Resources

10mins: Introduction:

Online homework: Discuss any problems or difficulties the student may be having.

Independent reading: Ask the student about what they have read in English during the last week. If you are reading a novel together, discuss the assigned reading and any vocabulary words/ writing assignments.

Speaking practice:

What do young people care most about?

- politics

- fashion

- careers

- world problems

- relationships/friendships

Useful words and phrases: top priority, could not care less, to not give something a second thought, past the point of caring, fed up, be the change you want to see, to throw yourself into something, to take pride in something, to keep up-to-date, to be the in the loop, to be well-informed, to keep with the times, to be clued up, something near and dear to one's heart, follow your heart

15mins: Test: 38 listening practice - part 4

Mini-discussion: Ask the students the following questions about moving abroad:

- What sort of things might be important to consider before moving abroad? What would be the most important factor in making this decision? The least important factor?

- If the students become stuck, try introducing the following ideas: family / money / cultural differences / weather / transportation / documents

15mins: Introduce Module 2: Student Blog. Have students exchange the 'proposals' they wrote in the last lesson. Have them correct each other's papers for any spelling or grammatical errors. Students should have divided their paper into the following sections: Introduction / Mission / Strategy / Conclusion.

Useful terms: engagement, followers, subscribers, hashtags, share, story, brand awareness, caption, creep, crowd-sourcing, raising awareness, sustainability, social justice, cancel culture

**15mins: **Students will begin working on their blog post content. Students will need to make a power-point or use a posterboard to organize and display their information. Students will need to use photos, write captions, and write a short 'blog post' about the topic of their choosing.

**05mins: **Homework - Students will continue working on their projects for homework.

**00mins: **Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time. Encourage students to do additional reading for vocabulary building outside of the lesson. News articles, short stories, and novels are all great examples.