007 - Present Continuous / Progressive

007 - Present Continuous / Progressive


Video Material
Present Continuous Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWWF6kZIivs

Present Continuous Examples with Mr. Bean's Cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTeGorY3rg4

English with Sound and Light: Present Progressive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xIwAWfjFHw

Reading Material

English Page - Explanation and examples.
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html

Perfect English: Present Continuous.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous.html

Exercises on Present Continuous / Progressive

Matching the verb "be" in Present Continuous.
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous.htm

Present Progressive Vocabulary.
http://www.agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-2.htm

What are they doing?
http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/presentcont17.htm   (Part 1)
http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/v+ing/vingmtch.htm (Part 2)

Games
Assessment

Worksheets
A basic and very complete worksheet on likes and dislikes
http://busyteacher.org/22248-likes-and-dislikes-like-gerund.html

Assessment
Oral Task
Students work in pairs or groups of three. They have 10 minutes to prepare a conversation where they are going to describe what movies they want to watch next film season (Summer, Fall or Christmas), explaining what the movies is about, why is it interesting for them, what important actors or directors are going to be in the movie and who they are going to watch it with,

For example:
Student 1: Hello Mark, are you going to watch Suicide Squad? It sounds very interesting.
Student 2: I don't know, the reviews of it say it is bad.
Student 1: I don't agree. I am going to watch it.
Student 2: What is the movie about?
Student 1: It is a group of villains who are forced to work with the government, but they are really bad people.
Student 2: What is it interesting?
Student 1: It is interesting because it has a lot of action and good humor.
Student 2: Who are acting in that film?
Student 1: Well, there is Will Smith in the film and also Jared Leto, the singer of 30 Seconds from mars.
Student 2: Excellent. Maybe I will go watch the movie with you.