LESSON PLAN

NAME:

SCHOOL:

DATE:

GRADE: 4th

LEVEL: FALSE BEGINNERS

LESSON: PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

TIME: 50 MINUTES

SKILLS: SPEAKING, WRITING

AIMS: To revise verbs and verbal expressions

To revise present simple affirmative, present progressive affirmative
and negative
To introduce present simple negative
To practise present simple affirmative, negative vs. present
progressive affirmative and negative
To practise pair working
To have fun

AIDS: blackboard, coloured chalk, handouts, task cards, pictures

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NR. STAGES OF THE TIME ACTIVITIES AIDS
CRT. LESSON
1. WARMER 5‘ T. greets the Ss., writes the date on the BB, checks the HW.
T – Ss interaction
2. VERB AND VERBAL 5’ Ss. are given pictures representing action verbs. They are asked to Handout 1
EXPRESSIONS write in their copybooks as many verbs and expressions they can in
REVISION the given period of time. Ss . work in pairs. The T. monitors and
PW asks for the results.
T-Ss; Ss- Ss; Ss – T interaction
3. PRESENTATION 15’ Ss. are given 16 sentences to unscramble. Ss work in pairs, Handout 2
PW unscramble the sentences and place them in the correct column:
present simple vs. present progressive. T. monitors and asks for
results.
ISOLATION T. elicits the present simple negative forms and explains that it is
formed by using DO NOT (DON’T) and DOES NOT (DOESN’T) +
VERB. T. highlights the differences on the BB.
T-Ss; Ss- Ss; Ss – T interaction
4. PRACTICE – 10’ In pairs the Ss. get 4 task cards and follow the instructions on the Task cards:
CONTROLLED - cards in order to make sentences. They are written on the back of She / play cards/
PRACTICE the previous handout. T. monitors and asks for the results present simple
PW T-Ss; Ss- Ss; Ss – T interaction (+)
I/eat apples /
present
progressive (-),
etc.

5. PRACTICE – SEMI- 5’ In pairs the Ss. get 2 cards without instructions regarding the tense Task cards: go to
CONTROLLED to use. The Ss. have to make their own sentences, using the given school, drink
PW verbs on the cards. The T. asks them to make an affirmative sentence milk, read a
no matter the tense. S2 makes it negative. Then the Ss . make a book, etc.

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 negative sentence, no mater the tense. S2. makes it affirmative.
T-Ss; Ss- Ss; Ss – T interaction
6. PRODUCTION - 7’ The Ss. are asked to use Handout 1 again in order to make their own Handout 1
ORALLY sentences using the two aspects of the present tense and both
negative and affirmative statements. T. monitors and asks for results.
T-Ss; Ss- Ss; Ss – T interaction
7. HOMEWORK 3’ Ss. are given a crossword puzzle. They are asked to solve it and Handout 3
them to change the sentences into present simple affirmative and
negative
Extra activity: Ss are given some web pages links in order to
practice present simple and present progressive by playing games.
Handout 1

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Handout 2 Present simple - every day Present continuous - now
Unscramble the following sentences and copy them in the
correct column:

1. every / day / speak / I / English.

2. now / English / am speaking / I .

3. don’t / speak / English / I / every day.

4. am not speaking / I / English / now.

5. every Monday / She / plays / the / piano.

6. is playing / the / piano / now / She.

7. She / doesn’t play / every / the / piano / Monday.

8. the / piano / isn’t playing / She / now.

9. every afternoon / He / washes the dishes.

10. is washing / now / He / the dishes.

11. He / the dishes / doesn’t wash / every / afternoon.

12. now / He / isn’t washing / the dishes

13. sing / songs / They / Tuesday / every.

14. are singing / They / songs / now.

15. don’t sing / They / Tuesday / songs / every

16. They / aren’t singing / now / songs.

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Handout 3

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