TeachingEnglish
      Creativity is Great

      This lesson is all about creativity and innovation. Students start with a discussion which leads into a vocabulary task and reading activities. The lesson focuses on using the past simple and present perfect.

      Level: B1+

      Age group: Older teens/adults

      Timing: 60 - 90 minutes

      Aims: Creativity is Great

      • To discuss what constitutes creativity and identify examples of innovation in Britain and internationally
      • To identify the meaning of vocabulary in the context of creativity and innovation
      • To practise the sub-skill of reading for gist 
      • To identify the form of the present perfect tense and explore its use to link the past with the present with the word since
      • To distinguish between when to use the past simple tense (to refer to completed actions in the past) and when to use the present perfect tense (to connect the present with a past time)


      Plan components

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      Worksheet: download

      Poster: download

      By Caroline Wilkinson

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