B1 English Language · Term 3 Week 10: Using Action Words

Lesson notes

Indicator: B1.5.4.1.3 - Use the present tense continuous form of verbs.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the present continuous form of verbs in sentences (verbs ending in -ing with am, is, or are before them)
Change simple present tense verbs to present continuous form by adding -ing and using the correct helping verb
Complete sentences with the correct present continuous form of a given verb
Form their own sentences using the present continuous tense to describe actions happening now
Use present continuous tense correctly in a short dialogue about what people are doing at the moment

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Strand: Using Writing Convention/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Action Words (5.4)
Content standard: B1.5.4.1 - Apply knowledge of action words in communication
Indicator: B1.5.4.1.3 - Use the present tense continuous form of verbs.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.35
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 35
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The document prints this indicator with no exemplars: it is the last line of printed p.35 and printed p.36 opens a new sub-strand.