LESSON PLAN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

School: Școala Gimnazială Brateiu

Teacher: Costache Alina

Date: 20th October 2017

Level: 6th grade

Time: 50’

Number of students: 26

Textbook: Snapshot-Elementary, Ed. Longman, 2001, Brian Abbs, Ingrid Freebairn, Chris Barker;

Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous

Location: the classroom;

Type of lesson: Mixed

Topic/Title: Present Simple and Present Continuous

Teaching point: The comparison between Present Simple and Present Continuous, vobulary related to routine;

Lesson aims: By the end of the lesson the students will be able to:

1. Introduce simple present tense;

2. Make the difference between the two tenses;

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 3. Define and to give the structure of the two tenses;
4. Give examples of time adverbs used with these tenses;
5. Develop the Ss’ ability to choose the right variant out of two when it comes to two different tenses;

Teaching techniques: conversation, explanation, demonstration;

Aids/Materials: notebook. Blackboard, worksheet.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES

Stage Procedure Tasks Aims Interaction Time

(What the teacher does) (what the students do)
1. Warm-up The T tries to create a pleasant and Ss answer the T’s questions. The T-Ss 3’
comfortable atmosphere by means of routine Ss greet the T: Hello teacher! …is Ss-T
conversation: Greetings, Oral questions on duty. … is absent.
(Who’s on duty today? Who’s absent? How
are you today?).
2. Homework The T asks the Ss to read and correct the The Ss read, check and correct the T-Ss 5’
check homework. homework (if necessary). Ss-T
3. Consolidation of The Ss learnt the previous lesson about the The Ss must answer the questions A2 Ss-T 7’
language area Present Continuous. They have to say what and they each must give an T-Ss
covered during are the forms of the tense: in the affirmative, example using the present
the previous negative and interrogative, and they must continuous.
class say when do we use this tense. After they
repeated the theory they must each give an
example using the present continuous.
4. Lead-in to new In the current lesson the students will learn The Ss will pay attention and they A1 T-Ss 13’
language the simple present. After the T will write on will write everything that the Ss-T
the blackboard the title he starts explaining teacher writes on the blackboard.
and writing on the blackboard the three They will conjugate the verb.
forms: affirmative, negative, interrogative
saying when do we add –s for the third

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 person singular and that verbs ending in –ch,
-sh, -x, -o add –es instead of –s alone, to
form the third person singular.
The T writes on the blackboard the adverbs
that simple present is often used with:
always, never, often, sometimes, every week
and explains the Ss that simple preset
expresses habitual, repetitive actions. The T
writes a verb on the blackboard and the Ss
must conjugate it at present simple
(affirmative, negative, interrogative).
5. Presentation The Ss will receive a worksheet from the T The Ss will work from the A3 Ss-T 20’
that contains exercises where you have to worksheet and they must make a A4 T-Ss
chose the correct form of the verb or you parallel between the present A5
must complete the blanks using the simple and the present continuous.
appropriate tense.
6. Practice If the exercises from the worksheet are not The Ss write in their note books if T-Ss 2’
finished during the lecture the Ss will have they have homework.
to solve them as homework.

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 PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Infinitive (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') form of 'be' and verb + ing

I speak I am speaking
you speak you are speaking
he / she / it speaks he / she / it is speaking
we speak we are speaking
they speak they are speaking

EXCEPTIONS
Exceptions when adding 's' : Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
 For can, may, might, must, do not add s.  Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)
Example: he can, she may, it must Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing
 After o, ch, sh or s, add es.
Example: do - he does, wash - she washes  After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled.
Example: sit - sitting
 After a consonant, the final consonant ybecomes ie. (but: not
after a vowel)  After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in

Example: worry - he worries American English).

but: play - he plays Example: travel - travelling (British English)

but: traveling (American English)

 Final ie becomes y.

Example: lie - lying

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 EXERCISE 1:

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

is leaving
1. Look! He (leave)   the house.

2. Quiet please! I (write)   a test.

3. She usually (walk)   to school.

4. But look! Today she (go)   by bike.

5. Every Sunday we (go)   to see my grandparents.

6. He often (go)   to the cinema.

7. We (play)   Monopoly at the moment.

8. The child seldom (cry)  .

9. I (not / do)   anything at the moment.

10. (watch / he)   the news regularly?

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 EXERCISE 2:

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).

1. This (be)   Marc.

2. He (wear)   a t-shirt and shorts today.

3. He (eat)   an apple at the moment.

4. Marc (like)   fruits and vegetables.

5. He (eat)   some every day.

6. Marc (know)   that apples (be)   good for his health.

EXERCISE 3:

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

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1. I (be)   very busy today.

2. At noon I (visit)   my friend Tanya.

3. We (want)   to have lunch together.

4. In the afternoon I (play)   squash with Emily.

5. In the evening, I (meet)   Rob.

6. We (go)   to the cinema.

7. The film (start)   at 8 pm.

EXERCISE 4:

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. James (live)   in a little village.

2. He (be)   in his last year at school.

3. After school, James (want)   to become a banker.

4. So this week, he (do)   a practical course in a bank.

5. There (be)   a bank in a nearby town, but James (have)   to take the bus to get there.

6. The bus (leave)   at 5.30 in the morning and (return)   at 8.15 in the evening.

7. James (not / like)   to spend so much time in town before and after work, waiting for the bus.

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8. Therefore, this week he (stay)   with his aunt, who (live)   in town.

9. James usually (wear)   jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work)   for the bank now, he (wear)   a suit
and a tie.

EXERCISE 5:

Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. Today (be)   Betty's birthday.

2. Betty (love)   birthdays.

3. She (be)   always very excited and (wake up)   very early.

4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear)   a noise.

5. She (get up)   and (go)   into the sitting room.

6. What (go on)  ?

7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit)   on the table and he (play)   with Betty's present.