Students watch a short video of part of a cartoon Tom, Jerry, & Spike. They will focus on the present progressive form of the verbs to describe what the characters are doing. 

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(1.) Write each of the verbs in their base form on a separate piece of paper and fold it. Place all of the vocabulary on a table, and ask students to select one. (Double the verbs on papers if you have more students than vocabulary words to let multiple students act out the same verb.) Other students will guess the name of the action.

(2.) Use vocabulary in examples to show how it is used in other contexts; for example, "Police chase criminals," "Dogs chase cats."

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Spike (the dog) chases Jerry. Tom and Jerry work together to trap Spike. Tom distracts Spike while Jerry sets up a trap for Spike. Finally, they catch Spike in the trap, and they make a sigh of relief.

Tom, Jerry, & Spike - Lesson 1

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Students watch a short video of part of a cartoon Tom, Jerry, & Spike. They will focus on the present progressive…