Warm-up: Chores in 60 seconds
You see the verb. Say the whole chore: make … → make your bed! Click the card: it turns over and shows the answer. Click again (or →) for the next card. Can you do all 12 cards in one minute? Set the timer in Tools.
Look at the two photos. What are the chores? Which one do you choose? Say: I'd rather feed the dog because it's fun. Click the photo you choose, then Next pair.
Press SPIN. Read the situation. What do you need to do? Say the chore: Feed the dog! Then press Show the answer.
The story: Emma's calling
Before you watch
It's Saturday morning. George and Harry are at home. Their cousin Emma is at school. Look at the first picture of the video and talk:
While you watch
Watch the video and find the answer. Then tell the class.
Emma says these three phrases in the story. What do they mean? Say your idea, then click the phrase to check. Then choose the best phrase for each situation. Exercise 3, page 12.
Grammar: I'm doing it now
Discover the grammar
Read the three questions. Then look at the sentences from the story below — the blue and red parts help you. Say your answer, then click the question to check.
The sentences from the story
Get Grammar! Present Continuous
Watch Hammy, then look at the table. Why are you sleeping in my bed? 🐹
| ✅ Positive | ❌ Negative | ❓ Question · short answers |
|---|---|---|
| I'm playing. | I'm not playing. | Am I playing? — Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. |
| He / She / It's playing. | He / She / It isn't playing. | Is he playing? — Yes, he is. / No, he isn't. |
| You / We / They're playing. | You / We / They aren't playing. | Are they playing? — Yes, they are. / No, they aren't. |
| Wh- questions: What are they doing? · Why is she calling? · Where are you going? | ||
Spelling: how to add -ing
1 · Just add -ing
play → playing
read → reading
vacuum → vacuuming
2 · Ends in -e? Take the e away
make → making
have → having
write → writing
3 · Short vowel + one consonant? Double it
sit → sitting
run → running
swim → swimming
Look at the photo and the words. Say the sentence: He's making his bed. Then click the card: it turns over and shows the sentence. Click again (or →) for the next card.
One pupil is the actor. Press Secret chore: everybody closes their eyes, only the actor looks (3 seconds!). The actor mimes, the others ask: Are you vacuuming? — No, I'm not! / Yes, I am! The first to guess is the next actor.
Practice
Every sentence has one wrong word. Click it. After Check, the correct word appears.
It's Saturday afternoon. Choose the right form of the verb — positive or negative. Look at the spelling!
Everybody stands up. Press Play: the screen tells you what you're doing — act it! When you see FREEZE, stop like a statue. The teacher asks: What are you doing, Max? — I'm swimming!
Use of English
Read the text and choose the right word for each gap.
Speaking
Work in pairs. Student A looks at picture A, Student B at picture B. Don't show your picture! Say what the people are doing and find the differences. Exercise 10, page 13.
Now check: click the things that are different in the two pictures. Leave the things that are the same.
Work in pairs. Ask your partner the questions and answer with your own ideas. Quick answers — one or two sentences. Click a card if you need help.
Stative verbs: I like it! (not I'm liking)
Verbs that don't like -ing
Both sentences are about now. One of them is wrong. Which one? Click it.
Some verbs are not actions. They say what we feel, think or have. We call them stative verbs. We don't use them with -ing — even when we talk about now. We use the Present Simple.
❤️ Feelings
🧠 Thinking
🎒 Having
I'm vacuuming. · She's making cupcakes.
I like this game. · She wants a cat. · We know the answer.
- Emma needs help right now.
is needing - George loves computer games.
is loving - Harry doesn't want to help.
isn't wanting - Gran has a great recipe.
is having - Do you understand?
Are you understanding? - I don't know the answer.
I'm not knowing
Drag every verb into the right box: 🏃 action (it can take -ing) or 💭 state (no -ing). Drag a verb back to the top if you change your mind.
🏃 Action verbs — I'm …ing
💭 State verbs — no -ing
Every sentence has one wrong part. Click it. Careful: actions now need -ing, states don't!
Read the text and choose the right form: Present Continuous for actions now, Present Simple for stative verbs.
Work in pairs. Ask your partner the questions. Quick answers — one or two sentences. Click a card if you need help.
Wrap-up: How did it go?
Think about today. Click a face for each sentence.
- 🧹 I can say what I'm doing now: I'm making my bed.
- ❌ I can make a negative sentence: She isn't watching TV.
- ❓ I can ask: Are you vacuuming? What is she doing?
- ✏️ I know the -ing spelling: make → making, sit → sitting.
- 💭 I know the verbs that don't take -ing: I like, I want, I know.
- 💬 I can use Not really / Nice try! / Yeah, right!
- 🗣️ I spoke English with my partner.
Pick your sticker! Choose 1 or 2 stickers that are true for you today.