Week 5 · Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Language target語言目標

Habits/routines vs. actions happening now.

Seasonal / Taiwan connection季節與台灣連結

School-life connection: compare a typical Saturday in Taiwan with a typical Saturday in the United States.

Power vocabulary核心字彙 · 8 words · 中文與例句由 MCC 補充

usuallyadv.通常I usually take the bus to school.訊號 → 現在簡單式（習慣）
oftenadv.常常We often eat dumplings on Sunday.訊號 → 現在簡單式
every dayphr.每天She practices the piano every day.訊號 → 現在簡單式 · 放句尾
right nowphr.此刻Right now I am writing in my notebook.訊號 → 現在進行式
currentlyadv.目前We are currently studying the water cycle.訊號 → 現在進行式 · 比 right now 正式
todayadv.今天Today we are working in pairs.兩種都可以，看你說的是今天的習慣還是此刻的動作
practicev. / n.練習The team practices after school every day.第三人稱單數要加 -s：he practices
preparev.準備I am preparing for the English test this week.prepare for something · preparation (n.)

The lesson, minute by minute · 課堂流程

60 minutes, four moves

0–10 min
Homework review複習作業every week · 每週相同
Review last week's assignment. Ask 2–3 students to share. Correct one common error and celebrate one strong example.
10–20 min
Vocabulary單字every week · 每週相同
Teach 5–10 target words. Always include: meaning, Chinese equivalent when useful, example, synonym, antonym, and/or word family.
35–50 min
Fun / application應用活動
Teacher Mystery: 'What am I doing now?' vs. 'What do I usually do?' Students sort sentences into NOW or USUALLY.
50–57 min
Challenge / exit ticket挑戰與出場券every week · 每週相同
Each student produces something before leaving: a sentence, answer, mini-story, explanation, role-play, or spoken response. Keep it quick and visible.

Teaching pack · 教學包

Ready to run, no preparation

Activities you can read straight off this page, written to fit the blocks above.
可以直接照著這一頁上的活動，對應上面每一段課堂流程。

Who wrote what The lesson plan above is Dom Jones's, including her choice of this week's power vocabulary. The Chinese, the example sentences and the practice sets below are added by My Culture Connect so the plan can be taught without preparation.
上面的教案出自 Dom Jones，包括本週核心字彙的選擇；下面的中文、例句與練習由人師教育協會補充，讓這份教案不必備課就能上。

NOW or USUALLY · sort these

現在還是通常・分類

For Dom's Teacher Mystery. Read a sentence, students call out NOW or USUALLY, then say how they knew. The answer is always the signal word.
搭配 Dom 的 Teacher Mystery。唸出句子，學生喊 NOW 或 USUALLY，然後說出他們怎麼知道的。答案永遠是訊號字。

I am holding a red pen. → NOW
I drink tea every morning. → USUALLY
I usually arrive at seven thirty. → USUALLY
Right now you are listening to me. → NOW
She is standing by the window. → ？
He often forgets his homework. → ？
We are currently reading a new book. → ？
My father cooks dinner every day. → ？

The trap · Chinese verbs do not move

陷阱・中文的動詞不動

Chinese says 他去 whether it is he goes or he is going — the verb never changes and there is no am/is/are. So two errors arrive together this week: the missing -s, and the missing be. Show them side by side.
中文說「他去」，不管是 he goes 還是 he is going，動詞都不變，也沒有 am／is／are。所以這週會同時出現兩種錯：漏掉 -s，和漏掉 be 動詞。把它們並排給學生看。

他每天去學校。 ✗ He go to school every day. ✓ He goes to school every day.
他正在打籃球。 ✗ He playing basketball. ✓ He is playing basketball.
Your turn — fix this: ✗ She study English every night.
Your turn — fix this: ✗ They watching a movie right now.

Saturday here, Saturday there

台灣的星期六，美國的星期六

Dom's culture connection. Students describe a typical Taiwanese Saturday in the present simple, then say what they are doing this particular Saturday in the continuous. Same day, two tenses.
Dom 指定的文化連結。學生先用現在簡單式描述台灣典型的星期六，再用進行式說「這個」星期六在做什麼。同一天，兩種時態。

In Taiwan, students usually ______ on Saturday morning.
Many families often ______ on Saturday evening.
But right now, this Saturday, I am ______.
In the United States, children usually ______ on Saturday. (ask the teacher!)

Exit ticket · two sentences

出場券・兩句

One habit, one action happening now. The pair is the point — one student, one moment, two tenses.
一句習慣，一句此刻。重點在成對——同一個人、同一個時刻，兩種時態。

I usually ______ after school.
But right now I am ______.

Prep · 備課 No preparation needed. The eight words split into two teams: usually / often / every day point at the present simple, right now / currently / today point at the present continuous. Teach the signal words and the tense follows.
不必備課。八個字分成兩隊：usually／often／every day 指向現在簡單式，right now／currently／today 指向現在進行式。先教訊號字，時態自己就跟上來了。