D-04.13 Start Out (Again) with Review & Comparison of Present-Time Verb Phrasing

Unit 1 (The Present Tenses: “The Generation Gap”) of the Original Scenario, English Grammar in Context, Volume Two, pages 2-25 24 pages Who It’s For: (Self) Teachers of Intermediate & Beyond Language Learners       Why It’s Useful: Beyond attempts to study English from its onset, teachers and learners may like to revisit present-verb forms—the Imperative, the Simple Present, the Present Continuous—together and in contrast with one another.  Here’s a classic, venerable black-and-white progression of a Presentation (its Scenario = “Generation Gap.”) to Comprehension to Boxed Explanations to Exercises (including Spelling). Then in the context of considering whether or how family members of different age groups (tend to / might / ought to) relate to one another, text users will prove their grammatical mettle in multi-graded Putting It Together, Talking It Over, and Writing It Down Activities.   What You’ll Do:  [1] With others, have the four-person (family) conversation on page 2