New year's resolutions

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This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Lesson plan
- Look back on 2021
- New year's resolutions
- Video
- Grammar
- Writing

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What do you remember of 2021?
(most important events)

Slide 3 - Mind map

Other options
  •  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got divorced
  •  Joe Biden became the new President of the United States
  •  Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 championship
  •  The Suez Canal was blocked for 6 days
  • Etc.  

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New year's resolutions!

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What are some of your new year's resolutions?
(in English)

Slide 6 - Open question

Slide 7 - Video

What do you think are the most popular new year's resolutions?

Slide 8 - Mind map

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Grammar:

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Exercise
  1. Our train _____ (leave) at 4:10.
  2. What _____ (wear / you) at the party tonight?
  3. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I _____ (find) something nice in my mum's wardrobe.
  4. This is my last day here. I _____ (go) back to England tomorrow.
  5. Hurry up! The conference _____ (begin) in 20 minutes.
  6. My horoscope says that I _____ (meet) an old friend this week.
  7. Look at these big black clouds! It _____ (rain) .
  8. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow _____ (be) dry and sunny.
  9. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? - Oh dear! I _____ (slip) !
timer
5:00

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Answers
  1. Leaves
  2. Are you wearing
  3. Will find
  4. Am going
  5. Begins
  6. Will meet
  7. Is going to
  8. Will be
  9. Am going to slip






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Writing an invitation
Each student writes an invitation for the high tea event to the teachers that need to be invited:
  • design an attractive card
  • describe the activity and the occasion
  • mention date/ time/ place/ dresscode?
  • use the correct tenses (present/past/future)
  • use illustrations/ pictures to make your invitation more attractive

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Write your invitation
  • Remaining time:
  •  Write the text of your invitation in a Word document
  •  Hand this in via It's Learning.
  • Bring your invitation to class next week
  • Group chooses the best/ nicest invitation
  • Invitations are send to the guests

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