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Emad A. Hawaig
MA Applied Linguistics & TESOL
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Outline Grammar point: presentprogressive.
Form
Usage/meaning
Learners:
Context:
Age
Level in English Teaching Methodology: PPP
References
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Progressive forms:
past
be in present + present participle (verb + -ing).
future
(Cowan, Ron, 2008: 362)
The present progressive: form: be(i.e. am, is, or are) +(verb+ -ing).
Negative with not after verb to be:
(be + not) in contracted (short) forms
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Ongoing
Action
At or around thetime of speaking
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Learners Context: Preparatory Year Program - KSA
Age: 19-20 year-old students. Level: Pre-intermediate (low level of English)
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Teaching Methodology PPP(Maurer, 1997; Swan, 2005; Harmer, 2009)
Introduce a present progressive situation Model an ongoing action with visuals , e.g. a picture
of a school bus
Contextualised
Peer-check discussion Teacher boards Ss sentences in progressive.
Error correction
1.Presentation
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2.Controlled Practice
Practice orally in pairs Slips of cards with sentences in progressive tense.
Students in pairs involve in a dialogic talk using the cards (choral),e.g.:
Students monitored and mistakes corrected.
Fill-in-the-gap activity (restricted exercise)Worksheet Spoken, useful vocabulary, communicative.
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3.Production
Board race game:
Students work in groups(4-5 students per each) . A representative student heads to the board and writes.
Other partners of each group dictate to their repsentences in progressive tense.
Time-limited task. Then Ss self-correction.
Collaborative, less-controlled and communicative.
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Learners errors Form-based errors: e.g.
Meaning-based error: e.g.
Contracted forms: am/is/are + not: e.g. Drop the final e, e.g. live, or changing ie into y, e.g.
die, etc.
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References Cowan, R. (2008). The Teacher's Grammar of English: A Course Book
and Reference Guide, with Answers. Cambridge University Press.
Greenbaum, S. (1996) The Oxford English Grammar. OxfordUniversity press.
Maurer, J. K. (1997). Presentation, practice, and production in the EFL class.The Language Teacher Online.
Swan, M. (2005). Practical English usage(Vol. 95). Oxford: Oxford UniversityPress.
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Worksheet
Use the verb in brackets in the present progressive tense where appropriate (fill in the gap).
Alan ................ (ride) a scooter outside. Answer: ______________ We ........... (build) a sandcastle yesterday. Answer: ______________ Tom .............. (write) his literature essay these days. Answer: ______________ Ted .................(walk) in the park right now. Answer: ______________ Luke ................. (see) the doctor tomorrow. Answer: ______________ My sister ................ (eat) ice cream sometimes. Answer: ______________ She ................ (have) a bath every evening.
Answer: ______________ He ................. (have) a party next weekend. Answer: ______________ This cake ............... (taste) funny. Answer: ______________
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