Commenting on an Online Post
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Commenting on an Online Post

This ESL lesson plan helps teens build confidence in reading and writing comments on social media. Through analyzing and categorizing different comment types, students will practice A2-level language skills by identifying positive, negative, and neutral feedback. This individual activity encourages learners to improve their vocabulary and express their opinions in brief social media comments.

Skills

  • Can make brief positive or negative comments online about embedded links and media using a repertoire of basic language, though he/she will generally have to refer to an online translation tool and other resources.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Discuss these questions with your teacher.

1
Do you usually leave comments on social media posts?
2
What kind of posts do you usually comment on?
3
Have you ever received a lot of comments on one of your posts?
4
How do you feel when someone comments on your posts?
2

Read Margie's post on Instagram. Then, read the comments she received. Decide which comments are positive, negative, and neutral.

3

Fill in the gaps in the sentences.

4

Match the adjectives with the opposite meaning.

5

Complete the sentence. Decide how you feel about Margie's new Stanley Cup.

6

Write a comment on Margie's social media post.

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