General English - Elementary level, Part 1 (20 Lessons)
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Lesson 1. Countries and nationalities
In this lesson, students learn and put into practice the names of important countries, nations and nationalities. The lesson assumes a basic knowledge of the verb ‘be’.
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Lesson 2. Nice to meet you
This is a short warmer lesson, suitable for the beginning of the first lesson of an elementary level course. Students learn and practise some basic expressions for meeting and greeting each other. Avoid explaining any grammar at this stage. The students only need to know the meaning of the questions and greetings.
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Lesson 3. Telling the time
In this lesson, students learn how to tell the time and practise basic numbers.
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Lesson 4. Jobs and routines
In this lesson, the names of various jobs are introduced, and students learn how to speak about their daily routines using the present simple. The present simple affirmative and question forms are presented.
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Lesson 5. Family
In this lesson, students learn how to talk about their families using vocabulary for family members and possessives. Basic questions for requesting information about people are also reviewed in the lesson.
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Lesson 6. Describing people
In this lesson, students learn basic adjectives and structures for describing people’s appearance and personality. At the end of the lesson, students describe their friends to each other, putting the language from the lesson into practice.
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Lesson 7. Free time
In this lesson, students learn vocabulary for typical leisure time activities. The worksheet also presents adverbs of frequency (never, rarely, sometimes, often, etc.) as well as once/twice/three times a week/month/year. There are lots of How often ...? questions and opportunities for students to communicate with each other using the target language.
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Lesson 8. What’s the weather like?
This worksheet presents basic vocabulary for describing the weather. Students talk about the weather in their countries using adverbs of frequency.
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Lesson 9. On holiday
This lesson introduces elementary students to the present continuous. The target language is presented in a dialogue and there are several activities in which students practise the new structure. The worksheet also presents expressions for describing typical holiday/vacation activities and revises language from previous lessons, e.g. Free time and What’s the weather like?
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Lesson 10. Who was he?
In this lesson, students learn and practise the past forms of the verb "be". The second part of the worksheet provides plenty of speaking practice as well as opportunities to revise some vocabulary from other worksheets, e.g. Family, What’s the weather like? and Countries and nationalities.
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Lesson 11. Possessive adjectives
In this lesson, students learn the possessive adjectives my, your, his, her its, our, your, and their. There is a role play activity in which students put the target language into practice.
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Lesson 12. I can drive
In this lesson, students learn how to talk about ability using the modal verb can/can’t.
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Lesson 13. At the coffee shop
In this lesson, students learn how to order coffee and snacks in a coffee shop. For the listening activity, teachers can play a dialogue or animated video of a coffee shop scene. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
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Lesson 14. At a hotel
In this lesson, students learn how to book a hotel room and check in at a hotel. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
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Lesson 15. Crazy hotels
In this lesson, students learn how to create sentences with there is and there are. The worksheet is based on a text and dialogue about four unusual hotels. There is a vocabulary exercise and a speaking activity in which students practise the target language. The lesson develops reading, listening and speaking skills.
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Lesson 16. Celebrities
This lesson introduces students to the past simple forms of regular verbs. The worksheet is based on a text about Michael Jackson and includes a gap-fill exercise and speaking activity on the topic of celebrities before they were famous.
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Lesson 17. I like it!
In this lesson, students learn the structure like, don't like, hate, love + -ing. Students listen to a short conversation about likes and dislikes. There is also an online video-aided exercise in which students watch a series of video clips and make sentences using the target language.
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Lesson 18. At the weekend
In this lesson, students learn the past simple forms of common irregular verbs and talk about what they did at the weekend.
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Lesson 19. Asking for directions
In this lesson, students learn how to ask for and give directions. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
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Lesson 20. Transport
In this lesson, students learn vocabulary related to public transport as well as practical expressions to use at a train station, in a taxi and at an airport check-in desk. The lesson plan includes a listening activity with the option to play animated video clips representing the different transport situations. There is a role play exercise at the end of the worksheet.
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