Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Storytelling, past events. Using a real audio as the basis for discussion, students develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Past Perfect (had + past participle). Key vocabulary includes arrived (verb), left (verb), seen (verb (past participle)) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are telling a story or explaining a series of events..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Past Perfect (had + past participle). The Past Perfect tense describes an action that happened before another action in the past. We use 'had' followed by the past participle of the main verb.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Storytelling, past events not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are telling a story or explaining a series of events., 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 B1-level words and phrases related to Storytelling, past events. Key terms include arrived (verb), left (verb), seen (verb (past participle)), go out (phrasal verb), disappointed (adjective). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Past Perfect (had + past participle). The Past Perfect tense describes an action that happened before another action in the past. We use 'had' followed by the past participle of the main verb.
