The joy of ordinary life

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – practice speaking and listening skills through discussions about everyday life and learn vocabulary related to daily routines and contentment;
• – develop language abilities through word-definition matching, sentence unscrambling, reading comprehension, and discussion skills;
• – watch a video about why an ordinary life can be a good life and explore benefits of everyday routines through gap-fill exercises.

In this B1 ESL lesson plan, students will practice speaking and listening skills through discussions about everyday life and learn vocabulary related to daily routines and contentment.

Warm-up: 

The lesson begins with a discussion of introductory questions about a typical day routine to activate prior knowledge and engage students with the topic.

Video: 

Students watch a video: “Why an Ordinary Life Can Be a Good Life.” They then complete a gap-fill exercise based on the video content.

Exercises: 

Students strengthen their language skills through word-definition matching exercises and unscrambling sentences with target vocabulary.

Reading: 

During the reading comprehension section, students analyze a text about benefits of an ordinary life and answer in-depth questions.

Discussion: 

Students unscramble and discuss a quote about an ordinary life with the teacher.