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1 Warm up

These phrases describe how people have fun on vacation. Match each phrase with a picture.

eating ice cream taking photos/selfies skiing buying souvenirs

swimming sunbathing eating pizza sightseeing

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Which activities do you do on a summer vacation?

Which activities do you do on a city break?

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2 Listening

Billy is on vacation with his family. Listen to his conversation with his mother and match each person
in his family with an activity. One item is extra.

1. Mom a. buying souvenirs

2. Dad b. eating ice cream

3. Harry c. sightseeing

4. Aunt Rachel d. sunbathing

5. Billy e. swimming

6. Extra f. taking photos

Listen again and write in the missing words. You need to write three words in each space.

1. Dad is swimming in
2. Harry is buying souvenirs so he can .
3. Aunt Rachel is taking photos of the old .
4. Mom says, " ice cream too!"

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3 Language point
Study the sentences in the table.

1 2 3 4

What are you doing?

Where is he swimming?

Why is he buying souvenirs?

How do we ask questions in the present continuous? Add these headings to the correct part of the
table.

verb + -ing question word

subject a form of "to be"

Study these sentences.

Where’s Aunt Rachel now?

Aunt Rachel is taking photos of the old streets and buildings.

She always goes out alone. She takes so many photos. It’s her job. She’s a photographer.

Choose the best word to complete the grammar rules.

We use the present continuous to talk about things at this moment or around now / that happen
regularly or are always true.

We use the present simple to talk about things at this moment or around now / that happen regularly
or are always true.

Study these sentences and read the grammar information.

Oh, you’re eating ice cream. I like ice cream. Now I want ice cream too!

• Some verbs cannot be used in continuous forms.

• These are verbs that describe feelings that are always true. We call these state verbs.
• Other examples are love, don’t like, hate, and prefer.

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4 Practice

Put these words in order to make questions. Then write a full answer using the words in brackets.

example:

0) are / doing / what / you (pizza)

What are you doing? / I’m/We’re eating pizza.

today / he / is / skiing / where (north)

1.

souvenirs / they / why / buying / are (so ... remember)

2.

she / traveling / right / now / where / is (China)

3.

you / book / why / reading / are / that (for ... English class).

4.

where / at / they / sightseeing / are / the moment (city)

5.

take / you / so / many / photos / do / why (because ... photographer)

6.

cream / she / like / does / ice (prefer ... cake)

7.

• What form is the verb in number 6 and 7? Why?

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5 Extra practice/homework

Rachel is on the phone with her friend. Read the dialogue and use the words in the box to complete
the sentences.

doesn’t like doing fun are x 2 souvenirs

eating taking hate so take

Rachel: Hi, Amy! How’s it going?

Amy: Hi, Rachel. I’m fine. Are you having fun on your vacation? What
1
you doing?
Rachel: I’m swimming in the hotel pool and eating ice cream.
2
Amy: That sounds great! Are you lots of photos?
3
Rachel: Yes, I always lots of photos.
Amy: I know! And how are the boys, Harry and Billy? What are they
4
right now?
5
Rachel: They’re pizza.
6
Amy: But Billy pizza.
Rachel: He likes pizza now!
Amy: How are your sister and her husband?
7
Rachel: They’re having too. They’re buying lots of fridge magnets as
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.
9
Amy: Really? Why they buying lots of fridge magnets?
Rachel:
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they can give them to their friends.
11
Amy: I hope they don’t give me one. I fridge magnets!

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6 Speaking

On the same vacation, Harry and his father are at the beach.

Working in pairs, read their dialogue and use your imagination to finish the sentences. The first word
in the sentence is given to you.

Dad Harry

Hi, Harry! What are you doing? Hi, Dad! I’m

1
.

For your social media, I guess. Yes. What are you doing, Dad?

2
I’m with cheese and tomato. Why
3
? It’s almost lunchtime!
4
Because . Where’s Billy? He’s
5
.

Really? He always says that he doesn’t like I know. But he

6
books. .
7
Good! And your mom? What She’s still sunbathing.
?

It’s very hot. I can see her over there. She’s I

8 9
. ! My favorite is chocolate.

Practice reading the dialogue out loud.

Perform your dialogue for another pair and compare your ideas.

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7 Optional extension

Here are five more activities that people do at the beach. Match the words and pictures.

1. a. kayaking

2. b. sailing

3. c. scuba diving

4. d. snorkeling

5. e. windsurfing

1. Which of these activities do you enjoy?

2. Which activities are new for you, and do you want to try them?
3. Which activity do you think is the most dangerous?
4. Do you know any more beach activities?

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Transcripts

2. Listening

Billy: It’s so hot! What are you doing, Mom?

Mom: Can’t you tell? I’m sunbathing.

Billy: Oh. Where’s Dad?

Mom: He’s swimming.

Billy: Where is he swimming?

Mom: He’s swimming in the hotel pool.

Billy: What’s Harry doing?

Mom: Your brother is buying souvenirs.

Billy: Why is he buying souvenirs?

Mom: He’s buying souvenirs so he can remember the vacation.

Billy: Oh. Where’s Aunt Rachel now?

Mom: She’s out. She’s taking photos of the old streets and buildings.

Billy: She always goes out alone. She takes so many photos.

Mom: It’s her job. She’s a photographer.

Mom: You’re very quiet, Billy. What are you doing? ... Billy? ... Billy? ... Oh, you’re eating ice
cream. I like ice cream. Now I want ice cream too!

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Key

1. Warm up

5 mins.
Call attention to the phrase have fun and work with the whole class to match the phrases with the pictures. Note
that the activities are presented as -ing forms (gerunds) in order to facilitate their use as present continuous verb
forms later in the lesson. Elicit/explain the meaning of a selfie (a photo that you take of yourself with your phone,
possibly to post on social media). Drill the pronunciation of all items. Then pose the follow-up questions (you
should elicit/explain a city break is a short vacation in a large city) and nominate students to answer; accept any
reasonable response.

1. buying souvenirs 2. eating ice cream 3. eating pizza 4. sightseeing

5. skiing 6. sunbathing 7. swimming 8. taking photos / selfies
Answers to questions:

1. Sunbathing, swimming, eating ice cream. 2. Buying souvenirs, sightseeing, taking photos.

2. Listening

10 mins.
Students will listen to the recording twice. The first time, they listen for main idea.– Explain the context and go
over the instructions. Play the recording and check answers. If students need to listen again, that’s fine. Then
students listen for detail and complete a gap-fill, writing three words in each space. Set the task and give them a
minute to recall the missing words if they can. Then play the recording and check answers.

a. d b. e c. a d. f e. b f. c
Answers:

1. the hotel pool.

2. remember the vacation
3. streets and buildings
4. Now I want

3. Language point

10 mins.
Students have already covered the basic forms and uses of the present continuous in the lesson plan, How’s the
weather? In this lesson, they are introduced to three further points: forming question-word questions, comparison
of the present simple and present continuous, and state (or stative) verbs. Go through the examples and activities
with students one by one. Elicit/explain the meaning of happen regularly ; if appropriate, you may want to translate
this into students’ L1. You may want to be more explicit in the final section and say that these forms are incorrect: "I
am liking ice cream. Now I am wanting ice cream too." Finally, drill the target language in all the example sentences
with the students.

1. question word
2. a form of to be
3. subject

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4. verb + -ing
Grammar rules:

1. at this moment or around now 2. that happen regularly or are always true

4. Practice

10 mins.
Go over the instructions and read the example with the class. Students work alone and then check answers in
pairs. They will benefit more from the exercise if they rewrite the whole sentence rather than just numbering the
question words, and they also need to write full answers. Pose the follow-up questions after checking answers
with the class so students can demonstrate an understanding of how the present simple is used in contrast with
the present continuous.
VARIATION: if you want to take less time for this exercise and increase the level of challenge, do it orally only.
Students can work in pairs to rehearse their answers, and then you can check with the whole class.
NOTE: If students are finding this difficult, skip the speaking stage and do the extra practice/homework exercises
in class for additional support.

1. Where is he skiing today? - He is skiing in the north today.

2. Why are they buying souvenirs? - They are buying souvenirs so they can remember their vacation.
3. Where is she traveling right now? - She’s traveling in China (right now).
4. Why are you reading that book? - I’m/We’re reading that book for my/our English class.
5. Where are they sightseeing at the moment? - They are sightseeing in the city (at the moment).
6. Why do you take so many photos? - I take so many photos because I’m a photographer.
7. Does she like ice cream? - She prefers cake.

1. Both 6 and 7 use the present simple. In 6 this is

because it’s a regular event relating to a job. In 7 this is
because like and prefer are state verbs.

5. Extra practice/homework

2 mins to explain.
These exercises can be assigned for homework or used instead of the speaking activity if the class needs more
support. If you use these for homework, make sure that you mark the exercises in a future class, or collect them
from students and mark them yourself outside class. If you prefer, you can make the answers available to students,
and they can check their own answers.

1. are 2. taking 3. take

4. doing 5. eating 6. doesn’t like
7. fun 8. souvenirs 9. are
10. So 11. hate

6. Speaking

13 mins.
In this stage, students will activate the vocabulary and grammar from the lesson in a speaking activity. Go over
the instructions for the activity and give students a few minutes to look through the dialogue before they start
work. It will be helpful to point out to students that they will need to look at what comes both before and after

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each gap to realize what information is missing. Then set up A/B pairs and give students a few minutes to work
together to write in the missing information. Monitor and support as necessary.
Students can practice their dialogue and perform it for another pair to see how they handled the task. Encourage
them to discuss any differences and make suggestions/corrections. Round off the session by correcting any errors
with the target language that you noticed while monitoring the speaking, including pronunciation. The answers
shown are sample answers; you can accept any reasonable alternatives that both suit the context and are accurate.

1. taking selfies
2. eating pizza
3. are you eating pizza
4. I love pizza, and I’m on vacation
5. reading a book in the hotel room
6. does / likes reading / likes reading books
7. is she doing
8. eating ice cream
9. love ice cream

7. Optional extension

10 mins.
These exercises are designed as a cooler activity if you have time in your lesson. In this activity, students can
identify five water sports that people do at the beach. Go over the information and give students a couple
of minutes to match the words and pictures. Check answers, including pronunciation, and pose the follow-up
questions to open a brief discussion for pairs or the whole class.

1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. e

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