Unit 4: Holidays!
Lesson 4b: Grammar
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Lesson Outline
Warm-up
Grammar
Preposition
Consolidation
Wrap-up

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Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to…
- use the Present Continuous tense to ask and
answer about actions happening now.
- use prepositions of movement correctly.

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WARM-UP

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Work in groups

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Sketches

Students work in 3-4 groups. The teacher distributes one card with a Present Continuous
sentence about an action to each group (e.g. Two boys are playing football. / A boy is climbing
a tree. / Two women are drinking coffee. / A man is teaching English. / A man is listening to
music. etc.)
Each group draws a picture to describe that sentence. Groups then present the picture to the
class and other groups volunteer to guess what that group has drawn by asking questions: Is
he/she …..ing? / Are they…ing?
That group replies with short answers as appropriate (e.g. Yes / No). If one group successfully
guesses what is happening in the picture, both the guessing group and the drawing group
score one point. If not, none of them gets a point.
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

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It's time to learn …

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The
Present
Continuous
tense
Presentation

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Look at the sentences and complete the rule for
The Present Continuous tense:
Am I writing the
Interrogative Short answers
Yes, I ………...
am
…….
I
sleeping?
Am
No, I………….
'm not
……….
Are you
sleeping?

……
Is he/ she/ it
sleeping?

Yes, you ………….
are
No, you …………….
aren't

Yes, he/ she/ it ………..
is
No, he/ she/ it ………………

isn't
……… we/ you/ Yes, we/ you/ they ……….
Are sleeping? No, we/ you/ they ………..
are
they
aren't

wrong answer?...
No, I'm not.
Is Tom eating
pizza?
Yes, he is.
Are they using
computers?
No, they aren't.
They are playing
in the garden.

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Practice

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Are Mark and Bill taking a bike ride? No, they aren't.
They're eating sandwiches.
Are Anna and Mary drinking tea? No, they aren't.
They're talking.
Is Ms. Smith making a snowman? No, she isn't.
She's taking photos.
Is the dog playing? No, it isn't. It's sleeping.

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Extra Practice

WB page 39

Patrick isn't playing basketball.
Is Patrick playing basketball?
The girls aren't reading.
Are the girls reading?
It isn't snowing.
Is it snowing?

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Extra Practice

WB page 39

Is Tom playing football?
No, he isn't. He's sleeping.
Are Peter and Jason swimming?
Yes, they are.
Is Grandma planting flowers?
No, she isn't. She's eating a cake.
Is Grandad drinking orange juice?
Yes, he is.

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Extra Practice

WB page 39

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Is Peter sleeping

is talking

is walking
Is he playing
is chatting
Are the kids doing
are listening
Is Ann reading
is watching

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Extra Practice

Grammar bank
page 69

am wearing
is reading
Are you having

are having
are not sitting
are drinking
are you doing

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Extra Practice

Grammar bank
page 69

am doing
are you doing
am cooking
isn't working
takes
Is Nina playing
practises
Are we waiting

isn't coming

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Production

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1. Are you having an English lesson now? Yes, I am.
2. Is your mum visiting the market at the moment? Yes, she is./ No, she isn't.
3. Are your friends having a barbecue now? Yes, they are./ No, they aren't.
4. Is your teacher watching TV now? Yes, he/she is./ No, he/she isn't.

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Extra Practice

Work in pairs.

Ask and answer about what the members of your
friend's family are doing now. Use the Yes/No questions
and short answers.
Are your parents staying at
home now?

No, they aren't.
Is your grandmother cooking now?

Yes, she is.

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Prepositions
of
Movement
Presentation

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Find a suitable preposition for each picture
out of * into * across * through * over * along * to * onto

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Practice

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Extra Practice

WB page 39

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Production

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Extra Practice

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Work in pairs

Take turns making sentences using the following prepositions:
e.g.
• I go to school every day.

• Minh is walking along the
road.

• The dog is trying to get
out of the house.
• He put the books onto the shelf.
• The bird is flying over the
• The boy is walking across the flowers.
street.
• The girl is walking
through the door.
• She dived into the water.

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CONSOLIDATION

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Find someone who is…
Students walk around the class and ask their friends to find the person who has
the information in each sentence. Students should use structures of Yes/No
questions for Present Continuous tense and short answers. Who can finish first
with more names is the winner.
Activities
feeling hungry
feeling happy

reading a good book this month
………..

You: Are you feeling hungry?

Names
Toan

….

Toan: Yes, I am.

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Find someone who is….

Activities
feeling hungry
feeling happy

Names
Toan

reading a good book this month
learning a new sport
looking for a good film to watch
waiting for a message reply
learning to play a musical instrument (e.g. guitar, piano,
…)
having problems with their family members / friend

You: Are you feeling hungry?

Toan: Yes, I am.

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WRAP-UP

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Today's lesson
Grammar
- use the Present Continuous to ask and
answer about actions happening now.
- use prepositions of movement correctly.

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Homework

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- Practise vocabulary and grammar and make sentences
using them.
- Do the exercises in TA 6 Right on WB (p. 39).
- Complete the grammar notes in TA 6 Right on Notebook (p.
40).
- Prepare for the next lesson (p. 76 SB).

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Enjoy your day!