b-slim

Unit: Interest/opinionsTopic: Media

Sub Topic: Books

TV vs. BOOKS

comedymovie

readingmusical

watching

vocabulary

vocabulary

movie

vocabulary

comedy

vocabulary

musical

vocabulary

watching

vocabulary

reading

Present continuous Tense

S is, am, are V.ing Object+ + +

I’m reading a book.

What is he doing.

How to use

1. We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.

The kids are watching TV.

I am sitting down, because I am tired.

How to use

2. We can also use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.

I am reading a really interesting book now.

We aren't working hard these days.

How to use

3. The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities happening in the near future, especially for planned future events.

I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.

Polly is coming for dinner tomorrow.

Example

1. I am …….……………. football tonight.playing

2. Sally is …………………. a bath.taking

3. We aren't …………………….. hard these days.working

Conversation between Abby and Nita

Abby: What are you doing, Nita?

Nita : I’m reading a book.

Abby: What’s it called?

Nita: Dr.Dolitle by Hugh Lofting.Have you read it?

Abby: No, but I saw the movie.

Conversation between Abby and Nita

Nita : Which one did you see, the old one or the new one?

Abby: I don’t know. It was a comedy starring Eddie Murphy.

Nita :That’s the new movies. The old movie was a musical.

I prefer reading books to watching movies. They’re more

interesting.

Abby: I don’t. I’d rather see the movie.

It’s easier.

Matching Game

Make a group of 5 people.

Matching picture and vocabulary, stick on

the paper.

picture vocabulary

movie

comedy

watching

musical

reading

Unscramble the sentences

Make a group of 4 people and

unscramble the sentences in the paper.

Unscramble the sentences

Example

You / Nita / What / , / are / doing / ?

……………………………………………………………What are you doing, Nita?

Unscramble the sentences

1. comedy / a / It / starring / was / Eddie Murphy / .

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. reading / I / to watching / prefer / books / movies / .

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Unscramble the sentences

3. the / saw / movie / I / .

4. movie / old / was / a / musical / The / .

………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Unscramble the sentences

5. reading / book / a / I’m / .

…………………………………………………….

Unscramble the sentences

1. comedy / a / It / starring / was / Eddie Murphy / .

1. It was a comedy starring Eddie Murphy.

2. reading / I / to watching / prefer / books / movies / .

2. I prefer reading books to watching movies.

Unscramble the sentences

3. the / saw / movie / I / .

4. movie / old / was / a / musical / The / .

3. I saw the movie.

4. The old movie was a musical.

Unscramble the sentences

5. reading / book / a / I’m / .

5. I’m reading a book.