Good or Bad? r/LifeProTips with Imperative Phrases
Spark conversations with this imperative statements speaking activity! Students discuss quirky “Life Pro Tips,” decide if they’re “Good ideas!” or “Bad ideas!” and explain why. Printable and online-friendly for easy use.
Bring energy and creativity to your ESL classroom with this imperative statements speaking activity! Inspired by r/LifeProTips, this printable and online-friendly worksheet uses quirky imperative statements like “Make an Instagram account for your goldfish!” and “Study hard and become an astronaut!” to spark engaging conversations.
Instructions
Students work in pairs to evaluate each “Life Pro Tip,” deciding if it’s a “Good idea!” or “Bad idea!” and explaining why. Afterward, the class comes together to discuss their findings and add their own creative “Life Pro Tips” to the mix. This activity encourages critical thinking, fluency, and collaboration while giving students the chance to express their opinions in a fun and relaxed way.
📌 Key Features:
- Level: Ideal for pre-intermediate and intermediate learners.
- Format: Printable and online-friendly PDF.
- Focus: Speaking, fluency, and opinion sharing using imperative statements.
- Interactive: Includes a class-wide activity to create and discuss original “Life Pro Tips.”
- Versatile Use: Great for pair work, group discussions, or online classes.
Turn grammar into conversation and make imperatives the star of your classroom with this fun speaking activity!
Here are some alternate instructions you might want to try!
Debate
Instructions: Divide students into teams. Assign one team to argue in favor of the Life Pro Tip and the other to argue against it, regardless of their personal opinion. After each debate, the class votes on the winning argument.
Objective: Boost critical thinking and persuasive speaking skills.
r/LifeProTips
Instructions: Students imagine they are redditors responding to OPs who’ve submitted to r/LifeProTips. They write a short response explaining whether the advice is good or bad and provide reasoning. You can have them pass the piece of paper to the next student, who can then comment on their comment, or add a comment of their own.
Objective: Add a writing component while reinforcing critical thinking.
Like the format, but teaching something else? Here’s another good one for beginners:
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