Present Continuous accusations
with double letters with -ing presentation
Choose one of the sentences below, ask a classmate why they are doing that thing right now in class, and see if they can think of a good reason. (They can’t say that they aren’t doing that thing). Then take turns doing the same.
| Useful phrases for responding to excuses Okay, that seems like a good reason. I guess that is okay, then. I don’t think that’s a good enough reason (because…). |
When your teacher stops, ask about any sentences you don’t understand, working together as a class to think of suitable excuses each time.
Try to make a rule for why some verbs take double letters before -ing and others don’t.
Check the rule as a class.
Write similar accusations for another group to use in the same way.
Things to accuse each other of
Why are you…?
- bending paper clips
- chatting with the person next to you
- chewing your eraser
- copying from the person next to you
- cutting your fingernails
- doing homework from a different class
- doing stretches
- drawing on your textbook
- drinking alcohol
- drumming on your desk
- eating
- flicking pieces of eraser
- holding your nose
- humming
- ignoring your teacher’s questions
- keeping your hands in your pockets
- kicking your desk
- laughing
- listening to music
- looking at your phone
- looking in a mirror
- making paper aeroplanes
- playing a card game
- punching your leg
- ripping up paper
- scratching so much
- singing
- sitting on the floor
- smelling your fingers
- stapling your clothes
- staring out of the window
- taking off your shoes and socks
- turning your head
- walking around and around the classroom
- wearing headphones
- whispering to the person next to you
- writing on the desk
- writing on your arm
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