| 5 min |
- [Youth]: Say hello to your learner, then ask a few questions about how they are doing. (“How are you doing?” “How is your week going so far?” “Did you have a good day at school/university today?”)
- [Adults]: Say hello to your buddy, then ask a few questions about how they are doing. (“How is it going?” “How is your week going so far?” “Did you have a good day at work?” “Is there any news you would like to share?”)
- Ask your learner to greet you and ask you how you are doing.
| Show slide 2 |
| 5 min |
- Tell your learner that you are going to start by speaking about making plans.
- Take turns answering the questions on the slides about people in the picture.
| Show slide 3 |
| 5 min |
- Continue talking about plans.
- Review the “to be+going to+verb” structure on slide 4. Encourage your learner to use this structure throughout the session.
- Take turns answering the questions on the slides.
| Show slides 4-6 |
| 10 min |
- Talk about procrastination. Explain the meaning of this word to your learner- “to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring”. Model a few sample sentences to help your learner understand the meaning. For example: “I always procrastinate doing my work till the last possible second”.
- Screen share the video and watch it together. Make sure the subtitles are ON. Discuss the questions on the slide.
| Show video
Show slide 7 |
| 5 min |
- Take a quiz with your learner to find out how much they procrastinate.
| Show this quiz |
| 10 min |
- OPTIONAL: If you have some time left, then play this board game.
- Take turns rolling the dice online and answer the questions in this document.
- Encourage your buddy to give full answers, and ask follow-up questions.
| Show this document |