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The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

– discuss generational differences, focusing on Baby Boomers and their impact on American society, using vocabulary related to post-war life, values, and social change;

– improve students’ active grammar with adverb placement, adjective form, and vocabulary matching exercises;

– identify key information in a video titled “Fast Facts About Baby Boomers”

In this Intermediate ESL lesson plan, students discuss Baby Boomers and their impact on American society, as well as generational differences more generally. Students practice vocabulary related to post-war life, values, and social change. They also practice using intensifiers and mitigators to boost their active grammar.

Warm-up

Students identify words related to baby boomers.

Video

Students watch a video titled “Fast Facts About Baby Boomers.” Then, they check which facts about baby boomers were mentioned.

Exercises

In this part of the lesson, students practice intensifiers and mitigators by placing adverbs in the correct order.

In the second exercise, they complete gap-fill exercises using the correct forms of adjectives in brackets. Finally the students match the target language to the definitions.

Reading

Students read a short text about baby boomers, then participate in a Q&A session.

Discussion

To wrap up, students discuss a few thought-provoking questions.