ACTIVITY 37

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
ROBOTS (3’22)
A. LOOK AT THE SENTENCES BELOW. THESE ARE ACTIVITIES THAT THE ROBOTS DO EVERY
DAY IN THEIR CITY.
 1.They play in the streets.
 2. Ice cream robots sell ice cream.
 3. They drive cars.
 4. They play soccer.
 5. They work inside the stores.
 6. They swim in the pool.
 7. They feed the chicken.
 8. They listen to classical music.
 9. They take care of the traffic.
 10. They smoke cigarette on the street bench.
 11. They mow the lawn.
 12. They make babies.
 13. Baby robots cry.
 14. They eat in restaurants.

B. WATCH THE FILM AND CHECK THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE ROBOTS ARE DOING THAT MORNING.

C. NOW REWRITE THE SENTENCES ABOVE USING THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS, AFFIRMATIVE OR
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE SEGMENT.

EX: 1 - Some robots are playing in the streets.

2 - An ice cream vendor is selling ice cream.

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MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS

TEACHER’S KEY – ACTIVITY 37 – PRESENT CONTINUOUS

ROBOTS

THE ROBOTS ARE PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13.

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