Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores Space tourism and commercialization. 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 Inverted Conditionals and Words of Concession. Key vocabulary includes burgeoning (adjective), hurdles (noun), exorbitant (adjective) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Participating in a formal debate or a high-stakes business meeting where you need to present a nuanced argument..
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 Inverted Conditionals and Words of Concession. In formal English, we can make conditional sentences more sophisticated by inverting the subject and the auxiliary verb and omitting 'if'. This is common with 'were', 'had', and 'should'.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Space tourism and commercialization not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Participating in a formal debate or a high-stakes business meeting where you need to present a nuanced argument., 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 C1-level words and phrases related to Space tourism and commercialization. Key terms include burgeoning (adjective), hurdles (noun), exorbitant (adjective), suborbital (adjective), allure (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Inverted Conditionals and Words of Concession. In formal English, we can make conditional sentences more sophisticated by inverting the subject and the auxiliary verb and omitting 'if'. This is common with 'were', 'had', and 'should'.
