To provide review and practice of positive, negative and question forms of Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses in the context of jobs
To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of jobs
To provide gist reading practice using a text about letters to the editor in the context of jobs
Procedure (36-45 minutes)
I link to previous lesson and remind the students of Bonnie and Harry.
By using the text, I ask the students to identify which phrases are in the Present Continuous and which phrases are in the Present Simple.
Students do ex.3b for grammar discovery purposes.
I am going to use timelimes and concept checking questions to clarify meaning. I am going to focus on form on the board and drill sample sentences for pronunciation (especially contractions). I am going to introduce action and state verbs. Students do ex.3c.
Students do ex.5 for controlled practice and work in pairs to compare answers. Whole class feedback to explain why each verb form is used.
Students do ex.8. They write the questions -in pairs- using the prompts and peer check their answers. Students do ex.9. They mingle for that part and take notes. Whole class feedback by asking them what they found about their classmates.