Grammar 2IECP

Fall 2013

Nikki Mattson

Agenda

Present Continuous

Future

Boggle!

Simple Present vs. Continuous

Simple Present Present Continuous

alwaysoftenusuallysometimesseldomneverevery dayevery weekevery yearon Mondaysafter school

at the momentnow just nowright nowListen!Look!this week this month this year

Present Continuous and Simple Game

Read the list of verbs.

Choose 1 word and describe it with just one sentence using the present simple and one sentence using the preset continuous.

For example, if the word is “breathe” :

I do this many times every day.

Everyone in the world is doing this now except some divers.

Game WordsWin Push Sleep Eat

Smile Take Yawn Understand

Write Watch Sneeze Teach

Read Sink Paint Grow

Rain Step Sing Hide

Stand Mix Give Ask

Review – Non Action Verbs

Practice

Pg. 65, ex. 13, guess + listen

Composition (practice)

Practice – in class

Complete for HW (optional)

Future Tense

How can we talk/write about the future?

Future

Pg. 66, Qs 1+2

Listen

1) What is happening to the population in the U.S.?

2) According to the author, what will happen in 2050?

3) Why does the author think there will be a labor shortage in the future?

4) What does the author think will happen to the housing market?

Practice

Pg. 68, ex. 15, guess + listen

Practice

Pg. 71, ex. 17 (guess + listen)

HW

Review pgs. 65-71