- Levels: B1B2
- Lesson Types: Lesson Plans
- Recommended for: Download and GoSimple to Teach
- Themes: The Planet
🕑 30-45 minutes (extensions for 60-min classes available)
🎚 B2, B1
🎯 vocabulary, reading, and speaking
🕑 0-5 minutes
– Print one worksheet for each student.
– Print the Teacher’s Insights or keep them at hand as they contain the answers to the exercises.
Kickoff: speaking intro
Vocabulary I: match pictures to descriptions
Reading: match personal accounts (paragraphs) to the same descriptions
Vocabulary II: identify words and expressions in the previous reading activity
Speaking: students give their opinions
Extra Activity: if you have extra time, you can hold a debate on plastic-free shopping
Plastic-free shopping may just be the future—just a couple of decades after being told that plastic was the future. Are we ready to go plastic-free?
Detailed Description
This B1-C1 ESL lesson plan explores plastic-free shopping. (For B1 learners, allocate more time and be ready to clarify texts in depth.) Students delve into various plastic-free shopping methods, related vocabulary, and reading comprehension exercises with concise paragraphs that introduce new language and expressions.
This conversation-driven class features a variety of exercises, including vocabulary matching, reading tasks, and speaking prompts, all designed to enhance ESL learning. Inspire students to discuss this relevant eco-friendly issue while boosting their English language skills. Check out the insights to make best use of this worksheet.
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