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ESL Lesson Plan: Describing Animals

Describing Animals

Unit Overview

Level 1 is ideal for young learners who have a basic understanding of English and are ready to build on their foundation. Equivalent to the A0-A1 level, students will expand their vocabulary and start forming simple sentences!

In Level 1, lessons focus on introducing new words and phrases. Through engaging activities and games, students will…

Level 1 is ideal for young learners who have a basic understanding of English and are ready to build on their foundation. Equivalent to the A0-A1 level, students will expand their vocabulary and start forming simple sentences!

In Level 1, lessons focus on introducing new words and phrases. Through engaging activities and games, students will practice using English in various contexts. 

Each unit in Level 1 includes three lesson plans, with a minimum length of 45 minutes per lesson. These plans are crafted to reinforce learning through repetition and visual aids, ensuring that students grasp and retain new information.

The first lesson in this ESL describing animals unit teaches new words through various activities including; readings, dialogue, games and more!

Activity Layout

  1. Hello song 
  2. Vocabulary introduction.
  3. Read and complete.
  4. The Verb: To Be. 
  5. Create questions. 
  6. Make sentences. 
  7. Dialogue. 
  8. Guess who?
  9. Picture round.
  10. True or False. 
  11. Word search.
  12. Goodbye song.

The second lesson in this ESL describing animals unit teaches new words through various activities including; readings, dialogue, games and more!

Activity Layout

  1. Hello song 
  2. Vocabulary introduction.
  3. Read and complete.
  4. The Verb: To Be. 
  5. Create questions. 
  6. Dialogue. 
  7. Reading. 
  8. Guess who?
  9. Picture round.
  10. Fix mistakes.
  11. Noughts and crosses. 
  12. Goodbye song.

The third lesson in this ESL describing animals unit teaches new words through various activities including; readings, dialogue, games and more!

Activity Layout

  1. Hello song 
  2. Recap. 
  3. Vocabulary introduction.
  4. Read and complete. 
  5. Verb: To Have.
  6. Dialogue. 
  7. True or False. 
  8. Guess who?
  9. Picture round.
  10. Fix mistakes.
  11. Noughts and crosses. 
  12. Goodbye song.

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