Past continuous speaking activity the worksheet contains a number of situations your students were presumably involved in a day before. Complete each sentence or question with the main verb in the present continuous tense. Speaking activity role play practicing the present continuous pete hall. British broadcasting corporation 2007 grammar challenge present perfect continuous practice activities. A lot of the tasks sprang from my own imagination, stimulating me to go into the classroom, feeling motivated by the freshness that accompanies a new inspiration and being eager to share it with my students. Amusing ways of giving students intensive practice of the past progressive tense 1. Recently i have spent quite a lot of time designing various speaking activities for my students.
The first activity places students in the role of party host and a lost guest where students will develop both their speaking and listening skills through a map reading. Save hours of lesson preparation time with the entire busyteacher library. Available on amazon paperback kindle or gumroad pdf word ebook. Present simple and continuous taboo topics game worksheet 3 questions writing and speaking practice make some more present simple and present continuous tense questions for each of the five. Present continuous tense can be difficult for esl students to grasp. The speaking activities in this text come from a variety of sources. This is the perfect activity for studying questions in the past tense. That is the reason why i created several dealing with present continuous tense. Some verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. Tell students they are going to write a newspaper article about a robbery in a public place. However, there are not many speaking activities around. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a. To describe actions happening at the exact moment of speech. Speaking activities are one of the most popular teaching activities.
Esl present continuous game miming and speaking activity preintermediate a2 25 minutes. Weather and seasons speaking es prei prxnugr ssies writing a og bl vocabulary activities 1 2. Every listeningspeaking activity should require a response. Thats 4,036 pages filled with thousands of practical activities and tips that you can start using today. However, this configuration produces a very dynamic, often times tense atmosphere, one that gains a great deal of its energy from students. Students interview a partner and then write a aparagraph similarities and differences. Get all of our questions, plus many more, in an easy to access format. Click on the image below or the link at the download the printable pdf file. This esl lesson plan contains activities, games and resources for teaching the present simple and continuous to intermediate level students b1. English esl speaking present continuous worksheets most. Students are given a list of strange actions and ask their partners to come up with innocent reasons why. The best way of teaching the present tenses is to compare and contrast them. Present continuous speaking worksheet busy teacher.
Tenses with mr bean present simple or continuous duration. The target language is the present continuous tense present progressive tense. Be going to present continuous esl activities games worksheets. It is a very structured activity in which students write a short newspaper article about a robbery. This tense is used to express actions that are currently in progress. Teaching the present continuous tense english grammar. Present simple and present continuous vocabulary activities. Esl past continuous worksheet reading, matching and writing activity intermediate b1 25 minutes. Present continuous esl games worksheets activities teach this. Trendy english board games for kids 59 ideas esl speaking activities, speaking games, english. The greatest challenge with present continuous is understanding the difference between a routine action present simple and an activity occurring at the moment. Top 10 esl speaking activities new american pathways. Your esl students can easily learn to differentiate between the present simple and the present continuous if you give them some fun speaking activities. It takes about 45 minutes if students talk about every picture.
The recommended way to view these materials is through the tefl handbook app, which gives you offline access to everything on the site. To describe present continuous sentences, without saying the sentence or using three. To practice speaking and listening to the present perfect tense and the differences between for and since. Enjoyable way to practise using the present continuous in the classroom. This is a guided speaking activity where students talk about routines or things happening right now.
Sometimes the spelling of the infinitive form changes when we add ing. Present continuous tense speaking games to learn english. Unfortunately, students sometimes find it difficult to distinguish between ongoing actions and routine activities. This is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use with primary classes to revise the present continuous form. Present continuous present continuous taboo she is watching tv. The pictures and sentences help them to use the correct tense. Esl conversation questions present perfect continuous. This could be compared to cooking on impulse rather than. Here is a list of pictures together with some easy present continuous sentences.
Hand each student one situation, give the class some time time to think it over and ask. This packet of listening and speaking activities contains just a few of the hundreds of activities available for classroom instruction. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. This is not only a classic activity for the past continuous, but also an all time classic tefl game. Speaking activity role play practicing the present continuous. Fun activities present simple vs continuous teaching. Busy teachers can use this worksheet to make their students talk about t present actions. Present continuous esl games, interactive and printable pdf worksheets and activities for teachers to use online or in class with a1 and a2 level students. Click on the image or the link to download the pdf file. This is a 4 page speaking based lesson, with one page of homework, and teachers instructions. Then pick out one or two activities and read using the activities. Speaking activities to practise must and past continuous.
Esl online present continuous breakout room activity listening and speaking elementary a1a2 20 minutes. Esl online be going to breakout room activity reading, writing, listening and speaking elementary a1a2 35 minutes. Present continuous taboo esl activities games worksheets. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan. Perhaps the main reason why this approach isnt used more in the classroom is that it can be difficult to find speaking and writing activities with a natural mix of. Listening and speaking activities for adult esl learners. Charades and the present continuous an acting and speaking activity instructions for the teacher students will practice the present continuous tense in this traditional game of acting and guessing.
You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. The meaning is sometimes no different than the present perfect tense. To support teachers who are teaching from home, we have made onestopenglish free until the end of june 2020. Present continuous he is sitting down on the stairs. Future continuous 36 squares, each asking about a different future time speak for at least 1minute per roll. Lots of great worksheets and activities to keep your students engaged and learning. Actions present continuous page 3 of 8 copyright esl kidstuff. How to teach the present continuous to esl students. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. When they each know how to describe their daily activities bring in a clock and play the following game. Fun activities present simple vs continuous the activity i usually use is asking them to describe the sequence of daily activities from when they get up in the morning to when they go to bed. While teaching the present continuous tense, it is always a good idea to start with things that are happening in the classroom at the time of speaking. This past continuous worksheet helps students learn and practice three ways the tense is used. They can also see how much their students remember about the picture they have just seen.
A speaking and writing exercise to practice language used for comparisons. If you are a current subscriber and have any questions, please contact us please feel free to share the resourcesremember to acknowledge the source and use the original without any alterations. Weve got a resource thats going to help save you some prep time. The principal uses of the present continuous are listed below. After reading through the grammar introduction, students do a gapfill exercise where they. Intermediate level pair work or small groups approximately 20 minutes dice required. These ideas will show you how to do the even more difficult task of combining them in practice activities, all of them done in simple and entertaining ways. I have been living in japan for six years i have lived in japan for six years the action started in the past and has continued up until now. Comparingpeoplespeakingand writing language activity. Complete each sentence or question with the present perfect continuous tense. Top 10 esl speaking activities for even more esl games and activities, check out. Students usually like them and they are very useful. Click here for the comparing people speaking activity pdf file.
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