
The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:
- – Master clauses of contrast, purpose, reason and result using conjunctions and linkers through formal email analysis in this grammar revision lesson.
- – Explore sustainable cities by watching videos about Paris’s environmental plans and completing comprehension exercises for adult english lessons.
- – Complete written communication tasks through letter reading and conjunction practice using these english teaching materials.
In this ESL grammar lesson, students will learn how to use clauses of contrast, purpose, reason and result in both written and oral communication.
Introduction
The student reads a formal email of complaint and identifies clauses of purpose, result, reason, and contrast.
Clauses
Four types of clauses – purpose, result, reason, and contrast are explained and exemplified, along with the conjunctions. Then, the student practices using and making the clauses through matching exercises, filling in the gaps, and choosing the correct options.
Video: Europe’s greenest city
The student watches the video Paris’ Grand Plan to Become Europe’s Greenest City. Then, they complete the sentences based on the video with the missing information. The new vocabulary is extracted from the video for the student to match it with the definitions.
Reading: A letter to the Council Director
The student reads a letter to the Council Director and completes it with the missing linkers/conjunctions. Then, they choose the correct conjunctions in the Council Director’s announcement.
Reading: Sustainable cities
In another passage, about sustainable cities, the student’s task again is to complete the subordinate clauses with the missing conjunctions.

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