Love advice from a divorce lawyer

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are for students to:

• – discuss the factors that contribute to a successful marriage using advanced vocabulary about relationships;

• – improve their grammar and vocabulary skills by completing sentences with appropriate adjectives, using “either” and “neither” correctly, and using idioms within context;

• – identify key information in a video called “Divorce Lawyers Give Relationship Advice”.

In this Upper-Intermediate ESL lesson plan, students discuss what makes marriages work. They practice expressing opinions about commitment, communication, and compromise using advanced vocabulary for relationships. 

Warm-up: 

Students think of which English words for marital statuses they know.

Video: 

Students identify key information in a video called “Divorce Lawyers Give Relationship Advice.” 

Exercises: 

First, students finish sentences with the correct adjectives. 

In the second exercise, they decide whether “either” or “neither” are more appropriate in some example sentences. 

In the third exercise, they practice using a common idiom in context

Reading: 

Students read a short text about relationships, before confirming their understanding by completing some comprehension questions.

Discussion: 

Students practice expressing themselves using the target language from the lesson by discussing some thought-provoking questions about the topic.