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Guía de Aprendizaje C2 Actions in Progress
Guía de Aprendizaje C2 Actions in Progress
Guía de Aprendizaje C2 Actions in Progress
2. PRESENTACIÓN
The PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something going on now. This tense is
formed with the helping "to be" verb, in the present tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an
-ing ending): "I am reading a learning guide now”.
3. ACTIVIDADES DE APRENDIZAJE
What do you usually eat when you go to a restaurant? What are some of your favorite dishes?
What is the most special dish or food that you can cook now?
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GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE BILINGÜISMO “ACTIONS IN PROGRESS: EATING AT THE RESTAURANT”
Pay attention to the following sentence and the image representing it:
This is an example of an action that is currently in progress. These actions can also happen in a
time closer to the present but not necessarily be happening at the moment of speaking:
https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tenses/present-progressive/exercises
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https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/present-continuous/
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3.3.1. Please read the following story and answer the questions
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GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE BILINGÜISMO “ACTIONS IN PROGRESS: EATING AT THE RESTAURANT”
What kind of meal are Mike and Tina having? _they are eating breakfast_ (full sentence)
While Tina is sitting across the table with Mike, what is she eating? What is she drinking?
Who is drinking coffee? __Mike and Tina are drinking coffee (full sentence)
What are they doing after they have finished their meal? __After breakfast, mike and Tina are leaving
for work (full sentence)
What means of transportation are they using to get to work? _They are riding the bus to work_ (full
sentence)
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https://youtu.be/sIWm5Fi8Z7Q
Describe the video using the present progressive tense, indicating the food and drinks they are having and
some other important details. (10 sentences at least)
The waiter is taking the ordering of the three people, the first girl ordering bean soup as a starter, and
salad with vegetables as a main dish
The second girl ordering the same and spaghetti Bolognese and salad.
Finally, the man is ordering chicken with a tomato and mushroom sauce.
And the man is asking for the same thing as the first girl.
Add images of actions in progress in a kitchen or restaurant environment with their corresponding
sentences using the appropriate and complete structure for it. Use cooking and/or restaurant verbs for it.
You must include at least 15 sentences.
He is cutting carrot
He is steaming vegetales
4. EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
5. GLOSARIO
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Ready to order: When you have already decided the food you are going to eat.
Today´s soup: The special soup is already prepared for the day
Starter: Food ordered before the main plate
Main course: the most substantial food of a meal
A glass of wine: It is an alcoholic beverage served in a glass
A sparkling water: carbonated water usually known as soda
Desert: the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal
6. REFERENCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS
Really Learn English. (2017). Present Progressive Tense. Recuperado el 5 de Mayo de 2017, de
http://www.really-learn-english.com/Present-Progressive.html
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