Making better decisions

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• • – to use specific language when speaking or writing about making decisions.
  • – to give their opinions with reasons and examples, and to explain results or consequences.
  • – to develop listening comprehension with a short video called “How to Make Smart Decisions More Easily”. This is followed up with practice questions.

This B2 English language lesson focuses on helping students to give opinions with clear reasoning and examples. The lesson helps students to improve their skills to speak about the process of making a decision. Learners gain specific language related to the topic while sharing opinions and explaining the outcomes of a certain process. 

Warm-Up

In the warm-up part of the lesson, students must reveal the hints in a fun game to guess the final word.

Video

Students watch a short video called “How to make smart decisions more easily.” Afterwards, they respond to questions to check their listening comprehension of the meaning and details of the video.

Exercises

During the first practice section, students must match words with synonyms, using language from the text. Then, students practice verbs with a fill-in-the-blank exercise. 

Reading

During the reading Comprehension, learners read a short passage about making decisions. Then, they answer reading comprehension questions about the text.

Discussion

In this final part of the lesson, students answer questions about decision-making to begin a discussion about the lesson topic.