Verbs of Sensation Mini-Presentations
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Extended speaking and suggested follow-up questions to prompt the use of verbs describing senses, including like as a preposition.
Lesson Plan Content:
Verbs of sensation mini-presentations
Choose one of the topics on the next page, talk about it for at least one minute, you’re your partner will ask you follow-up questions, give their opinions on the same thing, etc. Then listen to your partner present on another topic and ask and talk about what they say. Continue taking turns doing the same thing until your teacher stops you.
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Suggested follow-up questions “What does … look like/ smell like/ taste like/ feel like/ sound like?” “Is… similar to…?”/ “Is… like…?” “Is… more like… or…?”/ “Is … more similar to… or…?” “Is the sound/ appearance/ taste/ texture/ smell like…?” “How is… different from…?” “How do you feel about…?”/ “Do you like…?” “Is… your (least) favourite…?” “What do you (dis)like about…?” “Is there anything you (dis)like about…?” “How popular is…?” “Does… look/ taste/ feel/ smell/ sound better than…?” |
Share one thing that you learnt about your partner and see if anyone else in the class has that in common with them.
Ask about any topics below you don’t understand, are not sure how to talk about, etc, working together to make some statements about them each time.
Verbs of sensation mini-presentations topics
- An actor
- An acquired taste
- An artwork
- Something that looks/ smells/ tastes/ feels/ sounds bad
- A boil-in-the-bag…
- A car
- A celebrity/ Someone famous
- A cheap…
- A complaint
- A deodorant
- A diet…/ A low-calorie…
- A disappointing…
- A disgusting…
- A dish
- A drink
- A fake…
- My favourite…
- A food
- Something that looks/ smells/ tastes/ feels/ sounds good
- Someone good looking
- A good value…
- Someone’s hair
- My home
- My hometown
- An ingredient
- My least favourite…
- A microwaveable…/
- A motorbike
- My neighbourhood/ My local area
- My neighbours
- An overpriced…
- A popular…
- A raw…
- A relative/ A relation/ A member of my family
- A restaurant
- My room
- A smelly…
- A sound/ A noise
- A spicy…
- Toiletries
- Two siblings
- Two twins
- An unusual…/ A unique…/ A weird…/ An odd…
- A vegetarian…/ A vegan…
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