1A Famous people in 2010s (check Ss know the 2010s are the years 2010 to 2019). Work in pairs.
1B quiz about the twenty-tens. Work in pairs.
1C + 1D listen to podcast. Work alone. ANSWERS: 1 Instagram (2010). 2 Mark Zuckerberg (2017). 3 Neymar (2016). 4 Monica Puig (2016). 5 Adele, 21 (2011). 6 a photo of an egg on Instagram (2019).
EXTRA Ss practise saying the following decades: 1980s, 2020s, 1900s, 1840s, 2000s (often called the noughties).
1E Speaking what do you remember from 2010s. EXTRA Ss go online and do some research, famous singers / bands / films / sportspeople / events of the 2010s.
2D show Grammar bank past simple. 2A, 2B, 2C Work alone.
4A, 4B time phrases. Work alone, check in class.
5A time & date + vocabulary bank 1-5 time & dates.