Summary
This practical English lesson helps B1 students explore the multifaceted benefits of walking, covering health, lifestyle, and urban planning. Based on a short, informative video, the class material uses engaging activities to improve students' vocabulary and grammar, focusing on expressing advantages and making suggestions.
Students will discuss personal walking habits and city design, answer video comprehension questions, and practice modal verbs for discussing benefits and advice. The lesson culminates in a collaborative role-play where students propose ideas for a pedestrian-friendly town, making it a highly engaging and useful ESL activity for daily life and community engagement.
Activities
- Students begin by discussing their personal walking habits and what makes a city pleasant for pedestrians, activating their existing vocabulary and ideas on the topic.
- Based on a short video about the power of walking, students answer comprehension questions that cover both specific details and the main ideas presented in the video.
- A grammar exercise focuses on using modal verbs like 'can', 'should', and 'may' to talk about benefits and make suggestions, reinforcing the lesson's practical theme.
- The lesson culminates in a group role-play where students act as a town council, using the new vocabulary and grammar to propose ideas for a more walkable community.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces vocabulary related to health, lifestyle, and urban planning. Key terms include alleviate, modest, accessible, decline, amenities, and pedestrian-friendly. Students also practice action verbs associated with health benefits, such as improve, strengthen, reduce, and lower.
Grammar focus
The grammar section focuses on using modal verbs to discuss possibilities, benefits, and advice. Students will practice forming sentences with can, could, and may to describe the positive effects of walking, and use should to make suggestions for personal and community improvement.
