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A fun way to review the present continuous (young learners)

7/12/2012

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This activity is great to introduce the present continuous in a new school year. It is also an excellent way to review essential vocabulary such as daily routines and food. I have carried out this activity with students who have a slight idea of the present continuous' pattern so it works as a review of it very well.

For this activity you will need:
 1. Flashcards with verbs (words) : dance, sing, have a shower, sleep drink, eat .... (daily routines).

 2. Flashcards with animals (pictures or words): giraffe, owl, cat, dog, bear ....
 3. Flashcards with food or drinks: water, orange juice, pasta, pizza, muffin...

Instructions: 
 1. Divide the flashcards in three groups according to their category (verbs, animals, and food and drinks).

 2. Let each student choose one flashcard from groups 1 and 2. In case they pick "eat" or "drink" they will also pick a flashcard from group 3. 
 3. Students will represent the combination of flashcards and will write the a sentence in the present continuous. If they picked "bear", "eat" and "pasta", they would represent and write "the bear is eating pasta".
 4. Do the activity first in front of the students so they can see what exactly they are expected to do.
 5. If necessary (depending on your students' age) go around and check which flashcards they got and write the sentences on the blackboard so they can copy them.

 6. The final result is so lovely! Check my students' work below!

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    My name is Beatriz Paternain. I am an ESL specialist who graduated in 2012 with a Master's of Education in TESOL and World Languages Education from the University of Georgia

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