Summary
This ESL lesson plan introduces the imperative mood to A1-level English students, focusing on how to give and follow simple instructions and procedures. Through a series of interactive exercises, students will learn essential verbs and sentence structures for everyday situations, such as following a recipe or making polite requests. The lesson is designed to build foundational communication skills in a practical context.
This lesson helps beginner students master the imperative form for commands, instructions, and polite requests. Activities include a warm-up discussion, a listening gap-fill exercise, a vocabulary matching game, and a grammar focus on positive and negative imperatives. Students will apply their knowledge by reading a simple recipe, rewriting commands to be more polite, and engaging in speaking practice about daily routines. This material provides a comprehensive introduction to a fundamental aspect of English grammar.
Activities
- A listening exercise where students fill in the blanks while hearing simple classroom instructions.
- A vocabulary matching game to learn key verbs used in instructions like "press," "click," and "save."
- A clear grammar focus on forming positive, negative, and polite imperatives, supported by a multiple-choice quiz.
- A reading activity where students complete the steps of a simple recipe for making tea using imperative verbs.
- A writing practice task that involves transforming direct commands into polite requests by adding "please."
- A speaking practice section with discussion questions that encourage students to give instructions about their daily routines.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section focuses on common verbs used for giving instructions. Students will learn words such as "open," "read," "close," "write," "turn on," "press," "click," and "save" through a drag-and-drop matching activity.
Grammar focus
The grammar focus is on the imperative mood. The lesson clearly explains how to form positive commands (e.g., "Open the book"), negative commands (e.g., "Don't touch that"), and polite requests using "please." Students reinforce their understanding with a multiple-choice exercise.
