Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps C1 ESL students master data storytelling, teaching them how to analyze charts, describe trends, and structure compelling presentations for a professional context. The lesson guides students through the art of data storytelling, covering warm-ups, vocabulary, video comprehension, grammar for describing trends, and culminates in a presentation task where students apply their learned skills to a new data set.
Activities
- Video comprehension: Students watch a video on data storytelling and answer questions about its core concepts, such as identifying the "setup, conflict, and resolution" within a data set to create a clear and engaging narrative.
- Grammar practice: Learners practice using specific verbs and adverbs to describe changes in data, completing sentences with vocabulary like "plummet," "skyrocket," and "level off" to add precision to their descriptions of trends.
- Speaking and presentation: In the final task, students work in groups to analyze a chart on smartphone market share. They apply the lesson's framework to prepare and deliver a short presentation, telling the story of the data.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary in this lesson is tailored for business and data analysis. Students learn and practice key terms for discussing charts and economic trends, including verbs like emerge, bifurcate, and plummet, nouns like bubble and index, and descriptive adjectives such as aggregate.
Grammar focus
The grammar section focuses on the language needed to describe trends and changes in data. It covers powerful verb-adverb collocations (e.g., "rose steadily") and specific verbs of change (fluctuate, level off) to help students narrate the story of a chart with accuracy and impact.
