What made you laugh recently?

Quiet, please. Or pay?

Class version: Everyday. Everyday uses shorter language, shorter reading and more support for adult situations. Go further offers longer turns and less support. Choose the topic and depth separately from language level; an advanced speaker may prefer concrete situations. Both keep the same speaking purpose; Go further adds one related language extension to practise in the conversation. The original recording is unchanged; use the adapted reading if the recording is too demanding. These versions are teaching choices, not certified CEFR levels.

Language focus: Should / shouldn’t. I let the student speak first, show support if needed and return to one or two useful phrases at the end.

A flexible 50-minute plan: catch up 8 · get ready 5 · discover 5 · conversation 17 · challenge 13 · take home 2. I aim for roughly 80% student speaking; this is not measured automatically. I choose two weekly questions and follow up. I select the conversation rounds that suit this adult learner; completing every question is not the goal. I finish with the short oral transfer task. If a recording is too demanding, I use the adapted reading and one short replay, not the full recording as a test. The 20 surprise questions are optional.

I use this as an everyday speaking topic. The source offers British and American audio, several speeds and simpler versions. Its Level 6 does not mean B1 or B2. The passenger roleplay is invented. I practise should / shouldn’t, accepting must / have to if the student already uses them, without turning the debate into a long grammar lecture.

Optional vocabulary: fine · money paid as a penalty · shared space · a place used by several people · considerate · thinking about other people.

Next time: I start next time with the take-home discovery. If we did not reach the challenge, I continue there.