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Back to School

This 60-minute group lesson helps B1 teens discuss going back to school after summer vacation. Students learn useful classroom and study vocabulary, read about the first day back, practice new language in context, and finish by creating personal goals for the new school year. The lesson develops speaking, reading, writing, and vocabulary skills through communicative activities.

Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Discuss in pairs.

  1. How do students usually feel on the first day back?
  2. What do you usually do before the new school year starts?
  3. Complete the sentence:
  4. The best thing about going back to school is...
  5. The hardest thing about going back to school is...
2

Read the text. Suggest the best title.

3

Answer the following questions.

4

Match these words to their definitions.

5

Complete the sentences.

6

Discuss the questions.

7

Write about your plans using the prompts.

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