Презентация "Present Simple or Present Continuous?"

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS Kovaleva V. A.

PRESENT SIMPLE *For activities that we repeat regularly (routines, habits): He works hard. They don’t watch TV. She visits her grandmother every weekend. *For states: He doesn’t like chocolate. “Do you have a pet?” “Yes, I do” “Does she want a drink?” “No, she doesn’t.”

PRESENT CONTINUOUS  *For activities that continue during the time of speaking:  Mum can’t come to the phone – she’s having a shower.  What are you wearing? It looks strange.  *For activities that happen regularly but only for a limited period of time:  I’m building a tree hose at the moment.  He isn’t living at home while he’s at university.

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE. PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR THE PRESENT SIMPLE. Sue Could you turn the TV down? I ____ (try) to read my book. Tom OK. What ____ (you read)? Sue It’s about a journalist. She _____ (work) for the BBC. I’m at the part in the book where she _____ (interview) people about the Mafia. Tom That’s interesting. Who ____ (she interview)? Sue She ____ (talk) to a man who has got lots of information about Mafia families. She _____ (not like) him very much but … Tom Sorry, can you smell anything? ___ (something burn)? Sue No, it’s just the neighbours. They ___ (often have) a barbecue at the weekend… Oh, no! I ____ (cook) sausages for supper! They ___ (burn)!

USE THE MODEL IN BRACKETS TO WRITE ONE SENTENCE IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND ONE IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS Model: 1. Mark repairs cars. He’s taking dancing lessons. 1. Mark is a mechanic. (repair cars/ take dancing lessons) 2. 2. Mary is a businesswoman. (have a meeting in Rome/ work in Paris) 3. Natalie is an athlete. (run regularly/ train for the Olympics) 4. Peter is a postman. (deliver letters/ have lunch)

WHICH OF THESE TIME EXPRESSIONS DO WE USUALLY USE WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND WHICH WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS?  At the moment  Every morning  Never  Now  Occasionally  Often  Once a week  Rarely  Sometimes  This week  usually

LANGUAGE PROBLEM SOLVING: -ING FORMS Rules 1. As the subject of a sentence: Dancing is fun. 2. After prepositions: She’s bored with doing the housework. 3. After certain verbs, f. e. love, hate, prefer: I love dancing. 4. As a part of a continuous tense form: I’m thinking. Match the sentences (1-8) with the rules (a- d).  1. Working with animals is very relaxing.  2. .I’m not afraid of meeting dangerous animals.  3. I love being so close to nature.  4. I’m trying to grow vegetables in my garden.  5. I often go cycling because the countryside is beautiful here.  6. I’m good at finding mushrooms in the forest.  7. A friend from the city is staying with me for a week to have some rest.  8. When I was young, I didn’t enjoy getting up so early.’’m not afraid of meeting dangerous animals.

USE THE MODEL TO WRITE SENTENCES. Model: 1. Sailing is good fun. 1. sail/ good fun 2. climb mountains/ dangerous 3. play outdoor games/ healthy 4. sunbathe/ a long time/ dangerous 5. do exams/ stressful 6. meet friends/ enjoyable 7. swim in the sea/ in the UK/ not always enjoyable 8. watch TV/ popular

WRITE 5 SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO NATURE. USE TIME EXPRESSIONS.  Eat fruit and vegetables  Eat meat  Eat organic food  Go for walks  Grow plants  Have a pet  Recycle paper/ glass/ metal  Spend time in the countryside  Use a car  Walk or cycle to school  Watch TV