The trouble at Boeing

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – expand vocabulary related to quality control through sentence completion exercises and reading about manufacturing standards and business practices;
• – introduce and practice using have to, must, and should to express obligation, prohibition, necessity, and advice through example analysis and sentence rewriting exercises;
• – improve comprehension and analytical skills by watching a video about Boeing airline troubles, reading a text about quality control, and engaging in discussions about effective quality control slogans.

This lesson plan is created for students at the Intermediate level, with the goal of broadening their vocabulary on the theme of quality control. It also increases their ease in using have to, must, and should to express obligation, prohibition, necessity, and advice.

Warm-up
The lesson starts with an exercise where students choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Video
Students will watch a video named “Major airlines cut flights over Boeing troubles.” Post-viewing, they will answer questions to check for comprehension.

Grammar
Focus here is on gaining proficiency in the use of have to, must, and should to express obligation, prohibition, necessity, and advice.

Exercises
In this part of the lesson, students will rewrite sentences using have to, must, and should while retaining their meaning.

Reading
Students will read a short text about quality control, followed by a Q&A session.

Discussion
To wrap up, students choose which of the given slogans would work for quality control.