Present Progressive Tense for Social Media Posts

^{Lesson by Rajni Bhargava}

Proficiency level: Novice High/Intermediate Low

Time: 75 min

Lesson Objectives: By the end of this lesson students will:

• recognize, form and use the present continuous tense correctly in travel updates and social media posts.
• understand the meaning and identify specific contexts when it is appropriate to use the present continuous.
• create real-life-like travel updates and social media posts.

Performance Assessment:

1. Students create a social media post मेरी यात्रा using present continuous to describe their current travel experiences.
2. Students peer-review and provide feedback on each other’s posts based on specific questions.
3. Teacher assessment: Evaluate students’ use of present continuous and their creativity in their social media posts based on rubrics. 

   

Learning Episode 1: Introduction (10 minutes). The teacher:

• introduces present continuous tense and its usage.
• discusses the context of social media and travel updates.
• shows examples of travel updates and social media posts using present continuous.

Learning Episode 2: Grammar Practice (10 minutes). The students:

• selectively read several examples to identify and induce the forms of the present continuous tense with the help of the teacher.

Example: “मैं दिल्ली के हौज़ खास में घूम रहा हूँ.”: focus on verb forms:  verb stem घूम  + auxiliary verbs रहा हूँ .

Learning Episode 3: Contextual grammar practice: In pairs the students: 

• fill out 3+ verbs in the infinitive form and 1 st person singular and plural progressive form in a google table:

Activity गतिविधियाँ	In the mountain पहाड़ पर	In the city शहर में	At the beach किनारे पर	Where else? और कहाँ?

• they switch partners and share their verbs and add 1+

Learning Episode 3: Social Media Post Creation (40 minutes). In small groups, students:

• decide what specific location they are at on the Indian map (students covered a travel unit previously)
• create a social media post using present continuous and select appropriate images.

Learning Episode 4: Peer Review and Feedback (10 minutes). In a Gallery Walk format students:

• share their posts.
• peer-review and provide constructive feedback based on “1+ thing I like” and “1+ thing I suggest”.

Learning Episode 5: Conclusion (5 minutes). The teacher:

• review key takeaways.
• discuss error patterns and areas for improvement.

Teacher Assessment Rubrics : 

Criteria	Exceeds expectations (4-5 pts.)	Meets expectations (2-3 pts.)	More work needed (0-1 pt.)
Grammar Accuracy and Clarity
Rich Vocabulary
Creativity and Engagement
Rich Information

Materials:

1. Whiteboard and markers
2. Google docs
3. Social media examples 
4. Computers or mobile devices for social media post creation

Interactive Fun Activities:

1. “Travel Update Challenge”: Students create and share travel updates.
2. “Social Media Scavenger Hunt”: Find and share examples of present continuous on social media.
3. Suggested further reading to recycle cooking and have students add pages to the book.