🎧 What Are You Into Right Now? Present Simple vs Present Continuous
B1 Grammar Lesson 01 tackles the most common source of confusion at this level: when to use Present Simple and when to use Present Continuous, plus the B1-specific rule of stative verbs. The lesson opens with a four-question 'Quick confession' warm-up that activates both tenses naturally (routines vs 'at the moment'). The grammar core is a carefully designed two-card comparison — 'The big picture' (Simple) vs 'The close-up' (Continuous) — each listing four core uses with an anchor example. A dedicated pair-compare box shows identical subjects with contrasting tenses ('She wears glasses' vs 'She is wearing glasses today') to make the meaning-shift visible. A time-expressions panel splits typical adverbials into the two columns. The B1-critical stative verbs section organises 32 verbs into four categories — feelings/opinions, thinking/knowing, possession/existence, senses — each in a colour-coded chip grid, with a coral warning box highlighting the classic 'I am loving this' mistake. A 'verbs with two lives' box covers the four most important double-meaning verbs (think, have, see, taste/smell) with stative and active examples side by side. The reading, 'Life in Phases — The Pulse · Issue 04', is a magazine feature with five 70-90 word teen confessions (Leo/Portugal/ukulele, Aya/Japan/manga, Mateo/Argentina/Korean, Noor/Jordan/mural, Theo/Canada/marathon), with tense forms colour-coded in three categories (Simple, Continuous, Stative) and hover-tooltip vocabulary. Six detailed flashcards consolidate the target vocab. The practice section is 8 tense-choice MCQs with instant feedback and running score. Speaking is a 5-question partner interview with a model dialogue. The writing task is an 80-100 word paragraph with a 4-item self-check and live word counter. The quiz is 10 B1-level multiple-choice items testing stative verbs, time-expression recognition, near-future use, schedules, changing trends, and the double-meaning verbs — with a progress bar, per-question explanations, and a conic-gradient result circle with tiered feedback.
Lesson Plan
- 4 'confession-style' questions that mix routine-focused and moment-focused prompts
- Primes students to notice the tense shift before it's named
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Points
- Present Simple for permanent facts, routines, scientific truths, and fixed schedules (every day, always, usually, on Mondays)
- Present Continuous for actions happening right now, around now (this week / month), changing trends (these days), and near-future plans
- Time expressions signalling each tense — Simple: every X, always, usually, sometimes, rarely, never | Continuous: now, at the moment, currently, these days, this week, Look!, Listen!
- Stative verbs (no -ing form) in four categories: feelings (love, like, hate, want), thinking (know, believe, understand, remember), possession (have, own, belong, exist), senses (see, hear, smell, taste)
- Verbs with two meanings — stative vs active: think (opinion / considering), have (possess / experience), see (perceive / meet), taste-smell (has flavour / actively sensing)
- Spelling rules for -ing forms: drop final -e (make → making), double consonants after short vowels (run → running), -ie → -ying (lie → lying)
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