Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Health and urban planning. Using a real video as the basis for discussion, students develop reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Gerunds as Subjects. Key vocabulary includes circumnavigate (verb), modest (adjective), brisk (adjective) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You want to encourage a friend or family member to be more active with you. You need to make suggestions in a friendly and supportive way..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before watching or reading.
- Comprehension exercises based on the video to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Gerunds as Subjects. A gerund is the '-ing' form of a verb that acts like a noun. When a gerund is the subject of a sentence, it is the main action or idea that the rest of the sentence describes.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Health and urban planning not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You want to encourage a friend or family member to be more active with you. You need to make suggestions in a friendly and supportive way., with exercises to practise using them naturally.
- A speaking task where students role-play a real-world scenario, applying vocabulary and phrases from the lesson.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces B1-level words and phrases related to Health and urban planning. Key terms include circumnavigate (verb), modest (adjective), brisk (adjective), curb (verb), vessels (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Gerunds as Subjects. A gerund is the '-ing' form of a verb that acts like a noun. When a gerund is the subject of a sentence, it is the main action or idea that the rest of the sentence describes.
