How many is enough?

Olia | Sep 03, 2025Sep 18, 2025

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this speaking lesson are to:

• engage in discussing group and individual activities, teamwork and preferences;
• watch a video about a school with just two pupils;
• share opinions, examine proverbs and talk about group work experiences.

In this lesson, students talk about group and individual experiences and watch a video about an unusual school. They discuss the minimum and maximum number of people for activities, explain possible problems in large groups and interpret proverbs about teamwork. Students share their preferences for group or individual activities, reflect on personal experiences and explore examples of group work. They can also do an extra activity to review quantifiers (e.g. much, several, too many).

WARM-UP AND DISCUSSION

This lesson focuses on discussing group and individual activities and starts with a warm-up. Students say what some examples have in common (a double date, The Beatles and a standard car full of passengers). At this point, they can do an activity to revise quantifiers (e.g. enough, few, little). In the task, students use them to complete statements about crowds and space in different situations. After that, they discuss what they think is the minimum number of people needed for different activities (e.g. weekend hike, charity event, pub quiz team). Next, students say what the maximum could be. They explain what problems there might be if there are too many people. Afterwards, students explain what some proverbs mean (e.g. two heads are better than one). Next, they choose three proverbs and think of real-life situations they describe. Following that, students discuss questions about cultural and social preferences. 

MORE DISCUSSION AND VIDEO

In this part of the lesson, students engage in discussing group and individual activities by exploring pairs of experiences (e.g. playing sports OR playing individual sports). They say which option they would prefer and why for each pair. Then, students talk about the advantages of the option they didn’t choose. Next, they watch a video about a school with two pupils and discuss questions about school size and learning experiences. Moving on, students look at different points (e.g. teachers in a classroom, close friends to have, people in a music band). They choose four of them, say what they think is a good number of people for each and explain why. Finally, students go over examples of group work. They choose situations they have experienced and talk about what happened.

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