The Birthday Surprise

A2 · Elementary57 minGrammar & FluencyLesson 2 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Four friends, one secret party and one very hungry dog. Make the plan before Saturday.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Talk About Your Plans

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Don't Tell Ana!

    Read a 133-word text about Don't Tell Ana!

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Party Words

    7 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: The Secret Plan

    Gap-fill exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Tom's Messages in the Group Chat

    Error-correction exercise, 6 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: You Plan the Party

    Role-play: Making the plan for Ana's surprise party (3 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your Next Party

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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