- Levels: A1A2
- Lesson Types: Lesson Plans
- Recommended for: Download and Go
- Themes: General Lesson Plans
At a Glance
Preparation
Exercise Summary
🕑 45-60 minutes
🎚 A1+, A2
🎯 vocabulary, conversation, asking questions
🕑 0-5 minutes
– Print one worksheet for each student.
– Print the Teacher’s Insights to have the answers at hand.
Optional Guessing Game: optional game on Teacher’s Insights to give students time to arrive
Kickoff: speaking intro
Vocabulary: match words to pictures
Conversation: match questions to answers
Quiz Game: ideally in pairs or groups, students race to think of souvenirs that fit certain definitions
Whiteboard Game: vocabulary game for souvenirs, materials, etc. with adaptation for online teaching
Practical for travel and for retail employees, this ESL lesson plan with printable worksheet teaches students how to shop for souvenirs with images and vocabulary.
Detailed Description
In today’s lesson, students will practise vocabulary related to souvenirs through conversation, matching exercises, a quiz game, and a whiteboard activity. The lesson begins with a warm-up conversation about travelling and buying souvenirs, followed by a vocabulary exercise to name eight common souvenirs. Students will then match questions about souvenirs to their corresponding answers, before participating in a quiz game to test their knowledge. Finally, the class will play a whiteboard game called Souvenir Categories to brainstorm different types of souvenirs based on categories such as clothing, food, and art. This lesson plan is suitable for A1+ beginners, lower-intermediate and intermediate ESL students and can be adapted for online classes.
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