New lesson plan: Vocab lesson

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Vocab lesson - B2 level

Vocab lesson
B2 level

Materials

Matching activity worksheet (idioms & meanings)

Matching activity worksheet (idioms & meanings)

Main Aims

By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to use common idioms to describe people.

Subsidiary Aims

improve pronunciation features such as linking

Procedure (48-61 minutes)

Lead-in (4-6 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Ask: "What do you like about your best friend or sibling?" Pair discussion. Model and demonstrate using ICQs. Elicit responses and introduce adjectives (reliable, resilient, easy-going). Quick feedback.

Test #1 (8-10 minutes) • To gauge students' prior knowledge of the target language

Work alone: Match the idioms to their meanings. Check answers with a partner. Teacher reads the meaning, students provide the idiom.

Teach (15-20 minutes) • To clarify areas of the target language where students had difficulty in the first test stage

Teach (MFP - Meaning, Form, Pronunciation): Meaning: Elicit synonyms. Use CCQs and provide situational examples. Personalization: Ask students if they know someone who fits a certain idiom. Form: Identify which idioms use "to be" and which use "to have."

Test #2 (8-10 minutes) • Check students' use of the target language again and compare with the first test

Test (Application - 5 min): Work alone: Replace words in sentences with idioms. Peer feedback.

Free practice (13-15 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Production (Speaking Task - 8 min): Group work: Talk about two people they like and one they don’t. One minute to prepare. Students share in small groups. Whole-class feedback.