Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Technical issues, asking for help. 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 'Keeps + -ing' and polite requests. Key vocabulary includes problem (noun), crashing (verb), restart (verb) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Asking for help with a technical problem or a difficult task..
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 'Keeps + -ing' and polite requests. When we want to describe a problem that happens repeatedly and often annoyingly, we use the structure 'keeps + -ing' (e. g.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Technical issues, asking for help not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Asking for help with a technical problem or a difficult task., 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 Technical issues, asking for help. Key terms include problem (noun), crashing (verb), restart (verb), several times (phrase), take a look at (phrasal verb). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on 'Keeps + -ing' and polite requests. When we want to describe a problem that happens repeatedly and often annoyingly, we use the structure 'keeps + -ing' (e. g.
