A Bad Day
- Silvina Mascitti
- 13 feb 2023
- 1 min de lectura
Worksheets made in collaboration with Richard Moon :)
Topics: General English - routine - good and bad days - well-being
Levels: A2 / B1+
Skills: Speaking and Listening
Link to song: Bad day by Daniel Powter
Aims:
To talk about daily routines
To watch a video and develop visual literacy skills
To listen for gist and for detail
To work on rhyme and intonation
Use of language & lexis:
To learn / review Simple Present to talk about daily routines
To learn / review Simple Past to talk about past experiences
To learn / review verb + noun collocations
To learn / review language for compare and contrast
Photo by Daniel Trylski on Pexels.
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