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Free B1 (Intermediate) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Past Continuous grammar practice for online English classes. Student can describe past ongoing activities and discuss technological changes in their workplace using Past Continuous.

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What You Were Doing When Technology Changed Your Industry
B1⏱ 45 min

What You Were Doing When Technology Changed Your Industry

🎯 Goal: Student can describe past ongoing activities and discuss technological changes in their workplace using Past Continuous

📐 Past Continuous
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#technology#workplace change#career development
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What You Were Doing When Technology Changed Your Industry
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Hi! Today we're talking about technology changing the way we work. I'd love to hear your own stories and thoughts.

“Has any new technology ever changed the way you do your job? Tell me about it.”
“In your opinion, is automation more helpful or more scary for workers today?”
“If a robot could do half of your daily tasks, how would you feel about that?”
“Would you rather work in a company that changes fast or one that stays the same for years?”
“What was the biggest disruption you ever saw in your workplace or school?”
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🎲 Speaking Activity 1
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Ranking Activity
Put these in order and tell me why. Explain your first and last choice.
7 minutes
🗣️ “For me, the most important is...”
Rank these from most to least helpful for a modern company:
🎲 Speaking Activity 2
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Find the Difference
Look at picture A and picture B. Describe what you see and find the five differences with me.
7 minutes
🗣️ “In picture A ... but in picture B ...”
Picture A
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Picture B
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🕵️ Hunt first — 5 differences, no list. No pointing — describe. Each difference needs a full sentence with a comparative or "while / whereas".
🔎 Differences found
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🏁 FINAL CHALLENGE
Say which picture would come first in a story and why, then name one thing that is exactly the SAME in both.
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