EF 1 2 Class 30 present progressive

 

English Foundations 1&2

Speaking and Listening 1/2

 

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Finish articles

·      Finish “Demonstrative Words”

·      Begin present continuous- new verb tense

 

Friday

·      present continuous- new verb tense

 

Monday

·      Job interview dialogues

·      Test -paragraph

 

 

Articles 1   a   an   the

Ex 4,5,8

Ex. 8

ice cream – uncountable   He had some ice cream

ice cream cone- countable   He had an ice cream cone.

 

baby dog- puppy

baby cat- kitten

baby cow- calf

baby sheep- lamb

baby horse- foal

baby kangaroo- joey

baby goat- kid

 

She bought new jeans.

She bought a new pair of jeans.

 

 

No moon- crescent moon- half moon- full moon

lunar(adjective)

China uses a lunar calender.

 

There are squirrels living in my tree.

 

SPECIAL WORDS

the mall

the library

the hospital

the bank   I have to go to the bank. Which bank?

 

school the She has to go to school today.

 

 

Demonstrative Words- this that these those

 

Exercise 11- possessive pronouns

my   your   his   her   their   our

 

The Beatles- look on the internet for some of their songs

 

think- tink fink

 

Spelling differences between Canada and the US

US                          Canada

check                    cheque

center                   centre

color                     colour

flavor                    flavour

neighbor              neighbour

 

You check into a hotel.

Please, check your email.

 

I wrote a cheque for $100.

 

Bank- savings account or a chequing account

 

ID - identification

 

 

 

 

Continue with verb tenses

Simple present

Simple past

Simple future

 

Next verb tense:

Present progressive/ present continuous  ‘ing’

 

Either way is OK - progressive  continuous

 

aux verb ‘to be’ + ‘ing’ verb

 

aux verb ‘to be’

am   is   are

 

Examples:

He is running down the sidewalk.  aux verb ‘is’   ing ‘running’

She is talking on the phone to her sister.

I am studying French at school.

You are learning English at SHEC.

 

** need two words in the verb

 

present progressive/continuous- happening right now, at the present moment

He is running down the sidewalk. happening right now

 

I am waiting for a bus right now. present progressive

I was waiting for a bus yesterday. past progressive

I have been waiting for a bus until now. present perfect progressive NOT EF 1 2

 

 

What are you doing right now?

I am listening to the teacher.

I am sitting here.

I am sitting at my table.

I am watching the screen. I am looking at the screen.

I am thinking about the lesson.

I am sitting down.

I am leaving right now.

 

I left my country ten months ago. simple past

present perfect verb tense EF345

I have lived in Canada for 10 months.

 

present progressive

I am living in Canada now.

 

 

I am teaching right now.

I standing up.

I am standing up.

 

COMPARING SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Mei studies English. simple present- always

Mei is studying English. present progressive- active right now

 

Junko studies at VCC.

Junko is studying at VCC.

 

I am studying French.

He is studying French.

They are studying French.

We are studying French.

 

Albert listens to music.

Albert is listening to music.

 

Shira lives in Vancouver. always, forever

Shira is living in Vancouver. just for now

 

Aghbal drinks coffee.

Aghbal is drinking coffee right now.

 

Luz is not drinking coffee right now.

 

I speak Persian, but I am not speaking Persian in class.

 

Kai plays soccer, but he is playing volleyball right now.

 

He is sleeping now.

 

 

Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense

1.    It is beautiful day. The sun is shining.

2.    He is making/cooking/preparing/fixing dinner.

3.    He is fixing/repairing/washing the car.

4.    They are listening to their teacher.

listen + to   She is listening to the radio.

5.    She is sleeping.

6.    She is reading.

7.    She is studying for her exam.

8.    They are wearing dresses. He is wearing a t-shirt.

9.    They are dancing.

10.                       They are celebrating.

11.                       No. I am not wearing a necklace.

12.                       He is putting his shoes on.

13.                       It is raining.  It is pouring. (heavy rain)

14.                       She is wearing a beautiful dress today.

get dressed – put on clothes

 

15.                       I have to get dressed for work.

Are you dressed yet? Are you ready to go?

 

16.                       She is wearing glasses today. Usually, she wears contact lenses.

contacts

17.                       Andrea is washing the floor. Andrea is cleaning the floor. Andrea is mopping the floor. Andrea is sweeping the floor.

18.                       He is buying groceries.

19.                       The children are eating lunch.

20.                       She is sniffling.

21.                       The dog is sniffing.

22.                       They are reading/studying.

23.                       The pilot is flying his airplane.

24.                       He is yawning very loudly.

 

We’ll continue tomorrow.