“WHAT ARE THEY DOING?”

SAN BARTOLOME APOSTOL HIGH SCHOOL (70026) ILOPANGO, SAN SALVADOR

ENGLISH WORKSHOP 10th GRADE

“WHAT ARE THEY DOING?”

GRAMMAR: Present Simple Tense vs Present Progressive

What's the difference between the Present Simple and Present Continuous and

how to use them?

➢ 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 to talk about actions which are happening

at the present moment, but will soon finish.

Compare these two statements:

A. I play tennis.

B. I am playing tennis.

GENERALITIES

TEACHER: Fátima Griselda Ortiz de Reyes.

GRADE: 10th SECTIONS: A, B, C and D

DATE: March 22th to 26th TIME: 6 hours

TOPIC: What are they doing?

GRAMMAR IN USE: • Present Simple vs Present Progressive

• W-h questions

• Vocabulary related to the topic

OBJECTIVE: Ss should be able to use the Present Simple tense. They will be able to talk about their house in a general way and will become familiar with some phrases related to apartment and houses.

1. (present simple) ‘I play tennis’ tells us that playing tennis is something the

speaker always does. It is part of a routine or habit. We can call this a

permanent situation.

2. (present continuous/ progressive) ‘I am playing tennis’ tells us that the

speaker is playing tennis right now. Soon the game will be over. We call this

a temporary situation.

“Present Progressive or Continuous”

The Present Continuous is used for:

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE

QUESTION WITH W-H WORDS

TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR:

EXAMPLES:

Present Simple

1. I always read before I go to bed.

2. She does her homework in the

afternoon.

3. They play basketball on Friday.

4. We have English classes twice a

week.

Present Continuous

1. I’m watching TV, at the moment.

2. Smells good! What are you making?

3. What are you doing, now?

4. I think you are eating too much,

nowadays.

ACTIVITY 1: PRACTICE

ACTIVITY 2: SPEAKING.

Choose five images and tell what they are doing. Use Present Progressive.

ACTIVITY 3: GRAMMAR MISTAKES.

HOMEWORK:

1ST – Read the paragraph and answer the questions below.

2nd – Production.

Write 15 sentences in Present Progressive Tense, using the Picture in “ACTIVITY 2”. Don’t

forget to use the time expressions, too.

3rd – Time to Sign

Complete the Live Worksheet about the song “LEMON TREE”

https://es.liveworksheets.com/ti991761gc