Are you looking for Christmas and New Year lesson plans and activities for your ESL students? Look no further, we have all bases covered! This bundle includes Christmas vocabulary, exercises and activities as well as taking a look at popular New Year resolutions and the Chinese Zodiac for 2020.
As we approach the end of 2019 we also say goodbye to the decade that was the 2010’s. Take your students on a journey back through the past ten years as we review the biggest stories and events from the tens. We’ll also take a look ahead to 2020 and discuss the stories that will be big news in the year ahead.
What’s included in the Christmas bumper pack:
5 Christmas vocabulary exercises to introduce festive words and their significance to your students.
6 Christmas activities to encourage student interaction and expression. They include writing a letter to Santa, discussing favorite Christmas destinations, sentence building with demands and if you’re feeling brave there’s even a little bit of singing and dancing.
3 Christmas quizzes: 1- Christmas trivia. 2- Music and Carols. 3- Film
1 Write-up about ‘Christmas Around The World’ as we take a look at how and when a variety of countries celebrate Christmas. Includes comprehension questions and 15 conversation cues.
1 Story - ‘Merry Christmas, Fredo’. Enjoy this roller coaster ride as one street dog has a happy ending this Christmas. Includes exercises, conversation and a debate.
1 ‘Tis the season to be… stressed’ write-up as we briefly discuss some of the downsides of Christmas. Includes conversation questions.
1 New Year Resolutions activity as the class discuss popular resolutions and list their own personal favorites.
1 Write-up about the 2020 Chinese Zodiac and the year of the rat with exercises and conversation questions.
What’s included in the Review Of The 2010’s:
In part 1 there are a number of exercises within one main activity. There are a selection of photos of events from one of the years. The students try to guess what news story each photo is referring to. Then they read the review of the stories before trying to guess the year. There are ten of these in total to represent each of the years from the decade.
Exercises on past simple regular and irregular, superlatives, connecting words, synonyms, antonyms, was/were and many more.
The first part finishes with 20 conversation questions to encourage a group discussion about the 2010’s.
Part 2 starts with a look into the events coming up in 2020 with topics including politics, technology, sport and film. They include future exercises and language.
The second part concludes with ten conversation questions about the year ahead.
As we near the end of 2019 we also say goodbye to the 2010’s. Take a stroll back through the good, the bad and the ugly of the decade with this comprehensive review of the biggest news stories from around the world.
We also take a look forward to 2020 and discuss the most anticipated events that will see us enter the new decade.
I have added two levels so that this one item can cover all ESL learners. The first pack is aimed at beginners to pre-intermediate (A1-A2) learners and the second is for intermediate (B1+) and higher students.
In the preview you will find the entire product for the intermediate+ level students.
In part 1 there are a number of exercises within one main activity. There are a selection of photos of events from one of the years. The students try to guess what news story each photo is referring to. Then they read the review of the stories before trying to guess the year. There are ten of these in total to represent each of the years from the decade.
To incorporate English grammar there are exercises throughout the reviews that will test your student’s knowledge. These includes questions on past simple regular and irregular, superlatives, connecting words, synonyms, antonyms, was/were and many more.
The first part finishes with 20 conversation questions to encourage a group discussion about the 2010’s.
Part 2 starts with a look into the events coming up in 2020 with topics including politics, technology, sport and film. They include future exercises and language.
The second part concludes with ten conversation questions about the year ahead.
ESL Business English course books levels 1, 2 and 3 by TEAM TEFL.
These course books are available for distance learning with editable Google Slides and PowerPoint.
Consisting of 36 business lesson plans and providing over 50 hours of teaching materials, these course books are a vital resource for your business classes.
These lesson plans are designed to improve the communication skills of learners featuring many different real-life business situations such as customer service, sales, presentations and meetings.
The complete Business Collection is recommended for A2 pre-intermediate and higher level students.
Our Business English ESL lesson plans follow a comprehensive learning structure, including;
A warmer
Two closed exercises
One open exercise
Group activity
Revision
ESL lesson plan for A1 Beginner ELL and ELA learners about Past Simple. This ready to use TEFL resource includes everything from flash cards to activities as well as conversation topics and writing drills. Designed to enhance language proficiency, this engaging lesson plan covers the fundamental concepts and practical exercises related to using the past simple tense in everyday conversations. From understanding regular and irregular verb forms to correctly expressing past actions and events, our lesson plan equips ESL learners with the knowledge and confidence to use the past simple tense accurately. With interactive activities, practice exercises, and real-life examples, this lesson plan fosters essential language skills and builds a strong foundation in English grammar.
This is an A1 Beginner ESL lesson plan from the TEAM TEFL A1 course book https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12105424
It is also included in our course book bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12121091
The lesson plan includes:
Flash cards
A cover page
A warmer - Chatterbox
Main usage
Construction
Rules including any exceptions
Examples
Two closed exercises
One open exercise
Revision exercise
Writing exercise
Activity - E.g Game, quiz, puzzle etc to finish the class.
Answer key
This lesson plan is for ESL students from 14 years to adults and should take around 60-90 minutes depending on teacher style. The lesson is available in PDF and Google slides