A ready-to-teach 90-minute lesson on the present continuous for now, temporary situations and future arrangements. It follows the Start IELTS learner lesson Grammar – Present Continuous, available at . It works in the classroom or online, and suits pre-intermediate classes and above, with extra material for stronger learners at every stage.

What’s in the lesson:

A mime game: You’re looking for your keys!
I live or I’m living? Permanent and temporary
Verbs we don’t use with -ing
A clear test for the future: in your diary, present continuous; on a timetable, present simple
Sam’s Diary, an information gap: What’s Sam doing on Friday?
Find a Time: groups use their diaries and cinema listings to book a film

You get stage-by-stage notes with timings, online notes, a board plan, common mistakes, answers and three photocopiables.