The reality of political campaigns

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – practice vocabulary related to politics and become more comfortable using reflexive pronouns in various contexts;
• – develop grammar skills through reflexive pronoun exercises, reading comprehension, discussion abilities, and categorization activities;
• – watch a video about the nastiest political campaigns in history and analyze factors influencing political campaigns through interactive exercises.

In this Intermediate lesson plan, students will practice vocabulary related to politics and become more comfortable with using reflexive pronouns.

Warm-up 

Students look at pictures and connect them with their descriptions.

Video 

Students will view a video titled “America 101: What Are the Nastiest Political Campaigns in History?” After watching the video, they will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Grammar

This segment introduces reflexive pronouns with examples to illustrate their use.

Exercises 

In this part of the lesson plan, the students will be asked to fill in the blanks in the sentences using reflexive pronouns in the correct form.

In the second exercise, students will discuss the importance of factors influencing political campaigns.

Finally, the students will group adjectives into the correct categories.

Reading 

In this part, the students will read a short text about political campaigns and answer a set of questions related to the text.

Discussion 

The lesson concludes with students creating a famous quote using given words.