| LESSON OVERVIEW
In this lesson students get an opportunity to learn phrasal verbs and practise their listening skills (listening for gist and details) by watching a funny video about how to cope with a bad day.
B1 / Intermediate45 minStandard LessonPremium Plan
LEAD‐IN & PHRASAL VERBS
To get students interested in the theme of the lesson, the worksheet starts with three pictures showing people in situations associated with having a bad day such as being late for work. Students identify the problems and then look at gapped questions about bad days in their lives. Before discussing them in pairs, they have to add the missing prepositions (e.g. out of order). The aim of the next task is to pre-teach students some phrasal verbs which they’ll later hear in a motivational video about coping with a bad day (e.g. let it out, get through, cheer up). Students then put the phrasal verbs into practice and engage in another discussion.
VIDEO & DISCUSSION
In the second part of the lesson, students look at three comments posted on a social media website. Their task is to guess who knows what to do when we’re having a bad day. They watch the video for the first time to check if their ideas were right. Listening for gist is followed by listening for details. First, students look at eight phrasal verbs and mark the ones they hear in the video. Afterwards, they listen again, this time focusing on five gapped statements which they need to complete with the missing words. The lesson finishes with a discussion during which students agree or disagree with the motivational statements from the listening task and give reasons for their opinions. Including a few additional questions about grandparents and their role in students’ lives will make this final activity more memorable and personal.
WORKSHEETS
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Great job guys
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Very practical and useful. Great work.
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great job! fantasctic topic , I really enjoy the video. thanks a lot
Glad you like it! Thanks!
Excellent lesson! Thank you! One question:
Are there any keys/suggested answers except for teacher’s notes? I lack suggested/example answers from time to time. I’m asking not only about this very lesson, but about all of them
Thanks, Jenny! When it comes to answers/keys, the Teacher’s Version is the place where you can find all of them, plus our teaching suggestions. Write to us at hello@eslbrains.com if you can’t find something.
Fantastic video! Loved the video and the lesson in general! Great job guys!
It’s such a feel-good clip! I’ve started to feel much better and I’m sure my teenagers will love it as much as I do !
Just watch out when using that with teens – these grannies get a bit expressive at one point
Lovely!
Thank you so much, this is exactly what i was looking for
Great!
Excelente forma de ensinar
This is a fantastic lesson! Thanks a lot!!!!
Happy to hear that! Thanks!
great thank you so much
Great lesson plan
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Wow!Perfect topic, my students were interested in so much)
Thanks! I’m happy to hear that
Thank for the lesson! It’s really helpful.
loved that. Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment! I’m happy you enjoyed it
Thanks for sharing! Very good lesson!
Great to hear that!