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These lesson plans develop the themes that the players talk about in their interviews. For each question you'll find handouts for your students and notes for the teacher. The lessons are generally suitable for students at intermediate and above and each lesson should take up 45 minutes - 1 hour of classroom time.

Who's who (pdf): this worksheet will help your student identify who's speaking while they watch.

question 1

Is life in the UK what you expected?
This lesson looks at stereotypes of the UK and the problems people face when they move to a new country.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 2

What is a typical day for you?
The present simple to talk about daily routines. Controlled practice and production. Pre-intermediate and above.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 3

When did you learn English?
Learner training. Students look at different things they can do away from the classroom to help them learn English.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 4

What's the best way to learn a language?
Learner training. A questionnaire to help students think about their English use outside the classroom.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 5

What did you find most challenging about learning English?
Culture. This lesson looks at things that make English difficult and asks students to think about how they use their English.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 6

What do you like most about living in the UK?
Culture. Images of life in the UK and a role play to look at images of your country and how foreigners might view it.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 7

What advice would you give to a foreign player coming to the UK?
Language work. Different ways of giving advice. Controlled practice leading to a writing exercise.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 8

What do you think you'll be doing in five years' time?
As well as ways to talk about future plans and hopes the lesson looks at homesickness and what students would miss about their home country.
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

question 9

What are your favourite words in English?
Students think about their favourite words in English and practise saying 'please' like the British!
Teacher notes (pdf)
Student worksheets (pdf)

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