Summary
This ESL lesson for A2 English students explores Emotional regulation. 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 Using imperatives to give advice. Key vocabulary includes habit (noun), impatient (adjective), interrupt (verb) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: Your friend is very nervous about a big exam. You want to help them feel better and give some simple advice..
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 Using imperatives to give advice. An imperative is a command or instruction. We use the base form of the verb (e.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Emotional regulation not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for Your friend is very nervous about a big exam. You want to help them feel better and give some simple advice., 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.
Transcript
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces A2-level words and phrases related to Emotional regulation. Key terms include habit (noun), impatient (adjective), interrupt (verb), colleague (noun), pause (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Using imperatives to give advice. An imperative is a command or instruction. We use the base form of the verb (e.
