Category: SPEAKING

Airplane Cabin

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🎯Learning goal: Practice speaking by discussing seating preferences in an airplane cabin with famous people.

💭 Think alone

  1. Look at the picture of the airplane cabin.
  2. Notice the famous people sitting in different seats and the empty seats available.
  3. Choose a seat you would like to sit in.
  4. Write your ideas on a piece of paper/ in the chat explain:
  • Which seat you chose.
  • Why you chose that seat.
  • Which famous person you would like to sit next to and why.

Example: I chose to sit in seat 1B, which is next to Kate Middleton. I chose this seat because I admire her elegance and her work with various charities. I would love to talk to her about her experiences as a member of the royal family and her efforts in supporting mental health and children’s causes.

💡 🗣️ Small group discussion

Share your siting choice and the reasons with your classmates.

Ask the following questions

  1. What can you learn from talking with [famous person]?
  2. Did you think about sitting somewhere else? Why or why not?
  3. How will sitting next to [famous person] change your flight?
  4. Would you pick the same seat for a long flight or a short flight? Why?
  5. Which famous person do you think will be rude on the flight? Why?
  6. Which person do you think will be kind on the flight? Why?
  7. Do you think [famous person] will like talking to you? Why?
  8. Have you seen [famous person] in real life before? If yes, what happened?

✍️ Write about it

Write a short paragraph about your sitting choice.

Share your reflection in the comments below.👇.

Dream Big

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🎯Learning goal: Improve your listening comprehension and speaking skills while discussing your dreams and the importance of learning English to achieve them.

💬 Let’s talk

Think about your biggest dream or goal. It can be anything you are passionate about and want to achieve in your life.

  • What is your dream or goal?
  • Why is this dream important to you?
  • How do you think learning English can help you achieve this dream?

📺 Let’s watch a video

Watch the video: Coin Operated

  1. As you watch, take notes on the main points and any motivational messages

💭 Think alone

Reflect on the video you just watched and think about the following questions:

  1. What is the boy’s dream in the video?
  2. How does he plan to achieve his dream?
  3. What challenges did he face?
  4. How does the video motivate viewers to keep learning and practicing English?

💡 🗣️ Small group discussion

In small groups, discuss the following:

  1. What steps is the boy taking to become an astronaut?
  2. What qualities do you think are necessary to achieve big dreams?
  3. Share your own dream and the steps you are taking or plan to take to achieve it.
  4. How can learning English support you in reaching your goals?

👩‍🏫 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♀️ Class discussion

As a class, discuss the key main ideas from the video and what you talked about in your small groups. Think about these questions:

  1. What are the common ideas in everyone’s dreams and goals?
  2. How can the tips we talked about help you reach your dreams?
  3. How does learning English help you grow in your personal life and career?

✍️ Write about it

Write a short paragraph about your dream and how learning English will help you achieve it.

Share your reflection in the comments below.👇.

Let’s get to know each other

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Welcome to our online English class! To kick off our journey together, we’ll be engaging in a fun warm-up activity to get to know each other better.

  • Follow the instructions below to connect with your fellow classmates
  • After the designated time, we will discuss the activity as a class.
  • Be prepared to share one interesting thing you learned about a classmate during this activity.

About me

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Objective: Practice speaking spontaneously, enhance vocabulary, and improve fluency.

  • Click the “Start” button to open a box
  • Read the topic and share your answer with your classmates.
  • You have 1-2 minutes (depending on the topic) to speak about the topic on the card.
  • Try to speak continuously and express your thoughts clearly.
  • If you’re in a pair, take turns being the speaker and the listener
  • After several rounds, the teacher will pause the activity.
  • Reflect on how the activity went. Did you find it challenging? Did you learn new words?
  • Some students will share their favourite topics or responses with the class.
  • The class might discuss the topics further and ask questions related to them.

Remember, the goal is to improve your speaking skills, so don’t worry about making mistakes. Enjoy the challenge and have fun expressing your thoughts!

One minute conversations

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  1. Get into pairs or small groups.
  2. Take turns being the speaker and the listener.
  3. Choose a topic card.
  4. Speak about the topic on the card for one minute. Try to say as much as you can.
  5. The listener should pay attention and not interrupt the speaker.
  6. When one minute is up, switch roles. The listener becomes the speaker and vice versa.
  7. Repeat the process until both of you have spoken about different topics.

Remember, the goal is to practice speaking and listening skills, so don’t worry about making mistakes. Enjoy the activity and encourage each other’s efforts!

Speaking cards and timer👇

Should have

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Past Modal of Advisability

Board Game

Level of difficulty: ⭐

🎲 Instructions:

  1. 👥 Number of Players: 2-4 players
  2. 🎯 Objective: Be the first to reach the finish 🎉 by moving across the board, answering questions, and having fun!
  3. 🔄 How to Play:
  • Each player must choose an animal and roll the dice.
  • 🎲 The player who gets the highest number will be the one to start the game.
  • To play, each participant must roll the dice and move his/her piece to the corresponding square.In each square there must be a question about “Regrets“.
  •  If he/she answers correctly, he/she can move forward, if not, it is the next player’s turn.
  • On the board there are also some special squares in which the player moves forward or backwards.
  • 🏅 The player who reaches the finish line first wins.

Speaking Practice

Level of difficulty: ⭐⭐

Picnic

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Learning goal: Let’s practice speaking and decision-making in groups while exploring different foods.

  1. Get in Groups: Form small groups with 3-4 classmates.
  2. Pick a meal: Decide on food for your group – pizza, sushi, hotdog, hamburger
  3. Food: Click on the picture of the food that the group has chosen
  4. Answer Questions: Look for questions about your food on the webpage. Discuss and answer them in your group.
  5. Present to Class: Share what you found. Everyone in your group should talk a bit.
  6. Class Talk: After each group talks, the class can discuss food together.
  7. Think About It: What did you learn? Any new food you want to try?
  8. Remember to speak English and enjoy learning about different customs and cultures!

FOOD MENU

The Coffee Shop

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Learning goal: Let’s practice speaking and decision-making in groups while exploring different drinks.

  1. Get in Groups: Form small groups with 3-4 classmates.
  2. Pick a Drink: Decide on a drink for your group – coffee, tea, frappe, or smoothie.
  3. Drink: Click on the picture of the drink that the group has chosen
  4. Answer Questions: Look for questions about your drink on the webpage. Discuss and answer them in your group.
  5. Present to Class: Share what you found. Everyone in your group should talk a bit.
  6. Class Talk: After each group talks, the class can discuss drinks together.
  7. Think About It: What did you learn? Any new drinks you want to try?
  8. Remember to speak English and enjoy learning about different customs and cultures!

DRINKS MENU

Influential people

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Objective: Practice speaking spontaneously, practice vocabulary, and improve fluency.

  • Click the “Start” button to open a box
  • You will see the picture of an influential person
  • Make full sentences to share the information you know about them
  • Try to speak continuously and express your thoughts clearly.
  • If you’re in a pair, take turns being the speaker and the listener

After several rounds, the teacher will pause the activity.

  • Reflect on how the activity went. Did you find it challenging? Did you learn new words?
  • Some students will share their favourite topics or responses with the class.
  • The class might discuss the topics further and ask questions related to them.

Remember, the goal is to improve your speaking skills, so don’t worry about making mistakes. Enjoy the challenge and have fun expressing your thoughts!