Lesson: 1

Time: 20 minutes

Unit: Beginner

Date: 31/1/2015

Teachers: Noor Mughal.

Materials: Power Point Presentation, Word cut outs, Activity bags. .

Objectives:
Beginner level students become familiar with:
1.Present continuous form and, meaning in time.
2. To use ing properly at the end of verbs to indicate present
Continuous form.

Stage/Aims

Lead in
(Engage stage,
Warm up)

Time

T/S

Anticipated problems for Teacher:

1. Students may not understand the present continuous concept easily.
Solution: Teacher will present through a power point presentation. The teacher
will make the students actively read the examples out loud with the Teacher to
ensure that students understand.
Anticipated problems for Students:
1. Students may be confused about adding an ing ending to words.
Solution: Teacher will make sure that students know that only verbs can be
combined with an ing ending to formulate a present continuous form.

Teacher Activity

T/S,

T will inform the Ss that they will be playing a game called Charades. T will instruct the Ss to guess what hes doing
through a series of mimicking actions.

T/S,
S/T

T will ask ICQs to ensure if the students understand:

-1. What are you going to be doing?
-2. What is the game called?

5mins
1. T will mimic walking and wait for the students to guess.
T/S
S/T

2. T will mimic sitting and wait for the students to guess.

3. T will mimic crying and wait for the students to guess.
4. T will mimic sleeping and wait for the students to guess.
5. T will mimic running and wait for the students to guess.

T/S

T will present the concept in a PowerPoint presentation.

T will explain the definition of present continuous and show examples to create familiarity with the concept.
T will then point to the slide with the chart and encourage Ss read the chart aloud with the T.

Grammar
(Study)

9mins

T/S
S/T

Verb

Verb Form

Example sentence

Walk

Walk + ing = Walkking

I am walking to class.

Sit

Sit +ting = Sitting

I am sitting on the chair.

Cry

Cry + ing = Teaching

I am crying.

Sleep

Sleep + ing = Sleeping

I am sleeping in my bed.

Run

Run + ing = Running

I am running on the race track.

T will then ask CCQs after finishing the power point presentation.
T/S
S/T

-1. Which ending is added to the verb to signify a present continuous verb form?

T/S

T will ask the students to form groups of four to encourage student interaction.
T will give each group a bag full of words. T will explain the instructions of the activity as the following:

Group work

S/S
S/T

Ss will have two minutes to open their bags and arrange their word cut outs into sentences which have to be in the present
continuous form. The students will then read their sentences aloud to the class while T provides positive feedback.

Activity.
(activate)

6mins
T/S
S/T

T will ask ICQs to ensure if the students are on track:

How many people are in one group?
What are we doing?

S/T
S/S

T will wrap up the lesson with each group presenting their answers in front of the class.