| LESSON OVERVIEW
The main objectives of this lesson are to:
- discuss the integration of work and personal life;
- practise should and shouldn’t to give advice;
- listen to a recording where a CEO talks about his daily work routines;
- role-play giving and receiving advice.
In this lesson, students share their work habits, explore useful phrases (e.g. spend time with friends, prepare for work, feel tired) and listen to a recording where an executive discusses his routine. They talk about work-life balance, identify the patterns and usage of should and shouldn’t and give advice. Students also work in pairs and role-play scenarios to provide solutions for work-life problems.
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate60 minStandard LessonUnlimited Plan
WARM-UP AND GRAMMAR
This lesson on should and shouldn’t starts with a warm-up. Students look at different activities (e.g. checking emails, talking about work tasks) and say how often they do them in the evenings. Afterwards, they match sentence halves to create phrases for work habits and daily routines (e.g. leave work, take a break, spend time with friends). Moving on, students listen to a recording in which a CEO of a company talks about his work habits. They then choose its correct summary. Following that, students listen to the recording again and tick the activities that the CEO mentions (e.g. sleep for four to five hours). Next, they discuss questions about the recording, workplace values and lifestyle choices. Then, students examine comments about the CEO’s talk. After that, they complete the rules about the usage of should and shouldn’t for advice.
GRAMMAR PRACTICE AND ROLE-PLAY
In this part of the lesson, students complete affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using should, shouldn’t and verbs. After that, they look at various situations (e.g. you feel sad, you don’t like your job) and think of pieces of advice that different people (e.g. your best friend, your parents) might give them. Students use should and shouldn’t for each situation. Moving on, they work in pairs. Student A chooses a phrase (e.g. never exercise, feel sick) to describe a problem. Student B chooses a phrase (e.g. join a gym, leave work late) to give advice. They then change roles and repeat until they have used all the phrases.
HOMEWORK/REVISION
This lesson also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students read sentences and write what each person should and shouldn’t do. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.
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