Joining Conversations

A2 · Elementary57 minBasic BasicsLesson 6 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: join a conversation that already started — politely, with “Sorry to interrupt”, and add something of your own.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Jumping in

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Can I Join You?

    Read a 177-word text about Can I Join You?

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Joining In

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Joining a Conversation

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match the Phrases

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Joining a Group Chat

    Role-play: You are at a social event and want to join two people who are talking about holidays (7 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: join in

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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