Transcript Judul - Binus Repository

Matakuliah
Tahun
Versi
: Writing 1
: 2006-2007
:6
Pertemuan 8
Telling a Story
(Describing what is happening)
1
Learning Outcomes
• By the end of this session the students are
expected to be able to:
– Use present simple and present continuous
tense to describe a scene
2
Outline of the materials
• Reviewing Present and Present
Continuous Tense
• Describing a scene
3
Present Simple
• Present Simple is used
– To describe natural process 
• Ice melts in water.
• The world revolves around the Sun.
• The Sun rises in the East.
– To describe a habit or something that is done
regularly 
•
•
•
•
I play the piano everyday.
Monica goes jogging every morning.
Oscar does Yoga every week.
Most women loves chocolates.
4
Present Simple (cont.)
– To describe a situation that exists right now
• I have only 4500 rupiah in my pocket now.
• She doesn’t recognize me.
• Harry needs a dictionary right now.
5
Present Continuous
• To describe an action that is happening (and still
continuing) at the time of speaking:
– The lecturer is standing in front of the class.
– Fred is looking at the mirror now.
– Mother is cooking in the kitchen at the moment.
• When the action is only temporary:
– Father is working on a project in Bali. (He usually
works somewhere else.)
• When the future action is already scheduled:
– I am leaving at 7 am tomorrow.
– We’re seeing our lecturer next Wednesday.
6
What do you see?
• Look at the picture.
• What do you see?
• What is happening?
7
Common mistakes
1. Double Verb:
Wrong:
I am study at Binus.
Correct: I study at Binus. (regularly)
I am studying 15th Century English Literature.
(this semester only)
2. Use continuous verb for non-progressive verbs*
Wrong:
He is thinking he is a genius.
Correct: He thinks he is a genius.
*)see Azar, ”Understanding and using English Grammar” page 11
The verb ‘think’ does not generally occur in continuous
form, as it is a mental state. Unless the speaker is still in
the process of deciding at that time.
e.g. “I am thinking of going to Russia next Summer,
would you like to come?”
8
Conclusions
• Simple Present Tense is used to describe
habits, natural processes, or a situation
that exists at the moment of speaking
• Present Continuous tense is used to
describe an action that is in progress, a
temporary event, or actions that have
been planned.
• To describe a current event you can use
simple present and present continuous.
9