Dogs and clocks

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – broaden vocabulary related to the behavior of pets;

• – learn and practice the passive verb forms;

• – watch a video about “Inside the Animal Mind” and answer comprehension questions.

In this Intermediate ESL lesson plan, the goal is to broaden students’ vocabulary on the theme of the behavior of pets. The lesson also introduces and practices the passive verb forms.

Warm-up
The lesson starts with an exercise where students organize words to create sentences. 

Video
Students will watch a video named “Inside the Animal Mind.” Post-viewing, they will fill gaps in sentences to check for comprehension.

Grammar
Focus here is introducing the passive verb forms. Examples are given to aid understanding.

Exercises
In this part of the lesson, students will transform active sentences into passive ones. They will also complete words with the missing letters to create dog-related phrases. 

Reading
Students will read a short text about dogs, followed by a Q&A session.

Discussion
To wrap up, students will discuss a quote.