Désole(e), mais ... (revision of activities + making excuses)

A full lesson for Y7 or Y8 based on creating a dialogue inviting others to activities and making excuses.

The lesson begins with a recap of activities based on a match-up exercise (match-up questions and answers).
It moves on to a revision of common expressions related to answering propositions.
Follows a speaking trapdoor game to get the pupils talking and practicing the expressions they’ve revised.

Following this is a presentation of activities that can be used to make excuses when invited somewhere (eg. sorry, I have to wash the car; sorry, I have to walk the dog, etc.). This presentation is broken down with and followed by quizzes to help with memorisation and retainment.

Finally, pupils can practiced these conversations with the help of a well scaffolded slide, before moving on to writing their own dialogue.