Check students’ understanding of talking about the future by reviewing four future forms: will/won’t, be going to, present continuous, and present simple. Students practice using the different ways to talk about schedules and timetables, decisions made in the moment, planned events, and predictions with and without evidence. Consider teaching these…
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Caffeine isn’t good at Fighting Sleep Deprivation
A2+ to C1
< 3 pages
90 - 120 mins
HealthLifestyle
Listening, Reading, Vocabulary
Researchers assessed how effective caffeine was in counteracting the negative effects of sleep deprivation on cognition. As it turns out, caffeine can only get you so far.
Prepositions of Location
A1
3 pages
90 mins
Daily Life
Vocabulary
Students learn prepositions of location: in, on, in front of, behind, next to, and above and practice explaining where furniture in their living room is located.
Present Continuous for Future Arrangements
A2+ B1
6 pages
120 mins
Daily LifeTravelWork
Asking questions, Discussion, Grammar
Students discuss how they keep track of things and learn how to use the present continuous to talk about arrangements with people in the future. Students discuss schedules and will be able to plan a holiday with their partner.
Present Simple for the Future
A2 A2+
4 pages
120 mins
TravelWork
Asking questions, Grammar
Students focus on conversation and forming dialogue/role-play using the present simple tense for the future as well as talking about set timetables and schedules. You might consider teaching the following Handouts first: What time is it? Scheduling and the 24-hour Clock
Let’s Go to the Park
A2 A2+
2 pages
90 mins
People and Places
Asking questions, Conversation, Vocabulary
Talking about parks and outdoor leisure activities. Example Questions in this Handout What was your favorite thing to do in the park when you were a child? Have parks changed since you were young? How? Is there a famous park in your city or country? Do dogs need to be…
You speak English, don’t you?
A2+ B1
2 pages
60 mins
Daily Life
Asking questions, Grammar
Tag Questions are commonly used by native English speakers. They are statements followed by a question tag to ask or confirm information they know or think to be true. Students learn how to construct tag questions and practice asking and answering them.
Daily Life
Asking questions, Conversation, Grammar
Students practice asking questions using a variety of question words and giving appropriate answers. Special attention is given to patterns used when forming questions in English. Students are introduced to the auxiliary verb ‘be’ and ‘do’. Question words covered in this Handout How many, How often, When, Where, How, Who,…