General English - Elementary level, Part 2 (20 Lessons)

General English - Elementary level, Part 2 (20 Lessons)  

		Lesson 1. Something to eat Students learn vocabulary for describing food and drink, as well as the use of countable and uncountable nouns with some and any. This lesson is a great opportunity to review structures and build on grammar covered in previous worksheets, especially Crazy hotels. The lesson includes a video clip and rounds off nicely with a role play activity in which students put the target language into practice.
		Lesson 2. At a restaurant In this lesson, students learn how to order a meal at a restaurant. There is a role play activity at the end of the worksheet.
		Lesson 3. Healthy living This worksheet is great for getting students to interact with each other using quantifiers. The lesson begins with a pairwork activity in which students interview each other about their lifestyles. Students practise forming questions with how much / how many and answering with a lot, much, many, a few, a little, etc. The lesson rounds off nicely with a fun and motivating activity in which the students try to guess some facts about their partners using the target language. The activities can easily be adapted for one-to-one settings.
		Lesson 4. At a supermarket In this lesson, students learn useful words and expressions that they can use when shopping in a supermarket.
		Lesson 5. Wild man This lesson plan is based on a newspaper article about a hermit living alone in the Scottish wilderness. It is a great way to reinforce the grammar and structures covered in previous worksheets, including the past simple, countable/uncountable nouns and quantifiers. The lesson also introduces new vocabulary for describing the outdoors as well as past time expressions with in, on, ago, yesterday and last.
		Lesson 6. In a clothes shop This lesson plan covers basic vocabulary for describing clothes as well as practical expressions for clothes shopping, which the students learn through listening and role play. There is an animated video version of the dialogue included.
		Lesson 7. Next week Students learn the structure going to + infinitive for talking about the future. The lesson plan includes a listening and motivating role play activity
		Lesson 8. True or false In this lesson, students study the comparative form of adjectives and at the same time learn the names of different animals. At the end of the lesson, there is an engaging activity in which students work in pairs, comparing gadgets with comparative forms.
		Lesson 9. Extreme places In this lesson, students study the superlative form of adjectives by reading about the most 'extreme' places where people live. At the end of the lesson, there is an engaging activity in which students ask and answer questions about extreme places in their own countries.
		Lesson 10. Cultural differences In this lesson, students compare the behaviour and cultural habits of people from different countries. The structure and use of common adverbs is introduced and practised. The lesson ends with a speaking activity in which students talk about how people behave in their own countries or cities.
		Lesson 11. The body In this lesson, students learn key vocabulary for describing parts of the body, body actions and the five senses. Basic knowledge of the present continuous as well as verbs of liking/disliking is assumed, and the worksheet can be used to recycle these grammar areas.
		Lesson 12. Question words In this lesson, students practise asking questions with the words who, why, where, when, whose, etc. The worksheet assumes a basic knowledge of the present simple, present continuous and past simple.
		Lesson 13. In the home In this lesson, students learn how to describe different types of homes, typical features of homes as well as expressions for describing household chores. The lesson assumes prior of knowledge of the present simple and expressions of frequency.
		Lesson 14. Location This lesson filler presents common prepositions of location (in, on, next to, in front of, behind, between, above and under). Students practise describing the location of people and objects in their classroom.
		Lesson 15. Visiting the doctor In this dialogue-aided lesson plan, students learn how to describe a number of typical medical ailments, symptoms and treatments. The lesson includes two simple doctor-patient dialogues. A basic knowledge of the present simple, present continuous and past simple tenses is assumed.
		Lesson 16. Achievement In this lesson, students practise forming sentences and questions in the present perfect simple, as well as learn some common irregular past participle forms. The worksheet includes a text about Brad Pitt and rounds off with a 'Find someone who ...' activity.
		Lesson 17. Social expressions In this 10-minute lesson filler, students learn and practise some basic social expressions.
		Lesson 18. Clothes and colours In this worksheet, students review words for different items of clothing and learn how to describe different colours. There is also a grammar review exercise on 'some', 'a/an' and 'any'.
		Lesson 19. Good advice In this lesson, students read some simple money-saving tips and learn the positive and negative imperative forms.
		Lesson 20. Ready to travel In this lesson plan, students learn how to use the infinitive for expressing purpose. The worksheet also recycles grammar covered in previous lessons in our Elementary English course plan, including the past simple, question forms, going to + infinitive, etc.