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1 Warm up

Watch the video. Come up with the definition for "insta lies" and discuss the questions in groups.

1. What examples of Insta lies does the video show?

2. Do you tell a lot of Insta lies?
3. Why do people post this type of photo?

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2 Listening for gist

Listen to Naomi talking to her friend, Josh about her photos on social media. Put the photos in the
order she talks about them.

a. b. c.

3 Listening for detail

Listen to the conversations again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Naomi went to the Grand Canyon this year.

2. It was raining on the day they took the photo.

3. Naomi prepared this salad.

4. Emily lives in Spain now.

5. Naomi was working during her trip to São Paulo.

6. She wanted to take a photo but recorded a video instead.

4 Language point: past continuous

Part A: Look at the sentence from the recording and answer the questions below.

Andy took that photo while we were hiking there.

1. When did Naomi and Andy start to hike? Before or after Andy took the photo?

2. When did Naomi and Andy finish hiking? Before or after Andy took the photo?

Now study the information in the box and complete the sentences in Part B.

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• We use the past continuous (I was trying) when we talk about an action in progress at a
specific time in the past. We use the past simple (took) when we talk about a finished
action in the past.
• To form the past continuous, we use was/were + -ing.
• The past continuous of work:

affirmative forms negative forms questions

I was working I wasn’t working Was I working?

You were working You weren’t working Were you working?

He/she/it was working He/she/it wasn’t working Was he/she/it working?

We were working We weren’t working Were we working?

You were working You weren’t working Were you working?

They were working They weren’t working Were they working?

Short answers
• Yes, I was. / Yes, you were. / Yes, he was ...
• No, I wasn’t. / No, you weren’t. / No, he wasn’t ...

Part B: Complete the sentences below with the past continuous forms of the verbs below.

drive eat listen live shine sleep speak watch win work

1. Paul was watching TV when I called.

2. I to some music when he arrived.

3. When I saw you, you your new car.

4. While I breakfast, the phone rang.

5. James wasn’t at home when I called him. He at the office.

6. Spain the football match when I turned on the TV.

7. I didn’t understand them. They Japanese.

8. I didn’t hear you come in last night because I .

9. When I left for work this morning, the sun .

10. I met them when they in Italy.

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5 Focus on vocabulary
Match the verbs to the nouns.

1. try on a. a dance class

2. check b. a ball

3. do c. a dog

4. have d. social media

5. walk e. clothes

6. kick f. homework

6 Language point: describing photos

Part A: Describe the photos below with the collocations from exercise five. Use the past continuous.

picture 1 picture 2 picture 3

picture 4 picture 5 picture 6

1. She was doing her homework when she fell asleep.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Part B: In pairs, choose one of the photos and have a conversation about it. Imagine you are the
person in the photo. Mention who took the photo, who else was in the photo and what you were
doing. Make up any other details. If you prefer, you can also use a real photo on your phone!

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7 Extension activities/homework

Task A: Read the cues from the conversation you listened to. In pairs, role-play the conversations.
Then listen to the conversation again and compare.

Josh: / love / your photos / social media. / travel / much! Where / one?

Naomi: / Grand Canyon / last year. / Andy / while / hike there. / We / walk / 25km / !

Josh: / hot / ?

Naomi: Very! / But / lucky / weather: / not rain, / but / cloudy / most / time.

Josh: Andy / take / too?

Naomi: / No, / Emily / take / while / I / have / a salad. / She / good salads!

Josh: / you / visit Emily / in Spain / ? / not / know

Naomi: / No / old photo. / At / time, / she / live / here /

Josh: Got it! / You / look / nice / one...

Naomi: Oh yes, / I / wear / a suit / because / a business trip / São Paulo. / I wave / because
/ I / think I / record / a video. I look a bit silly!
Josh: Not / professional!

Naomi: / Enough / Josh. / look at / Instagram profile...

Task B: In groups, record a video on your phone talking about Insta lies.

Mention:
• what are they
• examples of Insta lies
• what is the problem with Insta lies

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Transcripts

2. Listening for gist

Josh: I love looking at your photos on social media, Naomi. You travel so much! Where’s this
one?

Naomi: Oh, that was in the Grand Canyon, last year. Andy took that photo while we were hiking
there. We walked 25km that day!

Josh: My goodness! Was it hot?

Naomi: Very! But we were lucky with the weather: it wasn’t raining, but it was cloudy most of the
time.

Josh: Did Andy take this one too?

Naomi: No, Emily took that one while I was having a salad. She makes really good salads!

Josh: Did you visit Emily in Spain then? I didn’t know that!

Naomi: No, that’s an old photo. At that time, she was living here.

Josh: Got it! You look very nice in this one...

Naomi: Oh yes, I was wearing a suit because I was on a business trip to São Paulo. I was waving
because I thought I was recording a video. I look a bit silly!

Josh: Not at all. Very professional!

Naomi: Enough about me, Josh. Let’s look at your Instagram profile...

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Key

1. Warm up

10 mins.
Write ‘Insta lies’ on the board and ask students what they think it is. Tell them you will show a video about it.
Students watch the video, then read the definition and discuss the questions in small groups. Elicit some ideas as
a whole class.
Insta lie: a photo you post on Instagram that does not show your real life.

2. Listening for gist

5 mins.
Students listen to the conversations and number the photos. When correcting, elicit more details from each
conversation.

a. 2 b. 3 c. 1

3. Listening for detail

5 mins.
Ask students to read the sentences and try to remember if they are true or false. Play the recording again for
students to check. When correcting, elicit what is wrong with the false sentences.

1. False. ["Oh, that’s in the Grand Canyon, last year."]

2. False. ["...it wasn’t raining, but it was cloudy most of the time."]
3. False. ["Emily took that one while I was having a salad. She makes really good salads!"]
4. True. ["Did you visit Emily in Spain then?"]
5. True. ["I was on a business trip to São Paulo."]
6. False. ["I thought I was recording a video."]

4. Language point: past continuous

Part A:
10 mins.
Students read the grammar section and complete the sentences from the recording. Play the recording one more
time for students to check.

1. before 2. after
Part B:
10 mins.
Students complete the sentences with the past continuous forms of the verbs. If students are struggling, ask them
to match all the verbs first, then put them in the correct tense. Also remind them to use was or were depending
on the subject.

1. was watching 2. was listening 3. were driving 4. was eating 5. was working
6. was winning 7. were speaking 8. was sleeping 9. was shining 10. were living

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5. Focus on vocabulary

5 mins.
Students match the verbs to the nouns. Correct as a whole class.

1. → e. 2. → d. 3. → f. 4. → a. 5. → c. 6. → b.

6. Language point: describing photos

Part A:
5 mins.
Students use the verb + noun collocations to describe the photos.

1. She was doing her homework when she fell asleep.

2. They were having a dance class when they took this photo.
3. He was trying on some clothes in a shop and he liked them.
4. She was kicking the ball when they took this photo.
5. He was checking his social media when he saw a funny photo.
6. He was walking his dog when they saw something.
Part B:
10 mins.
In pairs, students choose a photo and pretend it’s theirs to have a conversation. If there’s enough time, you can
form new pairs and have them choose another photo. Suggest that they can use their own photos if they prefer.

7. Extension activities/homework

Task A:
15 mins.
Tell students to read the cues for the conversation they listened to and try to remember what was said. Students
then role-play the conversation, then listen to them to compare. Tell them it doesn’t matter if they didn’t get the
sentences exactly the same.
Task B:
15 mins.
In small groups, students plan and record a short video talking about Insta lies. Encourage them to think about
what they are going to say, but not script it entirely. They then show their videos to the class, who choose the
best one.

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