To start the lesson I will tell a story about my father and technology (how he used to be very bad at it but now he's gotten a lot better than me at it). Then I will ask sts about their own abilities when it comes to technology and computers. Are you good with new technologies? Can you use a computer? Are you good at it? Can you use several computer programmes? Which computer programmes can you use? Could you use them several years ago? Can you use any other new technologies? etc...

In order to find out sts' previous knowledge of ability phrases I will give them a quiz in which they have to choose between three answers for each question, with answers expressing a different level of ability. Following this I will project on the WB the results to the quiz, get sts to read them and discuss with their partner if they agree with the description of themselves.

The quiz text will be used as a basis to teach them the form and meaning of these ability phrases. I will give them HO2 and tell them to focus on the top part only. They will discuss in groups and fill in the categories in the table, using the highlighted verbs and phrases from the quiz. Then for FB I will get one student from each group to come up to the WB and fill one category (things you can do now, things you can't do now, ability in the past). I will check with sts if there are any answers and get them to correct themselves if there are any. Then the sts will work in pairs and decide how to structure the ability phrases, they will unfold the HO2 and look at the bottom part in which they have to decide on the form to use. For FB I will project the answers on the WB. I will then concept check and make sure they understand what each expression means. In order to CCQ the word manage, I will project a sentence and two questions on the WB about this sentences and give sts one or two minutes to discuss them. Quick FB (1- Yes he/she did; 2- It was difficult). I will also ask them what other adjectives they can use with the structure be + adjective + at (be brilliant/great/excellent/not bad to say people are good at something and be hopeless/bad/terrible/awful/rubbish at to say people are bad at sth). I will then drill the sentences to make sure they are stressing them at the right place, and make sure they copy the weak forms of to and at.

I will then give sts HO3 (gap-fill activity), and give them a minute to read it and tell me what Bill is doing now (he teaches retired people basic computer skills). Then I will tell sts to use the forms we have learnt previously, and check in pairs once they have finished. For FB I will tell them to look under their chairs, there'll be two AKs per table.

I will then get sts to write 3 true sentences and 3 false sentences about other things they can and can't do, using a different phrase from exercise 2 of HO2 for each sentence. Then I will get them to work in pairs and tell their partners their sentences. The partner can ask two questions about each sentence and then decides if these sentences are true or false. I will give instruction little by little and use ICQs.