The focus of the lesson was contrasting Present Simple to Present Continuous (review) and looking in detail at the uses of the latter.

1. Lesson 3
Present Simple vs Present
Continuous (revision)
Present Continuous Uses

2. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)

3. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Describe what is happening around us/
what we see at the moment (including
photos)

4. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
» The picture dates back to …
» The action/ take place in…
» The sailor…
» The people around…
» People all over the world…

5. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)

6. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)

7. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)

8. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Regular vs current actions: Usually on
Thursdays we have classes at the
university, but today we are studying at the
premises of a PH.

9. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Regular vs current actions: give your
examples (1 for regular, 1 for current)

10. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Regular vs current actions
• Non-continuous verbs: I understand how
important this topic is.

11. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Regular vs current actions
• Non-continuous verbs: give your examples

12. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Regular vs current actions
• Non-continuous verbs
• Translate in writing:

13. Present Simple vs Present Continuous
(revision)
• Translate in writing:
- Каждый год 31 декабря мы с друзьями
ходим в баню
- А снег идет, а снег идет
И все вокруг чего-то ждет
- Смех и радость мы приносим людям
- …А у костра ожидает, представьте,
меня / Милая моя, солнышко лесное

14. Present Continuous for Personal
Plans
• Translate: Я завтра встречаюсь с
одноклассниками. Мы не виделись
целую вечность!

15. Present Continuous for Personal
Plans
• Translate: Я завтра встречаюсь с
одноклассниками. Мы не виделись
целую вечность! – I’m meeting my
(former) classmates tomorrow. We haven’t
seen for ages!

16. Present Continuous for Personal
Plans
• Translate: Я завтра встречаюсь с
одноклассниками. Мы не виделись
целую вечность! – I’m meeting my
(former) classmates tomorrow. We haven’t
seen for ages!
• We can use the Present Continuous to
speak about personal plans

17. Present Continuous for Personal
Plans
• Translate: Я завтра встречаюсь с одноклассниками.
Мы не виделись целую вечность! – I’m meeting my
(former) classmates tomorrow. We haven’t seen for
ages!
• We can use the Present Continuous to speak about
personal plans
• Task: Write about your nearest plans (or the plans of the
people around you). Make 2-3 sentences using the
Present Continuous tense. You may give more details
(like in the example)

18. Present Continuous for Trends

19. Present Continuous for Trends
• Read the text.
5 Huge Trends in Social Media Right Now
Entertainment online services are changing the way we
watch television. Mobile applications are helping us to
get digital rewards for our shopping. A new type of Q&A
(question&answer) services are changing the way we
search. Barcode scanning applications are making
products social, and “deal-of-the-day” sites are giving us
ways to save by inviting our friends to join us.
(adapted from: http://mashable.com/2010/08/20/top-5-
social-media-trends/)

20. Present Continuous for Trends
• Read the text.
5 Huge Trends in Social Media Right Now
Entertainment online services are changing the way we
watch television. Mobile applications are helping us to
get digital rewards for our shopping. A new type of Q&A
(question&answer) services are changing the way we
search. Barcode scanning applications are making
products social, and “deal-of-the-day” sites are giving us
ways to save by inviting our friends to join us.
(adapted from: http://mashable.com/2010/08/20/top-5-
social-media-trends/)

21. Present Continuous for Trends
• Read the text.
5 Huge Trends in Social Media Right Now
Entertainment online services are changing the way we
watch television. Mobile applications are helping us to
get digital rewards for our shopping. A new type of Q&A
(question&answer) services are changing the way we
search. Barcode scanning applications are making
products social, and “deal-of-the-day” sites are giving us
ways to save by inviting our friends to join us.
(adapted from: http://mashable.com/2010/08/20/top-5-
social-media-trends/)

22. Present Continuous for Trends
5 Huge Trends in Social Media Right Now
We can use the Present Continuous to speak
about the things that are happening around
us currently, even if we don’t see them in
front of us at the moment (= we can speak
about global trends)

23. Present Continuous for Trends
• Translate in writing.

24. Present Continuous for Trends
• Translate in writing.
- Уровень рождаемости в нашей стране
сейчас растет.

25. Present Continuous for Trends
• Translate in writing.
- Уровень рождаемости в нашей стране
сейчас растет.
- Уровень жизни не изменяется

26. Present Continuous for Trends
• Translate in writing.
- Уровень рождаемости в нашей стране
сейчас растет.
- Уровень жизни не изменяется
- Сейчас все больше людей покупают
жилье

27. Present Continuous for Trends
• Translate in writing.
- Уровень рождаемости в нашей стране
сейчас растет.
- Уровень жизни не изменяется
- Сейчас все больше людей покупают
жилье
- Все больше людей ездят за границу

28. Present Continuous for Trends
• Task.
Write about the trends that you now see around
you. You may speak about:
your life,
your family,
our country,
another country/ other countries
your university
your city/ town/ village
etc/.

29. Present Continuous for Trends
• Task.
Write about the trends that you now see around you. You
may speak about:
your life,
your family,
our country,
another country/ other countries
your university
your city/ town/ village
etc/.
Time limit: 10 minutes

30. Your questions about the lesson and the
course