When you know you have made it

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – master relative clauses using “whose” through detailed grammar explanations and sentence transformation exercises that reinforce understanding of possessive relationships in complex sentences;
• – explore social norms and success-related vocabulary through engaging warm-up questions about personal definitions of achievement and reading comprehension activities about societal expectations;
• – enhance speaking and discussion abilities by watching a video about success concepts, answering targeted questions to improve verbal communication, and participating in word cloud-facilitated conversations about achievement and social pressures.

In this Upper-Intermediate lesson plan, we’re going to dive into the details of relative clauses using “whose” and explore the interesting topic of social norms when it comes to success.

Warm-Up 

To kick things off, we’ll start with some engaging questions to get everyone thinking about what success really means.

Video 

We’ll watch a video titled “What is ‘success’?” and follow it up with a set of questions to improve speaking skills.

Grammar 

Our focus is on improving understanding of relative clauses with “whose.” We’ll break this grammar topic down with clear explanations and examples.

Exercises 

You’ll get to practice transforming sentences using relative clauses with “whose.” It’s a key step in grasping today’s grammar topic.

Reading 

We’ve got a short reading on the topic of social norms of success, followed by comprehension questions to boost reading skills.

Discussion 

We’ll wrap up with a thought-provoking discussion based on a word cloud. It’s going to be an engaging way to conclude the lesson!