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Wrong Package 2.0
In this activity, students pick a mystery package and guess who it's for, who sent it, and why. They write a short story with their guesses, then open the package and continue the story based on what's inside, describing how the character feels and reacts. Students compare their stories with classmates.
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My Red Flag and Green Flag
In this activity, students identify their own red and green flags in different real-life situations. They explain their choices, discuss which behaviours are considered positive or negative, and share examples from their own experiences.
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Grammar activity
Future Forms Jeopardy
In this activity, students practice will, going to and present continuous through a Jeopardy-style game. They choose the correct form, fill in the gaps, correct mistakes, make their own sentences and form questions, earning points for each correct answer.
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The Real Review
In this activity, students reflect on real-life experiences and write honest reviews as if they were posting them on Google Maps. They rate each experience from one to five stars, explain what happened, describe what they liked and disliked, and say whether they would recommend it to others.
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My Energy Levels
In this activity, students talk about their energy levels in different situations and at different times of the day. They describe how they usually feel, explain what they normally do, and guess their partner's energy level from 1 to 10 based on their answers.
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The Awkward Moment Posts Genially
In this activity, students open cards to reveal the beginning of a social media post and imagine the missing part of the story. They complete each post using Past Simple and Past Perfect to describe events and explain what had happened before another action in the past.
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The Unwritten CV
In this activity, students reflect on different life experiences and identify the skills, strengths, and lessons they gained from them. They transform each experience into an honest CV entry, then compare and discuss their ideas with classmates.
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I Can / I Can’t
In this activity, students read a card with an everyday skill or ability and discuss whether they can or can't do it, and how well, then answer three follow-up questions to talk about it in more detail.
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Summer Try, Do or Skip
In this activity, students read sets of three summer activities. For each one, they decide whether they would try it, whether they already do it, or whether they would skip it, and explain their choice using because, I'd love to, and I'd rather not. Students try to give full, natural answers and compare their choices with their classmates.
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My Glow Up Story - Used To / Past Simple Genially
In this activity, students choose a card showing a person's life now and imagine their journey to get there. For each card, they tell the story of how this person changed — from where they started to where they are now — using used to for past habits and states, and Past Simple for key events and turning points.
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The Replacement
In this activity, students receive a habit, ritual, or routine and imagine they can no longer do it. For each card, they must come up with one useful and realistic replacement and one completely absurd replacement. Students explain their choices, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each idea, and compare their answers with classmates.
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