Expressing opinions using adjectives

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LESSON SET OVERVIEW

With this lesson set, your students will:

  • learn and practise advanced adjectives to express opinions,
  • expand on the ways to talk about fears and things that scare and worry them,
  • improve listening comprehension skills by watching and analysing an interview,
  • put target vocabulary to use by discussing one of the topics of your choice – surveillance or deepfake technology.

The set presents an opportunity for students to learn useful vocabulary to express opinions and use it while talking about potentially worrying trends.

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Each lesson in the set is also a standalone lesson.

Lesson 1

Teach students adjectives to express opinions
fear vocabulary
Standard Lesson 75 min Free

What might Bill Gates be worried about?

Global Issues

Students learn advanced adjectives to express opinions (e.g. debatable, feasible, unacceptable, inevitable) and watch an interview with Bill Gates. The lesson also contains useful vocabulary to talk about fears.

Lesson 2

Choose one of the Flipped lessons to help students practise the vocabulary
surveillance lesson plan
Flipped Lesson 60 min Unlimited Plan

Big Brother is watching you

Business Technology

Students discuss the topic of employee monitoring software. Before class, they work with word formation and learn vocabulary (e.g. illicit, to track, to disclose, consent). In class, encourage students to practise new vocabulary and the adjectives to express opinions from Lesson 1 in ex. 5, 10-11 (slides 14, 23, 25).

ESL flipped lesson plan
Flipped Lesson 45 min Unlimited Plan

Deepfakes – Is seeing still believing?

Technology

Students talk about deepfake technology, work with synonyms and watch examples of fake videos. Encourage students to use the vocabulary from Lesson 1 in ex. 8 (slide 27) when sharing their opinions on the topic.

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