Students are shown a set of pictures containing different activities/things, namely those opposing each other (e.g., cold or hot; cats or dogs; iPhone or Android) and are asked to share their opinions about them. Students will be encouraged to share their likes and dislikes accordingly to find some common ground in the class. The set of pictures is as follows (see materials attached) Picture 1 - Cats or dogs Picture 2 - Cold or hot Picture 3 - iPhone or Android

Students are asked to brainstorm phrases to express their ideas –either positive or negative–. The teacher writes their ideas on one section of a slide to keep a record of their answers. Students are then shown the other section of the slide containing a set of phrases used to talk about things they have in common. Students compare their previous answers and the teacher emphasizes the similarities.

Meaning - students categorize the useful phrases according to their use: positive, negative or neutral. Positive: - I love - I really like - I like - I quite like Neutral: - (...) is /are ok. Negative: - I don't like - I hate - I quite don't like Appropriacy - students are asked to categorize the useful phrases according to their register: more formal or more natural. CCQs: Are these phrases formal or more natural? Are they common in conversations? Form - students are exposed to the difference between gerunds and nouns used after the verbs (like, love, hate, and enjoy). We can use a gerund (-ing) or a noun after the verbs; e.g., I love reading books or I love books. Examples to be used: - I like eating Mexican food / I like Mexican food. - I hate doing exercises / I hate exercises. - I love playing video games / I love video games. Pronunciation - students are shown the stress timing in the sentences below. The words in-between slashes indicate the stress in the sentences. - I /love/ reading /English/ books. - I don't like /cats/. - I /really/ like eating /tacos/.

Students are given a set of pictures about which they need to speak. They work in groups (Breakout Rooms) and discuss about what things they have in common in terms of their likes or dislikes. Students will work for 6 minutes in groups; after that, they will be mingled to work with different partners. This will be repeated three times. Students will be given a Google Slides link containing the pictures.

Once back in the main room, students are asked and encouraged to share what they have in common with their peers. Students are then given feedback based on their discussion in groups.