D-04.04 Use the Present Continuous in Affirmative & Negative Statements, Questions & Answers

Unit 6 (The Present Continuous: “What’s Happening?”) of the Original Scenario 1: English Grammar in Context, pages 59-68 10 pages  Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) Beginning to Intermediate Language Learners       Why It’s Useful: “Traditional” teachers of the Present Continuous (previously called “the Present Progressive Tense”) usually present/handle it as a way to express “action at the current moment” or in an “extended present time frame.” Verbs with “Non-Action” meanings appear in the simple form. Affirmative & Negative Statements & Questions are used to describe “Scenes in Which Many Things Are Going On,” pantomimed movements, and real-life actions. This classic segment illustrates how it “used to be done.”    What You’ll Do:  [1] In the Scenario: Homesickness, read (aloud) the two travel letters, noting uses of the Present Continuous. Then complete Comprehension Checks 1a-1c, go over rules and patterns (including those for spelling –ing Verbs), and do  the