Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores Energy infrastructure. 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 Conditional Clauses (First, Second, and Third). Key vocabulary includes interconnected (adjective), feats of engineering (noun phrase), in unison (adverbial phrase) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are in a meeting discussing how to improve your local area's energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. You need to propose ideas, weigh their pros and cons, and express reservations..
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 Conditional Clauses (First, Second, and Third). Conditional clauses, often using 'if', describe the result of a certain condition. The first conditional (if + present, will + base verb) talks about realistic future possibilities.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Energy infrastructure not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a meeting discussing how to improve your local area's energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. You need to propose ideas, weigh their pros and cons, and express reservations., 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 C1-level words and phrases related to Energy infrastructure. Key terms include interconnected (adjective), feats of engineering (noun phrase), in unison (adverbial phrase), power spikes (noun phrase), dispatch curve (noun phrase). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Conditional Clauses (First, Second, and Third). Conditional clauses, often using 'if', describe the result of a certain condition. The first conditional (if + present, will + base verb) talks about realistic future possibilities.
