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Happy 2017! Welcome back to our English & literature classroom!

First of all prepare to talk about your plans for 2017.
The new year means a fresh start and you can make promises to youselves that are positive and realistic. As a class, brainstorm a few resolutions together.

• In 2017 I want to learn …

• In 2017 I want to get better at …

• My goal(s) for 2017 are …

 
Then discuss in pairs; Are you planning to do/ thinking of doing...?

- anything you.ve never done before
- anything exciting or risky.
Think how you could use the following expressions:
- I´m about to go...
- I´m due to ...
- I´m planning to ...
- I´ll ...
- I´ll be ...
- I´m definitely going to do it ...
- I´m thinking of trying a ...
- I´m planning to ...
- I´m aiming to 
- I have the intention of having a ... 

Check out the Intentions and Arrangements links on the left of this post (Unit 2 links)

Creative Writing Prompts
Write about what you did and received over break. Students can get the opportunity to discuss their adventures in a fun writing piece. For instance, write about the best gift they gave and what made it so special, or describe their family’s holiday traditions in detail. Here are a few more creative writing prompts.

• What are you most grateful for this holiday season?

• What was your favorite holiday food that you had over break?

• Who was the person you spent the most time with and why? What did you do with them?

• Write about a place that you went over the Christmas break.

• Write about something you did with your family over Christmas break.