TESL 0110: Unit 2 Grammar Activity

TESL 0110 Unit 2 Grammar Activity

Focus: Present Progressive Verbs

Context: This is activity will be used in a LINC Level 3 (CLB 3-4) class of 20 young adults who have recently immigrated to Canada.

Presentation Style: Deductive

Materials: Worksheets, verb cards (feel free to make your own or use ones provided), whiteboard and markers

Time: 20 minutes

Instructions: This activity is made up of two parts. Part A involves the students completing a short worksheet. Part B involves the students forming pairs and playing a game of charades.

Part A: Start the activity by presenting the grammatical structure to the class. Go over a couple of examples and ask the students for the answers to gauge their understanding. Then, hand out the worksheet. After ten minutes or so, have the students form pairs and review their answers. Then, as a whole class go over the answers.

Part B: Split the students into groups of four and give each student 5 verb cards. Tell the students to keep these verb cards hidden from their peers.  Each student will take turns acting out their verb, while the others must guess their action, using the present progressive. Be sure to act out an example for the students before starting this part of the activity. Encourage the students to use full sentences. Ex: “You are singing a song.” Or “You are reading a book.” Etc.

Name _____________________________
Present progressive verbs show that an action is happening right now.

(to be) + VERB + ing       

Examples:
     1.)    I am reading a book.
     2.)    She is talking on the phone.
     3.)    They are playing a board game.

Write the correct verb form in the blank space:

     1.)    We _______________________ Italian food. (eat)
     2.)    You _______________________ a great job. (do)
     3.)    I __________________________a letter to my friend. (write)
     4.)    He ________________________ a glass of juice. (drink)
     5.)    They ______________________ English right now. (study)
     6.)    She _______________________to her favourite music. (listen)
     7.)    The sun ___________________ brightly outside. (shine)
     8.)    My sister __________________ the violin. (practice)
     9.)  The neighbors across the street ___________ a yard sale. (have)
     10.) George and Max _________in a swimming competition (swim) 

Listen

Laugh

Run

Drink

Cook

Swim


Jump


Write

Think

Sit


Sleep

Fly

Eat

Look


Play


Comments

  1. Vicky17 November 2017 at 19:45

    You could add a writing component to this activity. After the students have played the charades game, they could write the sentences for their verbs and/or their partner's verbs.

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