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ESL Lesson Plan: How Do The Olympics Make Money?

How Do The Olympics Make Money?

Lesson Overview

In this advanced ESL lesson plan on the Olympics, students will explore how the Games generate revenue. Topics will include sponsorships, broadcasting rights, ticket sales, and merchandise. By analysing financial strategies and economic impacts, students will gain a deeper understanding of the economic mechanisms behind one of the world’s biggest…

In this advanced ESL lesson plan on the Olympics, students will explore how the Games generate revenue. Topics will include sponsorships, broadcasting rights, ticket sales, and merchandise. By analysing financial strategies and economic impacts, students will gain a deeper understanding of the economic mechanisms behind one of the world’s biggest sporting events.

The lesson will cover key vocabulary, common phrases, and cultural nuances associated with the Olympics. Through engaging activities and discussions, students will practice expressing their thoughts and feelings about the event.

This C1-C2 ESL lesson plan about the Olympics targets advanced students and builds on our other fantastic general English lesson plans, all of which follow an easy-to-follow, step-by-step curriculum.

Activity Layout

  1. Unusual Olympic Sports. 
  2. Video: Vocabulary. 
  3. Working with words: Video quotes. 
  4. Video: Comprehension. 
  5. Discussion.
  6. Olympics: Debate.
  7. Case study.
  8. Picture round, 

Homework

As with every adult lesson plan from ESL Pals, students get to practice at home with our innovative homework activities. In this advanced C1-C2 ESL lesson plan on the Olympics, they are presented with an awesome article, then multiple activities. 

  1. Article.
  2. Article questions.  

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