ACTIVE GRAMMAR Present Continuous: Who Questions

ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
Present Continuous:
When Who is the subject of a sentence, it is always singular.
Who is buying a computer? Laura is. Who Questions
Who is fixing the computer? Henry and Ivan are.
When Who is the object of a sentence, it can be singular or plural.
Who is Max calling? He is calling his sister.
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Who are Ali and Kim talking to? They are talking to their friends. • Read the ­questions in the ­grammar
chart out loud.
• Ask students to make additional
A Answer the questions. Use your imagination. Answers will vary.
examples of each type of who
1. Who is taking a photo? Mark is. ­question. Give prompts with different
2. Who is he taking a photo of? His daughter verbs. For example:
T: Who / Sarah / write to
S1: Who is Sarah writing to? (object)
T: Who / talking on the phone
S2: Who is talking on the phone?

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3. Who is writing an email? Jessica is.
4. Who is she writing to? Her professor (subject)
• Ask students to look at the photos

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5. Who is driving? Paul is.
• Then, ask students to complete

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6. Who is taking a trip? Margo and Paul are.
the exercise. Check the answers as
a class.

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B LET’S TALK. Two or three students will act out each Lynn Martha
• Point out the photo and ask students
situation for the class. Ask two Who questions about
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each situation. what is happening in the picture.

1. Student 1 is giving a book to Student 2. • Read the two speech bubbles aloud
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2. Student 1 is taking a photo of two students.

and ­explain that students need to
write two types of who questions
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3. Student 1 is helping Student 2 with homework.

about each situation—one ­using
4. Student 1 is inviting Student 2 to a party.
who as the subject, and one using
5. Student 1 is texting Student 2.
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who as the object.

6. Three students are talking to the teacher. Who is Lynn Who is giving a • Have students work in pairs to write
giving a book to? book to Martha?
the ­questions and then act out the
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 ACTIVE GRAMMAR Nonaction Verbs
ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
Nonaction Verbs agree hate love seem
Some verbs in English do
not usually take the present believe have need smell
A continuous. They are called belong hear own sound
• Explain that ­nonaction verbs nonaction verbs. These verbs
often refer to the senses, to cost know prefer taste
(intransitive verbs) describe ­feelings, feelings, or to beliefs, or they feel like remember think
senses, beliefs, and ­possession. (They show possession.
forget look see understand
do not usually describe ­actions.)
Write these four ­categories on the
board and ask students to ­identify Some verbs can show both action and nonaction.
the verbs in the box with each I have a computer. I’m having a good time.
­category. ­(Feelings: feel, hate, like, She’s having a party.
love, prefer; Senses: ­forget, hear, know, I think he’s a good teacher. I’m thinking about my boyfriend.
look, need, ­remember, see, seem, smell, More information in Appendix A.
sound, taste, ­understand; ­Beliefs: agree,

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believe, think; ­Possession: belong, cost, A Complete the sentences. Use the present or the present continuous form of the verb
have, own) in parentheses.

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• Read the second ­grammar chart, do prefer
1. Which weather app (prefer) you ?
which contains exceptions to the

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2. I (remember / not) don’t remember my password for this site.
rule about not ­using ­nonaction
verbs in the present continuous. Give 3. I (try) am trying to find a good recipe for banana bread. This one

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additional examples as necessary. (sound) sounds good.
4. They (save) are saving money to buy a computer. Their children
• Have students ­complete Exercise A
need

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individually. Then, have students (need) one for school.
is sitting looks
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­exchange books to check each 5. Hannah (sit) at her computer. She (look)
other’s answers. confused. She (know / not) doesn’t know how to use this software.
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6. My sister (belong) belongs to her high school basketball team.

• Review the answers as a class. Write
any common errors on the board 7. We (think / not) don’t think that our car gets good gas
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(without calling out the students mileage. We (look / not) are not looking at SUVs or vans. We (think)
are thinking about buying a hybrid.
who made the errors) and review any
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pertinent parts of the grammar rules 8. Our neighbor (have) is having a party next week. (you / have)
as necessary. Do you have an invitation?
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9. I (listen / not) am not listening to music. I (listen) am listening

to a podcast.
10. That tablet (cost) costs too much!
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Write a mix of ­correct and ­incorrect sentences

with nonaction verbs on the board and have
­students ­decide if each ­sentence uses the
verb ­correctly. If a sentence is incorrect, have
­students fix the sentence. For example:
I’m owning a car. (incorrect)
I own a car. (correct)

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 ACTIVE GRAMMAR Simple Present and Present Continuous
ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
Time Expressions with Time Expressions Adverbs of Frequency
Simple Present and
Present Continuous with Simple Present always Present Continuous
now once a day usually
today
at this moment
every day
every morning
sometimes
never A
at this time all the time
• Check that students understand the
meaning of the time expressions and
­adverbs in the charts at the top of
A Circle the correct time expression. the page.
1. Linda is checking her email now / in the morning. • If necessary, explain the meaning
2. She receives about twenty emails right now / every day. of the time expressions by giving
3. Shanta is listening to a podcast now / every day. She listens to the podcast examples for each. For example:
now / every morning. Mario exercises once a day. He exercises
4. The students are putting their cellphones in their backpacks right now / all the time. at 10:00 a.m. each day.

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5. Sarah just finished her report for science. She is using spell check right now / in the • Ask students to ­complete Exercise A
evening. individually.
6. Stanley is taking a break at this moment / twice a day. He’s playing a card game.

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• Check the answers as a class.
7. My wi-fi isn't working very well every day / right now.

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B LET'S TALK. In a group, write three sentences about what you are doing in class now. Then, write B

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three sentences on a separate sheet of paper about what you do in class every day. • Give one example ­sentence for each
­category. Then, set a time limit for
C Ask and answer the questions with a partner. students to write their sentences.

1. Do you have a computer?

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6. Do you have a credit card? • Invite volunteers to write their
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2. Are you using a computer now? 7. Are you working with a partner?
sentences on the board.
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3. Do you have a phone with you? 8. Do you often work with a partner? • Ask the other students to correct the
4. Are you talking on your phone? 9. Are you writing now? sentences as necessary.
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5. Are you carrying a wallet? 10. Are you talking with the teacher?
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Yes, I am. Yes, I do. • Ask a volunteer to read the first

No, I’m not. No, I don’t. question aloud.
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• Answer using one of the four choices

in the boxes.
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For homework, ask students to bring in a

photograph of a person from a magazine. Have
them write an imaginary description of what
this person does every day and what he / she is
doing right now (or at the moment the photo
was taken). Remind students to use the present
continuous. Then, have students share their
pictures and sentences with the class.

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