The document discusses practicing the present progressive verb tense, summarizing a scene from Act 4 using a timeline, and the reading strategy of summarizing. It provides examples of how to form the present progressive and has students practice completing sentences in the present progressive about a movie clip. The students will then read scenes 2-3 from Act 4 and practice summarizing in their own words.

1. Monday August 1, 2011
Hubbs Center - ELL 7
Agenda and Objectives

2. Today’s objectives:
• We will practice and discuss the
present progressive verb tense.
• We will summarize what we read in Act
4, Scene 1 using a timeline.
• We will practice the reading strategy
summarizing.
• We will read Act 4, Scene 2 and 3
together.

3. Present Progressive
• The present progressive is used for actions going on in the
moment of speaking and for actions taking place only for a
short period of time.
• It is also used to express development and actions that are
arranged for the near future.
– http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form
• Examples: I am talking. I am walking. I am learning. The
baby is growing. Tomorrow, I am going to school.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form

4. Present Progressive
• To write the present progressive: Use a form of to be and the infinite verb plus
-ing.
• Use:
* am with the personal pronoun I
* is with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or the singular form of nouns)
* are with the personal pronouns you, we, they (or the plural form of nouns)
Subject Affirmative Negative Question
I I am playing. I am not play i n g . Am I play i n g ?
He, she, it He is playin g . He is not Is he playing?
playing.
You, we, they You are playing. You are not Are you playing?
playing.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form

5. Present Progressive
• 1. I / to read a book -___I am reading a book._____
• 2. it / to rain -_________________________________________________
• 3. he / to repair his bike -_________________________________________________
• 4. they / to watch a film -_________________________________________________
• 5. the cat /to sleep on the chair -___________________________________________
• 6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework -___________________________________
• 7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop -____________________________________________
• 8. we / to listen to the radio -______________________________________________
• 9. the children / to play a game -___________________________________________
• 10. Laura / to walk the dog -_______________________________________________

6. Present Progressive

7. Present Progressive
• Now, let’s use the present
progressive to describe what we see
happening.
• We will watch a short video clip.
• While you are watching, think about
what the main characters, Sulley and
Mike, and those around them, are
doing right now.
• Then, we will use simple present and
present progressive to complete
sentences about the movie.

8. Act 4, Scene 1:
Summarize using a timeline

9. True or False:
Good readers summarize as
they read.
True!!!
This part is about...
The important details from this page are...

10. Read: Act 4, Scenes 2-3
• We will stop to practice summarizing in
our own words.
Page number Summary of what happened on this page, in my own words.

11. Present Progressive
a) Every day, Sulley _______________ (drive) to work. However, today Sulley and Mike ____________
(walk).
b) Right now, Mike ______________________________ (talk) to Sulley’s mom on the phone.
c) Afterwards, they often ______________ (watch) tv, but today they __________________ (also / star) on a tv
commercial.
d) Sulley and Mike _____________________ (not exercise) together. Sulley ___________ (do) his routine and
Mike ___________________ (guide) him.
e) Then, Sulley always _____________________ (brush) his teeth.
f) Sulley usually _________________ (get up) at 6:00 but today he __________________ (still/ sleep) at 6:05.