Wine tasting

In this Upper-Intermediate level ESL lesson plan, students dive into the world of wine by learning common terminology and exploring the cultural importance of wine across different regions. The lesson is built around fun and interactive activities that keep students engaged while helping them build their vocabulary and speaking skills.

Warm-up

The class kicks off with a light, hands-on activity where students are given a set of words and tasked with arranging them into complete, correct sentences. This warm-up helps activate their prior knowledge and gets them thinking in English right from the start.

Video

Next, students will watch a short educational video called “Red Wine Vocabulary.” After watching, they’ll complete a gap-fill exercise where they insert the missing words into sentences. This checks their understanding of the video and helps reinforce the new vocabulary they’ve just been introduced to.

Exercises

Following the video, students move on to a matching exercise. Here, they’ll take key words (highlighted in bold) and match them to their correct definitions. 

Reading

After the exercises, students will read a short, informative text about wine—covering a bit of history and cultural context. After reading, there will be a question-and-answer session where students discuss the main ideas, giving them a chance to practice comprehension and conversation skills.

Discussion

To wrap things up, students will be presented with a famous quote related to wine.