Movie Trailer English Listening: Present Progressive

Touch his Lay on the

head
ground

Scream
at Jack

Play
Fly over
basketball Jacks
head
Ride a
Sit at a
Fall
motorcycle desk
through
a hole
Light a
Shoot a
Bang on
match
gun
the door

Fly and
shoot

Ask the girl Light

shine

Talk to
Jack

Spin
around

Pretend you are a reporter, and you are telling the TV listeners exactly what is happening right now
on the show in the order it is happening. Use the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE tense.
1. Jack _______________________________, he _______________________________, and he
________________________.
2. Right now, an object/plane _______________________________________, the
woman____________________________________. Jack _____________________________.
3. Now, the red- haired woman ____________________________________, but Jack
________________________________________and he _________________________________________.
4. At this moment, the man with the glasses __________________________, but the red-haired woman
________________________________________. Jack _________________________________________.
5. Now, the light ___________________________________ in the room, Jack _______________________ a
question ,and the planes ____________________________________. Now, Jacks plane
____________________________________.

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Touch his Lay on the

Play
Fly over
head
ground basketball Jacks
head
Talk to
Jack

Ride a
motorcycle

Sit at a
desk

Fall
through a
hole

Scream
at Jack

Light a
match

Shoot a
gun

Bang on
the door

Fly and
shoot

Ask the girl

Shine
bright

Spin
around

*Teacher: Cut and distribute cards after students order the pictures, having them match the vocab
cards with the correct pictures. This works on sight recognition of vocabulary. Circulate and assist with
unfamiliar vocab

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Cut and distribute the pictures, then play the

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Students put them in order. Then hand out the
first sheet. Have students put the present
progressive in the blanks.

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KEY:
1. Is playing basketball, is laying on the
ground, is touching his head.
2. Is flying over Jacks head/ is riding a
motorcycle /is sitting at a desk/
3. Is talking to Jack/is falling through a
hole /is shooting a gun
4. Is lighting a match/is screaming at
Jack/is banging on the door.
5. The light is shining/is asking the
girl/are flying and shooting/is
spinning around.

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