Warmup: New Year
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Advanced
Word Library: New Year
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Resolutions: New Year
I’m going to…
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students look at the options and underline the resolutions they would like to make.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Get In Line: New Year
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
News: New Year
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Can You Name 3: New Year
Fun and creative thinking.
Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Old vs New: New Year
Compare last year to the New Year. Be honest!
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students look at the available options in each line and underline the option that is true for them.
Duration: 5 -10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
