Summary
This practical English lesson plan helps A1 ESL students master essential vocabulary for a trip to the grocery store. Based on a typical shopping experience, the class material covers key shopping language and grammar for beginners. Students will learn to identify common food items and navigate the store, culminating in a fun role-play activity to solidify their learning.
Activities
- Students start with a warm-up, matching basic food vocabulary like 'bread,' 'milk,' and 'eggs' to pictures. This is followed by a short discussion where they can share what they usually buy at the grocery store, activating their existing knowledge.
- A vocabulary exercise introduces key terms for navigating a store. Students use a word bank with words like 'shopping cart,' 'shelf,' and 'receipt' to complete sentences, contextualizing the new language in a practical way.
- The lesson includes a video comprehension task where students watch a short clip about a shopping trip and listen for specific words, circling the correct option to improve their listening skills.
- A communicative role-play concludes the lesson. Using a simple store map, students work in pairs, taking on the roles of customer and employee to practice asking for and giving directions to find items like milk and bread.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson focuses on essential vocabulary for a trip to the grocery store. Students will learn common food items (bread, milk, eggs, apple) and key nouns for navigating the store environment, including aisle, shopping cart, checkout, price tag, shelf, and receipt. These words are practiced through matching, fill-in-the-gaps, and listening activities.
Grammar focus
The primary grammar point is the use of 'There is' and 'There are' to describe objects in a location. Students learn to use 'There is' for singular nouns (e.g., 'There is a price tag') and 'There are' for plural nouns (e.g., 'There are apples'). This structure is practiced in a controlled exercise related to a picture of a store aisle.
