Lesson 20:
Going to a Place

Introduction to the
Present Continuous

This is is the simplest expression of the present progressive (also called the present continuous) verb tense.

Where are you going?

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We are always going someplace, geographically, or online, or in one's mind. Where am I going? directly back into my work for this lesson!

Teachers:

It has been proven that

good pronunciation = listen many times before reading!

After doing the exercises, students should come come back here and finally watch the version with subtitles.

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Teachers, please explain this to your beginner students:

How to use Real English

1) Watch the video without subtitles. This is always the first video at the top of a lesson page. This is an example of a lesson page.

2 - Click on the Exercise 1 button:

and do all the exercises!
Speak when you see this:

(this is just a picture, it is not active). Click on the red button to record. Speak into your microphone according to the model. Click on the play button (on the left) to listen to yourself. Also click on this button:

to listen to the teacher. Then listen to yourself. Listen to the teacher again. Record again. Compare again.

3 - Come back to this page and watch the video with subtitles of your choice, and always including English!

After watching the video without subtitles,go to Exercise 1.


Version with Closed Captions (English Subtitles):


Same Clip, Regular Version:

 

One instance of The Present Continuous

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