Present Simple and Continuous- Discuss and Agree
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Suggested vocabulary/ topics with which to discuss and write present tense opinions - good for intermediate students who still need Present Simple and Progressive practice.
Lesson Plan Content:
Present Simple and Continuous discuss and agree
Choose words from below and try to agree on then write down present statements about the world using them, e.g. “The government is making lots of bad decisions” or “People in this country don’t often think about the environment” if you both agree on that. You can combine words from below if you like, and negative statements are also OK. You will get one point for each statement that another group agrees is true but haven’t written down.
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Nouns/ Subjects airlines banks big companies bosses brands civil servants (= public servants) consumers/ shoppers department stores directors/ executives domestic companies female… friendship hotels insurance companies internet companies investors (local/ national) governments (married) couples (middle) managers new recruits/ graduate recruits old people parents people in the countryside people in this country politicians schools/ universities/ teachers shops/ supermarkets social media students/ university students teenagers the economy the environment the internet the middle class tourists/ travellers/ foreign visitors travel agencies/ travel companies young people |
Verbs adapt believe buy invest in move offer cause/ lead to change charge cost decline/ decrease/ drop/ fall develop experience feel follow grow/ increase learn listen to look for look forward to miss offer play read study suffer from think about try use wait wear worry
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Share a sentence you agree on and see if others agree and think it’s grammatically correct.
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