Grammar: present continous

Let´s watch these videos and learn about present progressive.

Challenge

5th level

This is a great challenge because you need the collaboration of your family.

1. First, choose a member of your family to do the challenge.
2. Explain him or her this activity.
3. Record a video asking about what  he/she is  doing and send it to the teacher by WhatsApp. In the video I have to see your question and his or her answer with the action.

Here your have some fantastic examples.

6th level

Answer the following questions:

Art and crafts

Students create this beautiful craft to focus on :

• 6th level student: What did you do last Easter?
• 5th level student: What are you doing in your photos?

Using the same activity, we can focus on different levels and contents.