Introduce self to Ss. Play guess game w. nationality/age etc. 2 truth 1 lie game. Have Ss write out 3 statement and so the same in pairs. Each S will tell something about their partner.

Ss given HO with sentences with both correct/incorrect answers. Ss circle correct answers. Choose 3 of the phrases and make them relevant to yourself/people you know. E.g. I can have a conversation in English. My mother is bilingual. Compare phrases in groups and ask follow up Q's. E.g. My mother can speak English. How did she learn?/How well can she speak English?

Ss read text and are given 5 cards of paragraph headings. They then discuss in pairs which title fits which paragraph. One title is useless forcing Ss to think carefully about their choice. Ask basic CCQs. What is the text about? Are more or less people now speaking English? Why do most people learn English?

Ss will scan read the text for certain phrases/words and find out what the article says about them. They will then be given two questions to discuss in pairs before telling the rest of the class their answers. Q 2 can be expanded upon given the personalisation it allows. Why is English important in Turkey. What kind of jobs can it help with? etc.

In pairs, Ss match words in blue from text to their correct definitions. During FB ask CCQs to ensure the Ss match words correctly and record definitions on WB. These definitions will help Ss with next exercise, filling gaps in sentences defining verbs with correct terms from a choice of 4. Finally Ss will look at terms in pink in the final paragraph of the text and decide which are active/stative verbs and underline the correct term in a sentence stating the rule regarding their use. Illustrate this on WB.

In pairs, Ss compare two similar sentences with different verb forms used. They will discuss the difference between each pair. Each pair will then explain the difference of meaning between one of the sentence pairs and T will clarify. E.g. They studied Portuguese for three years. It happened in the past. They've studied Portuguese for three years. They are still studying.

Ss are given a list of topics, they make notes on their own experiences and form Qs with topics. They then work in pairs to ask and answer each other questions and each S will explain the other's experiences.