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LESSON SET OVERVIEW

With this lesson set, your students will:

  • practise vocabulary for social events and party preparations,
  • learn and use the structure be going to to talk about the future,
  • work on the pronunciation of /ɛ/ and /ɜː/,
  • read short texts about birthday parties,
  • talk about parties.

In the first lesson, students work with party-related vocabulary. They also practice vowel pronunciation. In the second lesson, students discuss party preferences, learn to use the be going to structure and explore phrases related to getting the house ready for guests.

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Lesson 1 Introduce vocabulary related to parties
ESL lesson on parties
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min Premium Plan

Party time

General Lifestyle

Students discuss different kinds of celebrations (e.g. office party, surprise party) and learn party-related vocabulary (e.g. invite guests, dress up). They also work with pronunciation and describe photos.

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Lesson 2 Teach students how to talk about the future
ESL lesson on be going to
Standard Lesson 60 min Premium Plan

Let’s have a party! (going to)

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Students learn how to use the be going to structure, talk about future scenarios, explore phrases related to getting the house ready for guests (e.g. bake a cake, wash the dishes) and complete a dialogue.

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