Hi everyone,
What could an inside-out tent have to do with a free pizza? We’d show learners the four camping pictures and let them guess before they read. The story gives them a reason to use confusing for the instructions and confused for how the campers felt.
Suggested level: A2–B1 · Learners: teens and adults · About 45–55 minutes
Download the free six-page lesson: An Upside-Down Weekend
Start with the pictures and adjective pairs on page 1. On page 2, ask learners to read for the ending before they fill the gaps. Then have them cover the story and retell it from the pictures. Their partner listens for one missing detail and asks about it.
On page 3, one learner describes a situation without naming the feeling. Their partner guesses and asks a follow-up question. Finish by giving each learner a chance to tell a small mishap of their own. It can be made up.
Share pages 1–3 for class. There are no separate role cards. Keep pages 5–6 for the teacher notes, answers and a fresh speaking check. For optional homework, give learners page 4 and ask them to cover the answers at the bottom until they’ve tried the tasks.
You can preview the lesson and see the teaching notes or hear how we move from grammar into speaking in the episode guide. If you try the lesson, tell us how it went. We’d love to hear which stories came out of it.
Happy teaching,
Gav & Em
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