New year ´s resolutions

A great end of year activity.

I do this with them in class and then in a year time I give their resolutions back to them.

  LISTENING ACTIVITY

•1. What is her main concern?

•2. What is Xmas?

•3. What does Harry do?

•4. What is the final video going to include?

NEW YEAR´S RESOLUTIONS


Top 13:


1.Lose Weight
2.Pay Off Debt/s
3.Save Money
4.Get a Better Job
6.Eat Right
7.Get a Better Education
8.Drink less Alcohol
9. Quit Smoking
10.Reduce Stress Overall
11.Reduce Stress at Work
12.Take a Trip
13. Volunteer to Help Others

Teach or revise some vocabulary:

Quit  ~ing  . . .

•(1) I’ve decided to quit smoking.

   Cut down on  ~ing . . .

•(1) I’m going to cut down on surfing the internet.

    Keep  ~ing . . .

•(1) I’m planning to keep working hard

Try harder at/in

•(1) I’m planning to try harder in English.

   Starting

•(1) I’m thinking of starting a Japanese course.

MY 10 RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011


Students write down their list and give it to the teacher.

LISTENING ACTIVITY

   1. How many people make new years resolutions?

    2. Which are the most popular resolutions?

    3. ________ % give up after 2 weeks.

    4. What happens after 6 weeks?

    5. Is Gary one of them?

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Happy Christmas and New Year

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