Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 English students explores History, food, society. 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 Passive Voice in Historical Narratives. Key vocabulary includes cultivate (verb), staple (noun), significant (adjective) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: When discussing historical events, you often need to explain why something happened and what its consequences were. These phrases help you connect causes with their effects..
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 Passive Voice in Historical Narratives. When we talk about history, we often use the passive voice. This is because we want to focus on the event or the object that experienced the action, rather than the person or thing that did the action (the 'agent').
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to History, food, society not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for When discussing historical events, you often need to explain why something happened and what its consequences were. These phrases help you connect causes with their effects., 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 B2-level words and phrases related to History, food, society. Key terms include cultivate (verb), staple (noun), significant (adjective), predominantly (adverb), famine (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Passive Voice in Historical Narratives. When we talk about history, we often use the passive voice. This is because we want to focus on the event or the object that experienced the action, rather than the person or thing that did the action (the 'agent').
