Paragliding to work

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Learn transportation vocabulary including paragliding equipment like “helmet” and “harness,” plus transport from different countries like “tuk-tuk” and “cable car.”
• – Practice using gerunds through grammar review and sentence exercises while watching a video about Swiss Alps workers who paraglide to work.
• – Improve speaking and comprehension by discussing favorite transport methods, completing video activities, and talking about commuting in different countries.

In this Intermediate lesson plan, students will talk about the most popular ways of commuting in different countries, describe their favourite means of transport, find out more about the equipment needed for paragliding, as well as understand the use of gerunds in sentences.

Warm-up

The student names the means of transport shown in pictures.

Paragliding

The student tries to label the parts of the paragliding set in the picture (helmet, harness, etc.).

Video: Paragliding to work

The student watches a video about people from the Swiss Alps who paraglide to work. Then, they complete the video comprehension practice.

Grammar: Gerund

The student reviews the proper use of gerunds and practices using them in sentences.

Vocabulary: Means of transport in different countries 

The student learns about means of transport in different countries (tuk-tuk, cable car, double-decker bus, etc.).

The lesson ends with a brief review.