📸 Caught in the Act: Present Continuous for Actions Happening Now
A2 Teens Lesson 02 teaches the Present Continuous through a photographer's journal of four weird public scenes observed across one day — a bus stop, a city park, a metro train, and a main square at sunset. Students start with a quick warm-up that activates observation skills, then study the tense through three clear formula blocks (positive, negative, question) and a side-by-side comparison card showing Present Simple vs Present Continuous. A dedicated -ing spelling rules table covers the four key patterns (add -ing, drop -e, double consonant, -ie to -ying) with signal words chipped visually.
Lesson Plan
- 4 visualization questions to activate observation and prior knowledge
- Pair-share or solo reflection format
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Points
- Present Continuous — affirmative (I am / he is / they are + verb-ing)
- Present Continuous — negative (isn’t / aren’t + verb-ing)
- Present Continuous — question (Am / Is / Are + subject + verb-ing?)
- -ing spelling rules: add -ing, drop -e, double consonant, -ie → -ying
- Present Simple (habits) vs Present Continuous (now) — core contrast
- Signal words: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, Look!, Listen!
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