Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores Hobbies, productivity, culture. Using a real video as the basis for discussion, students develop reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Gerunds vs. Infinitives. Key vocabulary includes recreation (noun), trajectory (noun), consequences (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are talking to a new friend or colleague and they ask you what you do in your free time. You want to describe your hobby without sounding like you are trying to be a professional..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before watching or reading.
- Comprehension exercises based on the video to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Gerunds vs. Infinitives. A gerund is the '-ing' form of a verb that functions as a noun (e. g.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Hobbies, productivity, culture not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are talking to a new friend or colleague and they ask you what you do in your free time. You want to describe your hobby without sounding like you are trying to be a professional., 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 B2-level words and phrases related to Hobbies, productivity, culture. Key terms include recreation (noun), trajectory (noun), consequences (noun), downtime (noun), frivolous (adjective). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Gerunds vs. Infinitives. A gerund is the '-ing' form of a verb that functions as a noun (e. g.
