Topics: General English - space - exoplanets
Level: B1 and above
Skills: Speaking and Listening
Link to video: Exoplanets: Weird, Wondrous Worlds
Aims:
To talk about space, planets and exoplanets
To compare and contrast planets and exoplanets
To make predictions before reading and watching
To read for gist and for detail
To listen for gist and for detail
To choose a follow-up task (speaking, reading, writing, listening)
Use of language & lexis:
To use Simple Present and Simple Past to talk about space
To review comparatives and superlatives to compare planets and exoplanets
To learn / review adjectives to describe planets
To learn / review vocabulary about the topic
Optional: To learn / review modal verbs of possibility in present and past (e.g. might vs might have)
Optional: To learn / review adverbs