But we continue practicing the Present Continuous. All the students could talk about actions in general, because we had been learning for a long time, so this time some new specific actions were introduced:
House chores: sweep the floor, mop the floor, vacuum the floor, make the bed, tidy up, set the table, do the laundry, fold the clothes, iron the clothes, wash up, cook, wash the windows, cut the grass, dust the furniture. 

Students  acted out those actions. The other students had to guess what they were doing. We used this activity to practice asking questions in the present continuous. How do we ask a question in the present continuous? Very easy: we change the order of the words. Instead of saying:

He is sweeping the floor.

we put is first and say:

Is he sweeping the floor?

or are first:

Are Simon and Mary washing up the dishes?

Next students wrote some sentences in the present continuous. The had to write what the people in the pictures were doing.

We did some exercises in the book. There were pictures of different rooms and somebody in the family was doing something in each one. Students had to ask each other: What's Mary doing in the living room? and give an answer: she is playing a game. Next, they asked things like: Is Mary eating a sandwich in the living room? and answer: No, she isn't, she is playing a game.
After that students drew schematic pictures of the rooms in their homes. In each one they placed a member of their family doing something. Finally they exchanged notebooks with a partner and worked with them, asking each other questions about their pictures.
Homework
It is Monday, it's 8:00 o.c. in the evening. What's each member of your family doing and in which room are they? Example: My sister is doing her homework in her bedroom or My mother is writing an email in the living room.