Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Regret, annoyance, feelings. 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 Expressing regret and annoyance with 'wish'. Key vocabulary includes terrible (adjective), annoying (adjective), worried (adjective) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: In everyday life, it's useful to know how to apologise sincerely and how to express annoyance or dissatisfaction politely without causing offense..
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 Expressing regret and annoyance with 'wish'. The verb 'wish' is used to talk about things we want to be different, but which are impossible or unlikely to happen. We use different structures depending on whether we are talking about the past or the present/future.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Regret, annoyance, feelings not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for In everyday life, it's useful to know how to apologise sincerely and how to express annoyance or dissatisfaction politely without causing offense., 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 Regret, annoyance, feelings. Key terms include terrible (adjective), annoying (adjective), worried (adjective), upset (adjective), regret (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Expressing regret and annoyance with 'wish'. The verb 'wish' is used to talk about things we want to be different, but which are impossible or unlikely to happen. We use different structures depending on whether we are talking about the past or the present/future.
