Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Christo van Zyl 2023 May 10 CEFR A2 Pre-Intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
Present Continuous tense (also known as the present progressive tense)
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Converse and express thoroughly about what they are doing in the present Had a conversation between themselves and their peers where they will
by comprehending how to utilise the present continuous tense within their implement the knowledge attained, within 3 groups consisting of 4 people,
vocabulary. as there are 12 students. The learners will have been involved in different
The target vocabulary incorporated in this lesson will consists of: activities to educate them with the lesson topic.
“I/he/she/it/you/they/we/am/is/are/-ing”
Example sentences:
"You are working."
"I am building."
"He is talking."
"They are rowing."
,Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students might become confused with the L2 (English) vocabulary as 1. Before the lesson even begins, I will draw a column on the board
there might be cognates, collocations and idiomatic language that is illustrating how the present continuous tense in the 3 languages
contradictory with their L1 French and Italian language which may Italian, Spanish and English differs with an example provided where
cause confusion and a misunderstanding. these adverbs are used in a sentence structure for the learners to
refer to throughout the entire lesson to avoid confusion.
2. The comprehension of how the adverb sounds and how it should be e.g
presented through real life speech may be difficult for the
student(s) to grasp. The pronunciation of some of these adverbs The French don't have a separate present continuous verb form like we do in
might be hard to say and some might even be completely absent English, so to use an example “I dance” and “I am dancing” are both
from the L1 of the students particularly from France or Italy. represented by the same verb, je danse. But, if you want to say you are in the
middle of dancing, you can say, je suis en train de danser.
3. Students having little/no interest in the lesson might be problematic.
In Italian the present continuous is used instead of the present simple to talk
about what is happening at the moment, when you want to emphasize that
it’s happening right now. To use an example" they are coming" becomes
"they’re coming"
2. I will use audio to let the classroom listen to the sound of the
present continuous phrases presented especially with "-ing" while I
physically demonstrate how the sound is madeusing my mouth and
let the class practice it also while working in groups.
3. I will use some games, group assignments and interactive
teamwork to keep the students involved also engaged with quick
responses given in all the stages of this lesson.
, Target language analysis:
1. What is the The main use of the present continuous tense is to refer to temporary events and actions.
use or
function of This means something that has begun but has not finished or is in the process of being completed. What is important is that the event
this or action is occurring for a limited period of time, which includes the moment of speaking.
language?
(include a This can be shown by this present continuous tense timeline:
timeline if
appropriate)
Christo van Zyl 2023 May 10 CEFR A2 Pre-Intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
Present Continuous tense (also known as the present progressive tense)
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Converse and express thoroughly about what they are doing in the present Had a conversation between themselves and their peers where they will
by comprehending how to utilise the present continuous tense within their implement the knowledge attained, within 3 groups consisting of 4 people,
vocabulary. as there are 12 students. The learners will have been involved in different
The target vocabulary incorporated in this lesson will consists of: activities to educate them with the lesson topic.
“I/he/she/it/you/they/we/am/is/are/-ing”
Example sentences:
"You are working."
"I am building."
"He is talking."
"They are rowing."
,Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students might become confused with the L2 (English) vocabulary as 1. Before the lesson even begins, I will draw a column on the board
there might be cognates, collocations and idiomatic language that is illustrating how the present continuous tense in the 3 languages
contradictory with their L1 French and Italian language which may Italian, Spanish and English differs with an example provided where
cause confusion and a misunderstanding. these adverbs are used in a sentence structure for the learners to
refer to throughout the entire lesson to avoid confusion.
2. The comprehension of how the adverb sounds and how it should be e.g
presented through real life speech may be difficult for the
student(s) to grasp. The pronunciation of some of these adverbs The French don't have a separate present continuous verb form like we do in
might be hard to say and some might even be completely absent English, so to use an example “I dance” and “I am dancing” are both
from the L1 of the students particularly from France or Italy. represented by the same verb, je danse. But, if you want to say you are in the
middle of dancing, you can say, je suis en train de danser.
3. Students having little/no interest in the lesson might be problematic.
In Italian the present continuous is used instead of the present simple to talk
about what is happening at the moment, when you want to emphasize that
it’s happening right now. To use an example" they are coming" becomes
"they’re coming"
2. I will use audio to let the classroom listen to the sound of the
present continuous phrases presented especially with "-ing" while I
physically demonstrate how the sound is madeusing my mouth and
let the class practice it also while working in groups.
3. I will use some games, group assignments and interactive
teamwork to keep the students involved also engaged with quick
responses given in all the stages of this lesson.
, Target language analysis:
1. What is the The main use of the present continuous tense is to refer to temporary events and actions.
use or
function of This means something that has begun but has not finished or is in the process of being completed. What is important is that the event
this or action is occurring for a limited period of time, which includes the moment of speaking.
language?
(include a This can be shown by this present continuous tense timeline:
timeline if
appropriate)
