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lesson description
You will be able to identify and use the present progressive, discuss sports, and use the present progressive form of the verbs play, swim, hit, dive, and become.
objectives
D escribe sports and recreation activities Discuss the near future using the present progressive Practice the present progressive verb tense
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vocabulary
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GUEST HOME
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10
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FOULS
PERIOD
FOULS
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19 12 13 14 16
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5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20
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verbs
q Infinitive q Present Tense q Simple Past Tense q Future Tense q Present Progressive
your turn
to dive you dive you dove you will dive you are diving to become I become I became I will become I am becoming Fill in the blank with the correct word from the word bank.
playing hitting
diving listening
going referee
goal point
1. I am __________ golf. 2. I am __________ swimming later. 3. The boy scored a _________ in the soccer game. 4. I am __________ the ball to my friend. 5. We are ___________ into the ocean at sunset. 6. The team is __________ to the ________. 7. The girl will score a _________ for the team. 8. She is ___________ in the lake all summer.
to swim she swims she swam she will swim she is swimming
to hit they hit they hit they will hit they are hitting
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conversation
Read the following conversation out loud five times. Alexis: What are you doing? Ned: Im playing basketball. Alexis: Whos winning? Ned: Im playing alone. Alexis: You know, Ive never seen Shaq pull out his note pad before. Ned: Im calculating how hard I need to throw the ball from this part of the court in order to score a goal. Alexis: You and I, right now. Ned: Theres no referee. Alexis: Im not asking you. Im telling you.
Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0339)
key phrases
What sports do you play? I play volleyball. Im swimming this summer. The team plays soccer on the field. The basketball team is losing. They will play baseball today. Did you win your game? We won!
your turn
Match the image with the correct vocabulary word.
baseball soccer football basketball tennis hockey volleyball golf swimming surfing
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your turn
Fill in each blank with the correct present progressive form of the verb in parentheses. For example: She is sitting on the couch. (sit) 1. I ___________ basketball this afternoon. (play) 2. They ___________ to the supermarket. (go) 3. When we ___________? (leave) 4. They are ____________in the car. (sing) 5. The girl is ___________ to her friend. (talk) 6. We are ___________ a grocery list. (write) 7. They ___________ around in circles. (run) 8. I ___________ a better student. (become) 9. If you arent telling the truth, you ___________. (lie) 10. I ___________ my bike. (fix)
For most verbs: Add -ing to the simple form of the verb sleep sleeping talk talking agree agreeing
Rules 1. If the simple form ends in a single e, drop the e and add ing: If the simple form ends in ie, change ie to y and add ing: If the simple form of a verb ends with a single vowel + final consonant, double the consonant and add ing. However, do not double the final consonant if it is an x, w or y:
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hit hitting run running admit admitting begin beginning fix fixing plow plowing obey obeying picnic picnicking bivouac bivouack ing
stative verbs
Stative verbs describe feelings or situations that continue over a period of time. Examples: to like, to love, to hate, to want, and to need. They usually do NOT take the present progressive -ing endings.
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1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lesson ID: #0399 page 5
answer key
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soccer
volleyball
football
golf
basketball
swimming
tennis
surfing
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