Summary
This practical ESL lesson plan helps B1 students build confidence in real-life social situations. Through a short video and various interactive exercises, students learn key terms like aperitif, well drinks, and wine pairing. Activities progress from controlled practice to communicative role-plays, ensuring students can use the vocabulary to order meals, ask for recommendations, and describe their preferences in a bar or restaurant setting.
Activities
Students activate their existing knowledge by discussing their personal dining habits and sharing stories about ordering food and drinks in a warm-up conversation.
A short, engaging video introduces key bar terminology, explaining the purpose of an aperitif, the meaning of well drinks, and the difference between stirred and shaken cocktails.
Learners reinforce new vocabulary through a variety of exercises, including matching terms to definitions, completing a dialogue, and filling in the gaps in a restaurant review.
Working in pairs, students apply their knowledge in communicative role-plays, creating dialogues for scenarios like a celebratory dinner, a casual visit to a bar, and dining with a non-drinker.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces essential terms for dining and social drinking. The vocabulary focus includes drinks (aperitif, digestive, well drinks, sour, dry), food (appetizer, main course, chef's special), and general restaurant interactions (reservation, wine pairing, tip, check).
Grammar focus
The lesson prioritizes functional language for real-world interactions over a specific grammar point. Students practice forming questions to ask for recommendations ("What do you recommend?"), making polite requests ("Could we have the check, please?"), and using adjectives to state preferences ("I'll have the steak, cooked medium-rare.").
