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| Title | Ideas for Teaching Present Progressive |
| Body | A recent discussion on the TESL listserv regarding ways to teach the present progressive form generated the following suggestions. Although these were contributed by teachers of English, they may be useful for teachers of a variety of languages and levels. ---- One of the most enjoyable things in teaching the present progressive is having the students mime what they are doing - apart from normal activities in the classroom you can also get a lot of sports vocabulary into a lesson as students are quite keen to show how they are swimming, skating, playing tennis, ski-jumping etc. I teach children and they are great at noticing - and copying - the mannerisms of sports personalities. Another good thing are flashcards.At www.handoutsonline.com you can find sets of flashcards that can be used for present progressive, past progressive, present perfect etc. Rasmussen, E. How to teach present progressive. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (27 Nov. 2005). ---- I believe that teaching present progressive can be done with a small school tour in one's own school and viewing what people are doing. Of course, it is hoped that the observers will not bother one's privacy too much, although I once asked my students to enter a computer laboratory and to take notes of what their friends in another class were doing. It's quite amusing. Furthermore, to exercise the plural forms, the teacher can raise questions like "Look! What are those students doing in the garden?" Santoso, T. Re: How to teach present progressive. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (28 Nov. 2005). |
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