Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Canceling subscriptions. Using a real audio as the basis for discussion, students develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Past Simple and 'will' for future plans. Key vocabulary includes cancel (verb), subscription (noun), customer service (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Making requests and expressing problems to customer service.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Past Simple and 'will' for future plans. We use the Past Simple to talk about completed actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past. We often use time expressions like 'yesterday', 'last week', 'in 2023', or 'recently'.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Canceling subscriptions not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Making requests and expressing problems to customer service, 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 Canceling subscriptions. Key terms include cancel (verb), subscription (noun), customer service (noun), cancellation policy (noun), auto-renewal (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Past Simple and 'will' for future plans. We use the Past Simple to talk about completed actions or events that happened at a specific time in the past. We often use time expressions like 'yesterday', 'last week', 'in 2023', or 'recently'.
