This lesson explores current debates in the UK about free higher education and selective schools. Students practice using Present tenses in advanced contrasts (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous) to express opinions, compare facts, and describe ongoing issues in education.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Learners contrast different Present tenses in complex contexts, focusing on accuracy and fluency. Activities include gap-fills, sentence transformations, and contextual practice in debates.

VOCABULARY BUILDING

Students expand vocabulary related to education, debates, and social issues, learning useful expressions for discussing policies, fairness, and opportunities.

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

Learners read about the UK education system, role-play debates on free education, and practice speaking tasks to agree, disagree, and justify opinions. Writing tasks include short argumentative pieces about the future of schools.
This ready-to-use ESL lesson plan is designed for adults, combining grammar, vocabulary, and communication tasks to build both accuracy and fluency.