Using Action Words · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.5.4.1.1 - Identify the present continuous form of action words in spoken and written communication

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the present continuous form of action words in spoken sentences when the teacher reads them aloud.
Point out the present continuous form of action words in a short written passage.
State the rule for forming the present continuous (add -ing to the action word, with am, is or are before it).
Distinguish between a simple action word (e.g., run) and its present continuous form (e.g., running) when both appear in the same sentence.
Explain that the present continuous form shows an action happening right now.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Action Words (5.4)
Content standard: B3.5.4.1 - Apply knowledge of action words in communication The content standard column of printed p.99 also carries the bare code "B3.5.4.1.3", level with that indicator's heading in the next column: a typesetting leftover, removed here.
Indicator: B3.5.4.1.1 - Identify the present continuous form of action words in spoken and written communication
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 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:

content standard text - p.99
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 99
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Through demonstration, assist learners to use the continuous form of the action words such as running, eating and sitting. Provide sentences and let learners identify the continuous form of the action words:
e.g. Adongo is running with the ball.