How to win the lottery

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Practice vocabulary and conversation skills related to games of chance and statistics.
• – Develop better language skills through activities like matching vocabulary to an appropriate definition and verb application. 
• – Utilize a video and related prompts about the lottery to engage and practice discussion skills in English. 

Warm-up 

The lesson begins with students reading a few statistics about the lottery and how it can affect people.

Video 

Students will watch the video “Mathematician Breaks Down the Best Ways to Win the Lottery.” After watching the video, they will answer questions to check for and apply comprehension in English.

Exercises 

For this “you do” part of the lesson, students will practice with vocabulary through matching and word selection activities. 

Reading 

Students will complete and discuss a reading passage about why people play the lottery to practice reading comprehension skills in English.

Wrap Up

In the final “you do” activity for this lesson, students will “fill in the blank” with verbs to complete a short paragraph about lotteries.