Course Name: Communicative Grammar

Course Code: ENGL 121 Section: 322

 TEXTBOOK
Grammar Sense -2 Second Edition by Cheryl Pavlik
 WEEK 2 CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Simple Present
▪ Reading: Mysterious Island Page #4
▪ Form: The Simple Present Page #6
▪ Meaning and Use: The Simple Present
Page #11
▪ Writing: Write a factual Paragraph
Page #15
▪ Online Activities
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Chapter 1: The Simple Present
▪ Meaning and Use: The Simple Present
Page #11
▪ Writing: Write a factual Paragraph
Page #15
▪ Online Activities
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Chapter 3: The Present Continuous
▪ Meaning and Use: The Present
Continuous Page #30
▪ Form: The Present Continuous Page#32
▪ Meaning and Use: The Present
Continuous Page #36
▪ Writing: Write a Description of Your
Current Activities Page #43
▪ Online Activities
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Page #30
Long Distance Voyager

A2 Read
Read the magazine article on the following
page to find out about a famous spacecraft.
A3 After You Read Page # 31
Write T for true and F for false for each
statement.
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Form: The Present Continuous P#32

Think Critically About Form
a. Voyager is billion of years away from us.
b. It is travelling in a part of our solar system
beyond all the planets.
▪ Identify: Underline the verbs. simple
present/present continuous
▪ Define: What ending is added to the base form of
verb?
▪ Recognize: Find 3 examples of present continuous
from page #31
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P#12
3. States or Conditions:
Use the simple present with stative verbs to talk about states or
conditions, such as physical descriptions, feelings, relationships,
knowledge, beliefs, or possessions. Some common verbs are: be,
have, seem, like, want, know, understand, mean, believe, own
and belong.
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Form: The Present Continuous P#32

Affirmative Statements
Base form
Subject Be
of verb+ ing
I/You am/are
He /She/It is
We working today.
You are
They
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Negative Statements
Base
form of
Subject BE Not
verb+
ing
I/You am/are
He
is
/She/It
We not working today.

You are
They
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Contractions
Subject Base form of verb+ ing

I’m/You’re
He’s working today.
They’re
Contractions
I’m not
You’re not
You aren’t
He’s not working today.
He isn’t
They’re not
They aren’t
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Yes/No Q’s & Short Answers
Base form of
BE Subject
verb+ ing
Are you
today.
Is it working
/now?
Are they
Yes Subject Be No Subject+ BE+ Not

I am. I’m not.

Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
they are. they aren’t.
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Information Q’s
WH- Word BE Subject Base form of verb+ ing

How am I doing?
Who are you calling?
What is he/she studying?
Where are working?
they
Who are visiting?

Who is laughing?
What is happening?
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B1 Listening for Form Page#34-35

B2 Forming Statements and Yes/No Questions

Form sentences in the present continuous from
these words and phrases.
1. In Canada/Maria and Hector/live
2. Hector/in factory/work
3. not/Maria/in factory/work
4. she/Spanish/teach
5. English/Hector/at night/study
6. not/live/they/in an apartment
7. rent/a small house/they
8. Learn/Maria and Hector/about life in Canada
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B3 Writing Information Questions Page#35

Write information questions about each

underlined words and phrase.
1. The rice is burning. What is burning?
2. Carol is talking on the telephone.
3. Ben is reading the newspaper.
4. Eric is studying at the library.
5. Their children are playing a game.
6. The children are yelling because they’re excited.
7. He is feeling sad today.
8. They’re doing their homework now.
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B3 Writing Information Questions Page#35

Write information questions about each

underlined words and phrase.
1. The rice is burning. What is burning?
2. Carol is talking on the telephone.
3. Ben is reading the newspaper.
4. Eric is studying at the library.
5. Their children are playing a game.
6. The children are yelling because they’re excited.
7. He is feeling sad today.
8. They’re doing their homework now.
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Activities in Progress Page#36
1A: Use the present continuous for the activities that are in
progress at the exact moment the speaker is talking.
i) Look! It’s snowing! ii) She is making dinner now.
iii) Steve can’t come to the phone right now. He is taking
a bath.
1B: Use the present continuous for the activities that are in
progress but noy happening at the exact moment the speaker
is talking.
i) I’m looking for a cheap car. Do you have any ideas?
ii) I’m painting my house this week. It’s taking a long
time.
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Activities in Progress Page#37
1C: Use the present continuous for changing situations.
i) My grades are improving this semester.
ii) Computers are getting cheaper all the time.
Stative Verbs and the Present Continuous
2A: Many stative verbs are not used generally used in the
present continuous. They are usually used in simple
present…….
▪ Do you know the answer? Are you knowing the answer? (x)
▪ What does solar system mean? What is solar system
meaning?(x)
▪ We don’t own a car. We’re not owning a car. (x)
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Stative Verbs and the Present Continuous P#37
2B: Some stative verbs can be used in the present continuous,
but they are used as action verbs and have a different
meaning from their simple present meaning.

▪ They have a large house. They’re having a good time.

▪ Mark looks very unhappy. Mark is looking at his car keys.
▪ I see Lisa. She is behind Bob. I’m seeing a physical therapist for
my back pain.
▪ The soup tastes salty. The chef is tasting the soup.
▪ I think that’s a great idea. I am thinking about Lisa.
▪ The package weighs two pounds. The postal worker is
weighing the package.
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Stative Verbs and the Present Continuous P#37
2C: Stative verbs that refer to physical conditions can occur in
the simple present or present continuous.
▪ I don’t feel well. I’m not feeling well.
▪ My throat hurts. My throat is hurting.

C2 Understanding Meaning and Use Page# 38

Read each conversation and look at underlined verb
form. Is the statement true or false?
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C3 Describing Activities in Progress Page# 39
Look at the pictures. How are they different? In your
notebooks write as many sentences as possible.
C4 Using Adverbs and Time Expressions with Present
Continuous Page# 40
In your notebooks write sentences about yourself and
people you know.
Examples:
▪ I am studying English right now.
▪ My best friend is visiting her sister in London.
▪ Some of my friends are still playing video games.
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C5 Contrasting Routines with Activities in Progress
Page# 41
Look at the pictures. In your notebooks use these words
or phrases to write sentences about the people’s jobs
and what they are doing now.

C6 Distinguishing between States and Actions P# 42

C6 Distinguishing Difference in Meaning P# 42

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Writing: Write Description of Your Current
Activities Page #43
Home Assignment

A. Complete each conversation.

Edit: Page#43
Find errors in the email and correct them.
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