Famous for Jazz

A ready-to-teach B1+ grammar lesson on dependent prepositions, built around the story of the Cork Jazz Festival and what visitors can do there.

Teams guess true or false about the festival, then read a short article on how a cancelled bridge tournament and a hotel with empty rooms led to one of Ireland's best-known music festivals. They find and sort 12 verb, adjective and noun + preposition pairs, then work out the rules: -ing after a preposition, and the preposition at the end of a question. A team race with double-point rounds, a role-play at the festival information desk, a 'find someone who' mingle about festivals in their own countries and an exit ticket follow.

What's inside

• 12 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
• 4-page A4 exercise sheet: teacher's notes, answer key and a 2-page student worksheet
• Worksheet tasks: matching, choose the preposition, a blog gap-fill, error correction and a 60–80 word writing task
• Easier and Harder options, an online tip, an exit ticket and free homework links

Level: B1+ · Time: 60–75 minutes · Prep: print the worksheet pages; paper or mini-whiteboards for teams. Print, project and teach.

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