What are they doing? Different games can be played using these cards. Be creative! The aim of these games is to have the pupils use the present continuous by playing.

EiM 9e Unit 2 HELPING OUT SPEAKING

What are they doing?

Different games can be played using these cards. Be creative! The aim of these games is to have the pupils use the present continuous by playing.

Game 1: Ask and answer questions.

- Cut the cards. Pile up all cards (face down). Pupils work in pairs (or groups).

The pupil A take a card, show it to his partner and ask him/her the question

“What is he doing?” / “What is she doing?” / “What are they doing”?. Pupil B answers the question, then take a card, ask a question, … They take it in turns asking and answering questions. They can count the points. 1 correct answer = 1 point.

Game 2: Bingo.

Each pupil takes 6 cards. The caller (teacher) pulls out one image and describe it (say the sentence in the present continuous (“She is running”).

The pupils will then place pennies, rocks, fun foam pieces or something similar on the called image if it is on their card. Once a predetermined pattern is made on a card, the child with that card calls out BINGO.

BLACKOUT BINGO: All images must be marked to get a BINGO. This is the most common way to play BINGO

Game 3 : Miming game

Play in groups (4-5-6) or with the whole class. 1 pupil chooses/or pulls out one image and mime it. The other pupils have to guess what he/she is miming.

To dance They are dancing

To run She is running

To drive He is driving

To eat They are

eating

To jump He is jumping

To play football He is playing

football

To write He is writing

To play the guitar She is playing the

guitar

To drink tea They are drinking tea

To type She is typing

To paint She is painting

To sleep He is sleeping

To sing She is singing

To climb They are

climbing

To shop He is shopping

To watch TV They are watching TV

To do the ironing He is doing

the ironing

To do the cooking He is doing the cooking

To read She is reading

To fight They are

fighting To do the

washing-up He is doing the washing-

up

To ride a bike She is riding

a bike

To ice skate She is ice

skating

To repair He is repairing the

car