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Making plans: dates, times, and places

This lesson helps A2 English learners confidently make plans by practicing essential vocabulary and phrases. You'll learn to use prepositions of time and place for scheduling dates, times, and locations.

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Making plans: dates, times, and places

Summary

This ESL lesson is designed for A2 English students to learn the essential language for making plans. Students will practice suggesting dates, times, and places, and learn how to accept or decline invitations using common phrases.

This lesson helps elementary students build confidence in everyday conversations. Activities include a warm-up discussion, a listening exercise to understand an invitation, and vocabulary practice. Students will also focus on the correct use of prepositions of time and place (at, on, in) and apply their learning through a guided speaking activity where they plan their week with a partner.

Activities

  • A warm-up discussion about personal habits for making plans with friends and family.
  • A listening comprehension activity where students complete a message about arranging to meet, focusing on key details like dates and times.
  • A grammar focus on prepositions of time and place (at, on, in), with clear rules and interactive exercises to check understanding.
  • A guided speaking practice where students role-play making plans for their week, applying the vocabulary and phrases from the lesson in a practical context.
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Vocabulary focus

The vocabulary section introduces essential words and phrases for making arrangements. Key terms include "free," "meet," "around," "next week," and phrases like "How about...?" and "That sounds good." Students practice these through fill-in-the-blank and conversation-completion exercises.

Grammar focus

This lesson concentrates on prepositions of time and place, specifically "at," "on," and "in." Students learn the rules for using each preposition for specific times, days, dates, months, and locations. The grammar is reinforced through multiple-choice questions and contextual sentence-completion tasks.


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