ESL students often struggle with conditional sentences. Here I have provided a comprehensive lesson plan for both intermediate (B1) and upper intermediate (B2) students.
These dynamic Powerpoint lesson plans are ideal for online or classroom lessons. They include a range of speaking and fluency activities for you to breathe some life into what is often a difficult area of English for students to master.
Both lessons, designed to accommodate intermediate and upper intermediate students, have been conscientiously structured to present learners with a clear inductive analysis of the structure and meaning of conditional tenses. Slides are accompanied by a variety of tasks and exercises that not only get your students speaking and producing the forms in context, but also assess their learning as they go through the lesson.
Presentation is an important part of the learning experience and these Powerpoint lessons will grab your students’ attention, adding a colour to an otherwise dour grammar lesson. Most importantly, by the end of the lesson, students will have a better understanding of all four main conditionals and be able to use the forms with much more confidence.
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These two dynamic Powerpoint lesson plans for intermediate and upper intermediate learners include a range of speaking and fluency activities for you to engage your students both online and in the classroom. These lessons come complete with separate notes for online lesson and are ideal for English language students who are struggling with sentence structure when writing.
Knowing a range of subordinate conjunctions and how they are used is vital for ESL students to improve their writing and pass Cambridge and IELTS exams. Knowledge of these range of function words helps students express their ideas more coherently. Students will learn to use language to show contrast, concession and support their ideas. These presentations offer a variety of tasks and fluency exercises throughout, keeping students fully engaged and assessing their learning as they move through the lesson.
Both presentations can last up to 90 minutes depending on the class size and the use of activities as students are carefully taken step-by-step through the grammar concepts. As with all of the English Evolution Learning presentations, the animated slides and activities in the lesson on getting your students speaking and using the language in context whilst also assessing their knowledge. Most importantly, by the end of the lesson, students will have a clear understanding of why subordinate conjunctions are one of the main building blocks to comparing, contrasting and expressing ideas effectively across sentence level when writing and speaking.
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This fun listening lesson plan is suitable for both late-teens and adults. The exercises in the lesson help intermediate students expand their descriptive vocabulary and support their opinion in a discussion. It is based on fascinating TED Ed. presentation that discusses the unseen things that make us attractive to each other.
The lesson focuses on using adjectives and language structures to describe appearance and character. Students will talk about what they find attractive in a partner before watching the video. As they listen to the presentation, they will complete a listening exercise and then discuss the contents of the video.
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Everyone has subconscious biases, but we often don’t know why. The topic of this lesson focuses on this fantastic aspect of human psychology. Students will watch two short animated videos that discuss two types of biases: availability bias and the availability cascade.
Students will do exam styled listening practice for detail and understanding and practice using language to explain and summarise. They will also practice learning language from context and using narrative language to tell a personal story. During the discussion task, students will have the opportunity to review their own biases and share their opinions about the content of the video they have watched. This lesson plan is packed full of engaging tasks and activities to engage and encourage active speaking amongst your students.
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This lesson is based on a presentation about cultural diversity and cultural awareness, which are hot topics in business, education and society on the whole. As most of your students are likely to be learning English in order to be part of that cultural diversity, this presentation is sure to be a topic that will get them interested.
There are two separate videos, both of which lead to some great discussion material. The first video features a series of adverts that highlight the humorous side of cultural difference whilst the other goes on to explain the practical benefits of a culturally diverse workplace. There are also accompanying tasks to introduce any vocabulary in the presentations that may be new to the students. This is more than just listening and speaking practice, it is also a complete lesson that will encourage development across your students’ range of language skills.
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This lesson is based on a TED Talk by Harvard academic and tech entrepreneur Juan Enriquez. In his presentation, he suggests an interesting correlation between social media, big tech and Greek mythology.
The lesson focuses on the topic of big data and includes a Cambridge style listening exam practice test, vocabulary exercises and a task based discussion exercise. Almost everyone is affected by digital media and big data so your students will be encouraged to think and discuss an area of life which relates to them. Students will also be introduced to new English vocabulary and have an opportunity to develop their debating skills. Most of all, students will enjoy talking about an an engaging topic which is relevant to the society we live in today.
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This is a complete lesson plan within a PPT presentation with a diverse range of activities for EFL/ESOL students. The lesson covers the use of adjective clauses and relative pronouns. It includes AFL and AOL exercises, whole group work, pair work and fluency exercise for students to practice their linguistic agility with the target grammar at the end of the lesson. The plan comes with timings and instructions for a 90 min lesson, but this is adaptable.
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Mindfulness has become a popular theme of discussion in modern society. This English lesson teaches students vocabulary related to the topic and provides IELTS exam practice for listening. The lesson also focuses on identifying word types by suffix and the use of abstract nouns. The lesson is based on a series of short presentations explaining what mindfulness is and what we can do to achieve it. There are several exercises focusing on vocabulary, including identyfing words from context, identifying word types by suffix, IELTS listening practice and discussion tasks.
This complete English lesson plan for intermediate and upper-intermediate students can cover two hour-long lessons or one 90 minute class. It will give your ESL students practice in a range of listening and speaking language skills.
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This is a complete plan within a PPT presentation with instructions and timings for a lesson of at least 60min (adaptable). The lesson covers the use of ‘say’ and ‘tell’ and has a variety of exercises to engage students, including a illustrated cloze exercise and pairing exercises. The lesson fulfills AOL and AFL throughout, with an energising drill for students to practice their linguistic agility with the grammar focus. The final slide links to 3 online quizzes for AOL.
For more dynamic lesson plans and materials for your EFL classes, go online and visit the English Evolution Learning website.
Two lessons including B1 and B2 presentations, animated assessment quiz, lesson notes and additional student tasks. These dynamic Powerpoint lesson plans include a range of speaking and fluency activities for you to engage your students in grammar both online and in the classroom.
Both presentations give a complete review of the passive tense, how it is structured and how its use differs from the active tense in English grammar and communication. The exercises included encourage speaking, and not only help students to master the passive form in grammatical detail, but also discover how to use it effectively. This makes for an engaging lesson that encourages students to both use the form and consider why it is used.
Each lesson is about an hour long, but can just as easily be expanded to 90 minutes depending on the class size and the use of activities. Both lessons have been conscientiously structured to present learners with a clear way to recognise, analyse and deconstruct the meaning of passive tenses. As with all of the English Evolution Learning presentations, there are a variety of tasks and exercises that get your students speaking and producing the forms in context whilst also assessing their learning as they go through the lesson.
Presentation is an important part of the learning experience and these Powerpoint lessons will grab your students’ attention with animated slides and regular activities. Most importantly, by the end of the lesson, students will have a much better understanding of the passive tense and how it is used.
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This full lesson plan is from Unit 3 of the English Evolution Academic Writing course. It is a 90 minute lesson that provides a thorough direction and supporting material for students who intend to write university standard academic essays.
Many students find it very difficult to produce good academic writing because they struggle with the concept and format of writing strong argumentative texts. This is particularly difficult for foreign language students, which is why many must attend EAP (English for Academic Purposes) courses before they are assured their place in English universities. This powerpoint lesson includes a range of activities and accompanying worksheets that will ensure both ESL and English language students have a clear understanding of how to produce good argumentative academic writing.
For details on the full Academic English Writing Course to use with your school or college, visit the English Evolution Learning website use the contact form for your enquiry.
Both of these dynamic Powerpoint lesson plans designed for B1 and B2 learners include separate notes for online presentations and a range of speaking and fluency activities for you to engage your students both online and in the classroom.
These presentations analyse the different types of future tenses, how they are formed and how they should be used in English grammar and communication. The tasks include a variety of speaking and fluency exercises to help your students get used to structuring and articulating the form with confidence and assess their learning.
Each presentation can be used for a class of 60 minutes or more depending on the class size and the use of activities. Students are carefully taken step-by-step through the forms and functions of future tenses with a range of tasks to practice and test their learning throughout the lesson. As with all of the English Evolution presentations, the lesson exercises focus on getting your students speaking and producing the forms in context whilst also assessing their learning as they go through the lesson.
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Includes B1 and B2 presentations, redesign with animated assessment quiz, lesson notes and additional student tasks.
These dynamic Powerpoint lesson plans are developed for intermediate and upper intermediate students and include separate notes for teaching online. Both lessons include a range of speaking and fluency activities and are much more engaging way to learn and understand about the gerund in English.
Both lessons present learners with a clear analysis of the placement and different uses of the gerund and to-infinitive in English. Slides are accompanied by a variety of tasks and exercises that not only get your students speaking and producing the forms in context, but also assess their learning as they go through the lesson. The gerund can be quite an abstract topic for students to learn, but thanks to an innovative way of presenting the topic, these lessons have your students continually using and deconstructing phrases so that they come away from the lesson with a much clearer understanding of gerund use and how to recognise it.
Presentation is an important part of engaging students in their learning experience and these Powerpoint lessons will certainly grab your students’ attention more than a gap fill exercise and worksheets. You will be able to add colour to what might otherwise be a dour subject.
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This bundle includes B1 and B2 presentations with animated assessment quiz, lesson notes and additional student tasks. These dynamic Powerpoint lesson plans include separate notes for online classes and a range of speaking and fluency activities for you to engage your students in grammar both online and in the classroom.
These methodical presentations help students analyse the different present perfect tenses, their time references and how they are used. Using a variety of tasks and fluency exercises throughout, students will be fully engaged in learning how to use the range of present perfect tenses to talk about experiences and achievements of the past.
Each presentation can last up to 90 minutes depending on the class size and the use of activities. Students are carefully taken step-by-step through the forms and functions of present tenses and how they differ from the past tense through a variety of tasks that practice and test their learning throughout the lesson. As with all of the English Evolution presentations, the lesson exercises focus on getting your students speaking and producing the forms in context whilst also assessing their learning as they go through the lesson.
Presentation is an important part of the learning experience and these Powerpoint lessons will grab your students’ attention with animated slides, activities and assessments. Most importantly, by the end of the lesson, students will have a much better understanding of the range of present tenses and how to use them
Go online to find more great ESL resources on the English Evolution Learning website.
Includes A1 and A2 presentations with lesson notes for online lessons, animated assessment quiz, and a variety of speaking, fluency and comprehension tasks.
Two complete PPT lessons plans, one specifically for beginners and one for elementary students. The slides and accompanying activities take students step-by-step through the rules and uses of basic conjunctions. Beginners are introduced to FANBOYS - and, but, or, so - as well as sequencers (connectives). In the lesson for elementary students, the concept of subordinating conjunctions is introduced, highlighting the use of because, although and the subordinators of time - when, before and after.
Each lesson activates speaking, listening and reading with grammar practice. Whilst both are designed for 60 minute classes of up to 8 students, they work equally well, if not better, as 90 minute lessons.
The detailed teacher instructions guide your through the lesson and a practice worksheet. It should be noted that the vocabulary used for the activities may need to be pre-taught if your students are not already familiar.
For more dynamic lesson plans and materials for your EFL classes, go online and visit the English Evolution Learning website.
Confirmation bias is one of many psychological biases that affect us all. This listening lesson is based on a short animated video that explores this concept. The video explains how confirmation bias can affect our judgement and lead us into echo chambers, and how social media platforms take advantage and encourage this phenomenon.
Students will be introduced to new vocabulary in context and complete a listening test activity before engaging in a discussion task in which they use language to explain. Student will also develop their ability to talk about abstract topics and use language to explain in a discussion about the topics raised in the video.
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This complete Powerpoint lesson introduces ESL beginners to the prepositions and their use. This dynamic resource elicits spoken use of basic English vocabulary at beginners level in teaching the premise of the basic prepositions - in, on, at.
The lesson can be completed in about an hour depending on how much time you want to spend on each of the exercise.
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This is a colourful and dynamic 90 minute Powerpoint lesson plan for elementary English students. It is designed as an introduction to adjectives, comparatives and superlatives and contains a variety of animations and interactive exercises to assess for learning with ESL students.
For more dynamic and interactive lesson plans and learning materials to keep your ESL students engaged and encourage speaking, visit the English Evolution Learning website.
