Emad A.

Hawaig MA Applied Linguistics & TESOL

Outline
Grammar point: present progressive. Form Usage/meaning Learners: Context: Age Level in English Teaching Methodology: PPP References

 Progressive forms:
past be in present + present participle (verb + -ing). future (Cowan, Ron, 2008: 362)

The present progressive: form: be (i.e. am, is, or are) +

(verb+ -ing). Negative with not after verb to be: (be + not) in contracted (short) forms

Generally, actions in progress. (Greenbaum, 1996) Present progressive use: Ongoing actions at the time of speaking, or over a temporary or limited period. A planned future event with stative verbs, e.g.: Unusual temporary change, Gradual change. Alternative to the simple present(informal or polite tone). (Cown, Ron, 2008: 364-366)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Ongoing Action
At or around the time of speaking

Learners
Context: Age: Level:

Preparatory Year Program - KSA 19-20 year-old students. Pre-intermediate (low level of English)

Teaching Methodology PPP

(Maurer, 1997; Swan, 2005; Harmer, 2009)

1.Presentation

Introduce a present progressive situation

Model an ongoing action with visuals , e.g. a picture

of a school bus Contextualised Peer-check discussion Teacher boards Ss sentences in progressive. Error correction

2.Controlled Practice
Practice orally in pairs
Slips of cards with sentences in progressive tense. Students in pairs involve in a dialogic talk using the cards (choral),

e.g.: Students monitored and mistakes corrected. Fill-in-the-gap activity (restricted exercise) Worksheet Spoken, useful vocabulary, communicative.

3.Production
Board race game: Students work in groups(4-5 students per each) . A representative student heads to the board and writes. Other partners of each group dictate to their rep sentences in progressive tense. Time-limited task. Then Ss self-correction. Collaborative, less-controlled and communicative.

Learners errors
Form-based errors: e.g.
Meaning-based error: e.g. Contracted forms: am/is/are + not: e.g.

Drop the final e, e.g. live, or changing ie into y, e.g.

die, etc.

References
Cowan, R. (2008). The Teacher's Grammar of English: A Course Book

and Reference Guide, with Answers. Cambridge University Press. Greenbaum, S. (1996) The Oxford English Grammar. Oxford University press.
Maurer, J. K. (1997). Presentation, practice, and production in the EFL class. The Language Teacher Online. Swan, M. (2005). Practical English usage (Vol. 95). Oxford: Oxford University

Press.

Worksheet
Use the verb in brackets in the present progressive tense where appropriate (fill in the gap).

Alan ................ (ride) a scooter outside. Answer: ______________ We ........... (build) a sandcastle yesterday. Answer: ______________ Tom .............. (write) his literature essay these days. Answer: ______________ Ted .................(walk) in the park right now. Answer: ______________ Luke ................. (see) the doctor tomorrow. Answer: ______________ My sister ................ (eat) ice cream sometimes. Answer: ______________ She ................ (have) a bath every evening. Answer: ______________ He ................. (have) a party next weekend. Answer: ______________ This cake ............... (taste) funny. Answer: ______________