Don't Be A One- Upper! Here's a grammar/communicative lesson with a New Year's Eve theme. Students will be attending extravagant New Year's parties. They will try to one-up each other on their past experiences using the present perfect and past simple. Ideally, this lesson is suitable for Upper Intermediates, but can probably be used for a strong intermediate class. Intro: a minute or two Come to class with some kind of New Year's paraphernalia. You can also play Auld Lang Syne and enter into the classroom while it's playing. Here's a link to the song if you need it. Elicit the concept of New Year's and tell them that you have to decide on a party. Offer the class a couple of different scenarios with pictures of different people/parties that you are thinking of attending. The class can vote on which one they would like the most e.g. spending time with a small group of friends or going to a fancy party. Lead In: 5 minutes or so Have the st...
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