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EXERCISE 3--ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Act out the directions. Describe the actions using
the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. Sustain the action during the description.
Example: Smile.
TEACHER: (Student A), please smile. What are you doing?
STUDENT A: I'm smiling.
TEACHER: (Student A) and (Student B), please smile. (Student A), what are
you and (Student B) doing?
STUDENT A: We're smiling.
TEACHER: (Student C), what are (Student A and Student B) doing?
STUDENT C: They're smiling.
TEACHER: (Student A), please smile. (Student B), what is (Student A) doing?
STUDENT B: He/She is smiling.
1. Stand in the middle of the room.
2. Sit in the middle of the room.
3. Stand in the back of the room.
4. Smile.
5. Stand between ( . . . ) and ( . . . ).
6. Touch the floor.
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9. Open/Close the door/window.
10. Close/Open the door/window,
11. Shakehandswith(...).
12. Smile at (. . . ).
13. Stand up and turn around in a circle.
14. Hold your book above your head.
15. Hold up your right hand.
16. Hold up your left hand.
17. Touch your right ear with your left hand.
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20. Clap your hands.
EXERCISE 4-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Practice using the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE by
describing what your teacher and classmates are pantomiming, i.e., pretending to do.
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Example: drive
TEACHER: (Student A), drive. Pretend to drive.
STUDENT A: (The student pantomimes driving.)
TEACHER: What are you doing?
STUDENT A: I'm driving. .
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STUDENT B: He/Shels driving.
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2. read 9. laugh 16. kick :. .. ,,
3. sleep 10. cry 17. count -
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. < 5.walk 12. wave 19. touch ( . ..)
6. run 13. push 20. shake hands with ( .:. .). :.:: . . .
7, fly 14, pull 21. sit on the floor . -. .
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