Lesson Plan: Big English 3, Lesson 9

Objective: Students will be able to use the present continuous tense to describe actions happening now.

Materials: - Big English 3 textbook - Whiteboard and markers - Flashcards with present continuous verbs (e.g. running, jumping, eating, etc.) - Worksheets for practice

Warm-up (5 minutes): - Greet the students and ask them how they are feeling today. - Review the present simple tense by asking students to give examples of things they do every day (e.g. I brush my teeth, I eat breakfast). - Introduce the present continuous tense by asking students to describe what they are doing right now (e.g. I am sitting, I am listening).

Presentation (15 minutes): - Use the textbook to introduce the present continuous tense. Show students the examples and explain that this tense is used to describe actions happening now. - Use flashcards to practice the present continuous tense. Hold up a flashcard and ask students to complete the sentence (e.g. He is ____. She is ____.). - Write some present continuous sentences on the whiteboard and ask students to identify the verb and the subject.

Practice (20 minutes): - Give students worksheets with present continuous sentences and ask them to fill in the blanks with the correct verb (e.g. I ____ (eat) breakfast now.). - Have students work in pairs to ask and answer questions using the present continuous tense (e.g. What are you doing now? I am reading a book.). - Play a game of charades where students act out present continuous verbs and their classmates guess what they are doing.

Wrap-up (5 minutes): - Review the present continuous tense by asking students to give examples of actions happening now. - Ask students to share one thing they learned today about the present continuous tense. - Thank the students for their participation and encourage them to practice using the present continuous tense in their daily lives.