Present Continuous and Past Continuous (2)

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Lead-In

Look at the pictures (A–D). Discuss them with your partner by answering the questions below.
  1. What are the people doing?
  2. Where are they?
  3. How do they feel?​​
  4. What were they doing before the picture was taken?​​

A

B

C

D

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Do You Remember?

      • actions happening at the moment of speaking
      • two actions in progress at the same time in the past
      • temporary situations
      • annoying habits
      • long actions which were interrupted by short ones
      • actions happening at a moment in the past
      1. say → 
      2.  → hiding
      3. run → 
      4.  → talking
      5. cut → 
      6. ride → 
      7.  → coming
      8. die → 
      9. ski → 
      10.  → moving
      11. tidy → 
      12. cry → 
      13.  → travelling
      14. swim → 
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      What Were They Doing?

      Exercise 3

      Match the film stars to what they say they were doing in the past. Use the Internet to help you.
      • I was starring in Friends.
      • We were dancing at my wedding.
      • We were living in Iowa.
      • I was playing in a scary movie.
      • I was playing in the film Hamlet.
      • I was playing a vampire slayer.
      • I was voicing Manny in Ice Age.
      • I was voicing one of yellow characters.

      In today’s acting class, we  a play that will be released in September. The play is about a young boy who  for a summer job because his parents  the world and he’s bored.

      Before the parents went on the trip, they  on a quiet farm in the middle of Estonia, but suddenly, the parents had an idea that they could go travelling. Now, Timo, the boy,  to work throughout the summer to meet new people and earn some pocket money. The day before, he  to a nice person at the cinema. They  for a cloakroom assistant. He thinks he’s got the job, but he  patiently.

      Today, we  three hours of rehearsals. This time last week, we  through eight-hour days! Everyone  very hard, so it will pay off in the end. 

      Text for the Teacher
      Everyone is singing along, and they are all feeling extremely happy. Some people are lighting fireworks, some people are having a picnic, and some people are just chatting with their friends or families. Before the event, the organisers were running around and making sure everything was going according to the plan. The hot dog sellers were setting up their stalls in the park, the performers were doing sound checks, and the guests who had arrived early were waiting at the gates. Now, everyone is celebrating one of the most important holidays in the US.

      What is the event?
      (The 4th of July celebration)
      • Dogs were playing in the park.
      • Everyone in the park is celebrating a holiday.
      • Everyone is singing.
      • The hot dog sellers were setting up their stalls.
      • No one is talking.
      • None of the guests were waiting.
      • People are feeling sad.
      • Some people are lighting fireworks.
      • People aren’t having picnics.
      • The guests were making sure everything was OK.
      • The organisers were running around.
      • The performers weren’t rehearsing.
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      Time to Talk

      Pairwork 1

      Choose a holiday photo in your phone album. Then your partner asks you Yes/No questions to guess what is happening in the picture.
      Let them guess where you are, what you are doing, how you are feeling, etc.

      Are you riding a bike?

      No, I’m not.

      Are you swimming in the sea?

      Yes, I am.

      Example: In this picture, we are in Greece. We are having lunch at a local restaurant. Everyone is feeling super happy. The most exciting thing that happened was when we were walking around in the city at nighttime.

      Name

      Where are you?

      What are you doing?

      How are you feeling?

      What excited you the most?

      Liis

      Greece

      having lunch

      happy

      city at night

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      How Am I Doing?

      I can use the Present Continuous to describe temporary situations and actions happening at the moment of speaking.

      I can use the Past Continuous to describe actions taking a place at a moment in the past.

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