This is another set of collaborative speaking tasks designed with teenagers in mind. Simply download the powerpoint below, put students into groups of 3-4 and have them discuss the different hypothetical decisions.
This is a lesson plan I have designed for my CAE students who are about to take the exam. It is designed to help them prepare for the four use of English exercises in paper 1. You could set the worksheet as homework or have students complete it stage by stage in class in pairs or individually. Download the worksheet and key below:
· Impressive verbs (bring about change/undergo development)
Example Introduction
The aim of this report is to evaluate the current state of….. This report is based on the results of an extensive survey completed by (students at … school). It will present the results of the survey and go on to give recommendations regarding…
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This is a collaborative speaking task for B1+ students in which they decide how they would spend €2500 on a trip to London for their class. Download the powerpoint below.
Put students in groups of 3-4, project the powerpoint. Explain the situation to them: They have to decide how they are going to spend €2500 they have for a class trip to London. The money has to cover their transport, accommodation and activities. They need to reach a decision about how to spend the money and give reasons for their answer. Will they travel by bus? Which takes longer but costs a lot less. Will they stay in a 5* hotel? Or will they slum it in a 1* hostel and save the money for the VIP activity package? Give students a few minutes to make each decision and then present their choice and reasons to the group.
Follow up
Students write an FCE style review or report on the their trip to London.
This is a lesson plan made up of a powerpoint with different problems that need solutions to use as a jumping off point for a discussion, as a ten minute filler or a debate topic. Download the powerpoint below:
Match the phrasal verbs in bold with their definitions.
The comedian did a routine about being drunk at work and the audience lapped it up.
If we get beaten by the junior team we’ll never live it down so we have to play well.
In the past people used to just live off the land, nowadays we’re so dependent on shops for everything.
We spent 3 weeks in India and then we moved on to Thailand. I think we’ve finished talking about that topic, shall we move on to the next one?
As soon as I turn 18, I’m going to move out of my parents’ house and get my own flat.
I lived in Brazil for two months, I didn’t do any classes but I managed to pick up a bit of Portuguese.
You should come shopping with us, we’ll pick you out a nice shirt for the wedding.
Driver! Driver! Pull over! I’m going to be sick!
I’ve got a tonne of work to do but I keep putting it off. I’ll have to do it soon.
I’ve been travelling around all my life. Now I think I’d like to settle down and start a family.
The new school was a bit scary at first but I’m settling in
We finished our drinks, settled up with the waiter and left.
a. Learn/acquire without effort
b. Be allowed to forget st
c. Really enjoy st
d. Pay what you owe
e. Leave a house to live somewhere else
f. To stop moving and permanently live somewhere
g. To drive to the side of the road and stop
h. Choose st from a selection
i. Rely on st to survive
j. To start to feel safe and comfortable in a place
k. To postpone
l. To leave a place and travel to another
Testing
You and your partner have 1 minute to study the phrasal verbs before another pair tests you on them.
Questions
Complete the questions with the phrasal verbs then ask and answer them with a partner.
Do you trust your friends to ______ ______ nice clothes for you when you’re shopping? What about your parents?
How are you _________ ______ in class? Do you feel comfortable? How long did it take you to _______ ___ when you first joined your school/workplace?
What’s the best place to _________ _______ and start a family, the countryside or a big city? Why?
Do you think you could _______ ______ the land? Could you ______ ______ €50 a week?
When was the last time you ________ _____ a performance? What was it? Why was it so good?
Are you _______ ______ any work at the moment? When are you going to do it?
Have you or your parents ever been _______ ______ by the police? Have you ever had to ______ ______ to be sick?
When do you want to/When did you _______ ______ of your parents’ house?
Has anything really embarrassing happened to you that you will never ______ ______? Has anything really embarrassing ever happened to your friends or family that they will never _____ _____?
When you go abroad do you tend to ______ _____ a bit of the language?