Present Simple Sentence Completion Bluff
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Students complete typical Present Simple sentences with a mix of true and made-up information, then try to guess which of their partner's sentences are true, including typical key words with Present Simple.
Lesson Plan Content:
Present Simple sentence completion bluff
Present Simple/ adverbs of frequency/ third person S
Fill at least half of the gaps below to make true and false sentences about yourself. Make sure there is a mix of real information and imaginary sentences.
- I always ____________________________________________________.
- I almost always ______________________________________________.
- I often _____________________________________________________.
- I usually ___________________________________________________.
- I sometimes ________________________________________________.
- I never ____________________________________________________.
- I rarely _____________________________________________________.
- I hardly ever ________________________________________________.
- I ____________________________________________________ in bed.
- I ________________________________________ at 6:30 in the morning.
- I ______________________________________________ for my mother.
- I _________________________________________ before I go to school.
- I _____________________________________________ with my brother.
- I ___________________________________________________ in class.
- I ________________________________________________ in the street.
- I _________________________________________________ very often.
- I _________________________________________________ on my own.
- I ___________________________________________________ secretly.
- I ___________________________________________ but it’s a bad habit.
- I ____________________________________________ but I want to stop.
- I ____________________________________ but my parents don’t like it.
- I _______________________________________ but I want to do it more.
- My best friend _______________________________________________.
- My favourite celebrity _________________________________________.
- My grandparents _____________________________________________.
- My next-door neighbour _______________________________________.
- My sister ___________________________________________________.
Read out one sentence. Maybe after asking questions about that thing, your partner(s) will guess if the information is true or not.
Ask about any sentences above which you were not sure how to complete, are not sure that you completed correctly, etc, working together to make suitable model sentences each time.
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