The Way I Teach Present Simple and Present Continuous

Lately I have made a discovery for myself. 

Usually I start teaching tenses for my students with the Present Simple, which is quite logical. It is the first tense you use to say anything in English: your name, your age, where you live, what you like. I thought having students understood their first grammar structure correctly is very nice. From the very first lessons, they would know how to use at least some structure in a right way. Isn't it great? No, it's not. Believe me it's bitter truth for me too.

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Present Simple Presentation

Hi, everyone!
To your attention and for your consideration I present my Presentation which is free for downloading and you're welcomed to improve it your way.

Needless to say you are free to use pictures I provide for most of the posts.

Here is the link to my wonderful presentation:

Present Simple Presentation

I think for now it is my last post on Present Simple. We are moving on other grammar structures!
You are welcomed to study other resources for the same topic: Present Simple Questions, Negatives, Free Worksheet, How to Teach Present Simple and Present Continuous.

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Wonderful Icebreaker: Guest who am I?

My favourite game to start a lesson with all the groups of students is "Guess who am I".
Reasons I love it are very obvious:

• It is fun to play both with children and adults.
• It is easy to prepare if you don't have one ready. Of course, I will provide you with some wonderful worksheet for that:)
• It gives you general idea of your students' level of English. It is the main trick I love this game for. The way your students communicate shows their fluency in speach.

Good luck playing it.

Here are some ideas for possible personas to choose:

1. You're Terminator
2. You're Shrek
3. You're Ali Baba, etc.

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