Introduction
What do you usually do in the (morning)? What do you do after (breakfast)?
Ask each other similar questions.
Grammar 1
Let's look at the simple present.
We use the simple present to talk about things that happen every day or all the time.
For example:
I go to work every day. He plays golf every weekend.
I/You/We/They >>> play — He/She/It >>> plays
I/You/We/They >>> don't play — He/She/It >>> doesn't play
Controlled Practice 1
Make sentences using the simple present. For example:
I/tennis >>> I play tennis every day.
I/friends
you/action movies
he/orange juice
she/eight o'clock
we/Italian food
they/the park
they / shower / every evening
I / TV / every morning
we / bus / to work
Make negative sentences. For example:
I/rock music >>> I don't listen to rock music.
I/meat
you/French
he/newspaper
she/coffee
we/computers
they/uniforms
We / Germany
I / drink / everyday
Tom / workout
Make questions. For example:
(you/dinner (what) >>> What do you eat for dinner?)
you/study (what)
he/meet (who)
she/ski (where)
they/go/office (how)
they/go shopping (when)
Tom and Sally / live (where)
they / work (where)
you / lunch (what)
you / dinner (where)
Language in Use 1
What do you usually do in the evenings?
What do you usually do on your weekends?
What time do you go to bed?
What do you usually have for lunch?
Ask each other similar questions.
"What do you usually do?" game: A student says a time or day of the week. Other students say something they usually do at that time. Students take turns.
"Job" game: A student thinks of a job and keeps it a secret. Other students try to guess the job by asking Yes/No questions. The student who guesses the job gets to go next. Instructor might want to write the following verbs on the whiteboard to help students: work, use, wear, meet, talk, sit.
Grammar 2
Let's look at the present progressive.
We use the present progressive to talk about things that are happening now.
For example:
I am studying English now.
The present progressive is different from the simple present:
I play >>> I am playing, He plays >>> He is playing, They play >>> They are playing.
I don't play >>> I'm not playing — He doesn't play >>>He isn't playing — They don't play >>> They aren't playing.
What do you play? >>> What are you playing?
Where does she play? >>> Where is she playing?
I'm teaching now. What are you doing? What is your (best friend doing)? Ask each other similar questions.
Controlled Practice 2
Look at these examples:
John: a cook/kitchen/cooking
>>> John is a cook. He works in a kitchen every day. He is cooking now.
Ann: a teacher/school/teaching
>>> Ann is a teacher. She works at a school every day. She is teaching now.
Now you try:
David: a taxi driver/New York/driving
Lisa: a dancer/dance studio/dancing
Kim: a housekeeper/hotel/cleaning
Jack: an actor/Hollywood/acting
Meg: a singer/night club/singing
Pierre: a model/Paris/modeling
Tony: student / New York University / studying
Ronaldo: soccer player / Brazil / practicing
Nina: cook / fast food restaurant / cooking
Change these sentences into the present progressive.
For example:
I sleep on the sofa. >>> I am sleeping on the sofa.
I drink coffee. He plays baseball. They watch movies.
I don't study English. She doesn't work. We don't eat breakfast.
What do you do? Where does he play tennis? What do they watch on TV?
Language in Use 2
What do you think your (best friend, parents, neighbor) is doing right now? Ask each other similar questions.
"What are they doing?" game: Instructor says a person and students say what that person is doing now. Examples to help students: mother, father, brother, sister, best friend, neighbor, coworker.
"What am I doing?" game: A student imagines that they are doing an activity (e.g. hiking). They keep this activity a secret. However, they can say three things that they are doing, related to the activity. Other students try to guess the activity. Students take turns.