Summary
This ESL lesson for A1 English students explores Meeting new people. 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 The verb 'to be' (present simple). Key vocabulary includes name (noun), student (noun), friend (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are at a new school. You want to meet your classmates and make new friends..
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 The verb 'to be' (present simple). We use the verb 'to be' to talk about names, jobs, feelings, and where we are from. The verb 'to be' changes for different people.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Meeting new people not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are at a new school. You want to meet your classmates and make new friends., 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 A1-level words and phrases related to Meeting new people. Key terms include name (noun), student (noun), friend (noun), teacher (noun), from (preposition). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on The verb 'to be' (present simple). We use the verb 'to be' to talk about names, jobs, feelings, and where we are from. The verb 'to be' changes for different people.
