Christmas lesson plans

A1 - 1 ESO Elementary, from the British Council

A2- 2 ESO- pre-intermediate Lessonn plan from The British Council 

Multi level lesson plan from ESL Pals (it also has interesting debate topics for higher levels)

C1/C2 - IB or 2 batx, from ESL Pals

Different levels, from ESOL courses.

C1 - IB - 2n batxillerat - advanced lesson plan from Cambridge English

List of Adverbs to Strengthen Your Writing

 List of Adverbs to Strengthen Your Writing

Don't overuse them! MANUSCRIPT  MENTORING - We Help You Grow Your Writing (9min read)

Dependent prepositions

Dependent prepositions are prepositions which follow a verb, noun or adjective. They don’t change the meaning of the word as with phrasal verbs.

 EXPLANATION + EXERCISES (Spanish) C1

DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS B2

EXERCISE (choose)

SHORT VIDEO

The preposition AT (advanced level) (Spanish)

In, On and At: Dealing with Tricky Prepositions in English

COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITES

Communicative Activity: “Have You Ever…? – Find Someone Who”

2nd Batxillerat · B1+/B2

15–20 minutes

Pairs or mingling

Objective: Students practise dependent prepositions by asking each other questions about real experiences, opinions and situations related to the Unit 1 topic of stereotypes, discrimination and unconscious bias.

Communicative Activity: “Have You Ever…? – Find Someone Who”

2nd Batxillerat · B1+/B2

15–20 minutes

Pairs or mingling

Objective: Students practise dependent prepositions by asking each other questions about real experiences, opinions and situations related to the Unit 1 topic of stereotypes, discrimination and unconscious bias.

Step 1. Student questions

Give students the following questions, but remove the prepositions. They must complete them before interviewing classmates.

	Question
1	Have you ever complained about something unfair at school?
2	Have you ever apologized for something you didn't do?
3	Do you know anyone who suffers from exam anxiety?
4	Have your parents ever prevented you from doing something you wanted to do?
5	Has a misunderstanding ever led to an argument with a friend?
6	Do you think teenagers are sometimes discriminated against because of their age?
7	Have you ever acted on advice that turned out to be wrong?
8	Have you ever paid for something you later regretted buying?
9	Have you ever uploaded a video onto a social media platform?

Preposition Taboo

Time: 10–15 minutes | Groups: 3–4 students

One student receives a verb + preposition and must explain its meaning without using the verb or preposition. The others guess the expression.

Examples:

Target expression	Student's clue
Apologize for	"You do this when you've made a mistake and feel sorry."
Suffer from	"You experience something unpleasant, such as anxiety or an illness."
Complain about	"You do this when you're unhappy with a service."
Lead to	"One situation causes another situation to happen."
Prevent from	"You stop somebody doing something."
Act on	"You follow advice or information."

Extra challenge: After guessing, students must make a sentence using the expression correctly to earn a point.

Two Truths and a Lie

Time: 10–15 minutes | Groups: 3 students

Each student invents three sentences about themselves, using three different dependent prepositions. Two must be true and one false.

Example:

• I've complained about the food in a restaurant.

• I've apologized for something I didn't do.

• I've suffered from stage fright.

The others ask follow-up questions to identify the lie.

Rule: They must use at least one dependent preposition in their follow-up questions.

Preposition Speed Dating

Time: 10–15 minutes | Pairs: Rotating

Arrange students in two facing rows. Give them a discussion prompt and 60 seconds to discuss it.

Examples:

• What do teenagers complain about most?

• What can social media addiction lead to?

• What should schools prevent students from doing?

• What kinds of discrimination do people suffer from?

• When should you apologize for your behaviour?

After 60 seconds, one row moves to the next partner.

Describing people

LESSON PLAN (A1)

You can do the game Who is Who? In the class. Everybody stands up. The teacher (or another student) says:

This person is tall (everybody who is not tall sits down)

This person has fair hair (everyboy who hasn't got fair hair sits down)

This person is a boy (all the girls sit down)

Etc, until one person is left.

or

Game 2: everyboyd knows the person being described except one person in the class, who has to guess who the student is by listening to their classmates.

or

Game 3: the student at the front can only ask YES7NO questions until he/she guesses the person.

Game 4: students/teacher could dictate how to draw a monster to the students/classmates: It has one big head, three eyes and one big nose,etc.

or

Game 5: Walking dictation: The teacher dictates what the monster looks like sentenece by sentence and the student group leaders go back to their groups to repeat the sentence and get another one to draw what they're repeating.

FAMILY AND DESCRIPTIONS

POSSESSIVE -S: SAXON GENITIVE

 

EXPLANATION  with exercises (British Council)

FULL EXPLANATION with exercises

VIDEO LESSON

Exercises

More difficult exercises

WORDWALL GAMES

COMMUNICATIVE GAMES:

Here are some communicative options:

1. Whose is it? – Classroom detective

2. Guess my classmate
   Students secretly choose someone in the class and give clues using possessions/relationships:

   • This is Laura’s best friend.
   • His pencil case is black.
   • That’s his brother’s football shirt.
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3. Possessive ’s speed dating

        Students sit in two rows facing each other. Put a question on the board: “Find out three things             about your partner’s family/friends.” They have 90 seconds:

• What’s your brother’s name?
• What’s your mother’s favourite food?
• What’s your best friend’s favourite sport?
• Then one row moves one seat. 

Opinion essay introductory and closing paragraph samples

INTRODUCTION

Introduce the topic and give your opinion. Say whether you agree or disagree with the statement or question. It can be a good idea to use a question to grab the reader’s attention

• Nowadays, top sportspeople, such as football players or basketball players, have huge salaries, and this promotes a lot of debate. However, I don’t think they earn too much. In my opinion, their salaries are fair..
• How often have you heard a friend or a colleague complain about the excessive salaries of professional sports players? But do they really earn too much? I don’t think they earn too much. I truly believe their salaries are fair. 
• A very common topic that is being discussed nowadays is wether schools should teach subjects that some may consider useless later in life. A clear example is history, since it is quite difficult to learn and does not help us in day-to-day activities.
• It is often suggested that scientists and technology experts contribute more to society than artists. I agree with this view. Although it isn’t easy to measure someone’s value to society, I personally feel that scientists and technology experts have a more significant impact not only on our society’s economy, but also on essential services that improve our quality of life.
• Nowadays, many teenagers have got video consoles at home and they often like playing active video games. These are good for you for a number of reasons.
• Education is an essential component of a person's life, but not everyone can afford it. Therefore, the debate on whether college education should be free has been ongoing for quite some time. From my perspective, I believe that college education should be free for everyone.
• Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is a controversial issue that has sparked intense debates among people for decades. Some people believe that it is an effective way to deter crime, while others believe that it is inhumane and should be abolished. From my perspective, I believe that capital punishment should be abolished.

CLOSING /CONCLUSION

Summarise your ideas and repeat your opinion.

• To sum up, I believe top professional sports players have the salaries they deserve because their careers are short and because during those years, their personal lives are affected by their popularity.
• All in all, I think that it is extremely important to learn about one’s own country’s history. Anyone who gets the chance to do this should not waste it, since they are very fortunate to have this opportunity.
• In conclusion, I believe scientists and technology experts contribute significantly more to society than artists. They have more job opportunities and play a vital part in fields like healthcare, infrastructure, and innovation. While art and music hold great cultural value, the role of science and technology in providing essential services and improving lives makes them more valuable contributors to society overall.
•  To sum up, I believe that video games are a fun and social way to keep fit. I think they are a good option when you can't play outside and they might encourage people to do more exercise.
• In conclusion, while there may be some challenges to making college education free, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Providing free college education would ensure that everyone has access to higher education and create a more skilled workforce, which would ultimately benefit society as a In conclusion, capital punishment should be abolished because it is not an effective deterrent to crime, there is always a risk of executing an innocent person, it is often used disproportionately against marginalized communities, and it is an inhumane practice that violates human rights. Instead, we should focus on implementing more effective and humane forms of punishment that promote justice and rehabilitationwhole.
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The numbers

 

EXPLANATION AND EXERCISES

Full list 

Exercise on radomized numbers

Lots of exercises

OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES

 

BEAUTIFUL

UGLY

DIRTY

CLEAN

MODERN

OLD

SAFE

DANGEROUS

QUIET

NOISY

BORING

INTERESTING

CROWDED

EMPTY

HOT

COLD

BIG /SMALL

Female empowerment songs

LYRICS AND MEANING

LYRICS, TRANSLATION AND MEANING

LYRICS, TRANSLATION AND MEANING

LYRICS, TRANSLATION AND MEANING

LYRICS, TRANSLATION AND MEANING  FORUM

SEE MORE FEMALE EMPOWERMENT SONGS HERE

Connectors of purpose

 

EXPLANATION 1 + EXERCISES: ENGLISH



EXERCISE: QUIZ.

EXERCISE: 3-option multiple choice

EXERCISE: three-multiple choice

EXERCISE: choose the correct answer to the question

PASSIVE CAUSATIVE (ADVANCED)

 

EXPLANATION IN ENGLISH

FULL EXPLANATION IN SPANISH

Exercise 1: Change the sentences so that they use the structure 'have someone do something' or 'get someone to do something'. Start with 'I'.

Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence to mean the same as the first sentence using the causative form.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, using the appropriate causative form.

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Search the internet to find out these questions (copy and paste the link of the website/s)

• What do eggs have to do with Easter? What is their symbolism? Where does the Easter Bunny come from?
• What is the Lent period and what is its relation with eggs?
• How do your say "mona" in English? Setmana Santa? El dia de la Palma? Divendres Sant? Dijous Sant? El dia de la mona? Padrí? Fillol? What does each day commemorate?
• On which day do children get their "mona"?
• Why does the date of Easter change each year?
• Surf the net to see how other countries celebrate Easter. Which tradition do you like the best?
• Why do some countries dye the eggs? What is the origin of this celebration?
• Can you think of any school activities that could be done related to this celebration?

Negative adjective prefixes

 

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE

EXPLANATION + EXERCISE 2

Infinitive of purpose

 

SIMPLE EXPLANATION + EXERCISE (LearnEnglishKids, British Council)

EXERCISE: put the words in order (British Council)

EXERCISE: put the words in order

TIME SEQUENCERS (TIME ORDER WORDS) FOR STORY WRITING

 

EXPLANATION

PDF WITH EXPLANATIONS IN SPANISH

WORDWALL GAMES

WRITING A INFORMAL EMAIL (A2)

 

EXAMPLES

EXPLANATION IN SPANISH

EXERCISE

BECAUSE versus BECAUSE OF

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2

EXPLANATION 3 (in Spanish)

EXERCISE 1: choose

EXERCISE 2: choose

ADVANCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXPLANATIONS:

maryenglishblog: Advanced non-defining Relative Clauses

EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1: multiple-choice exercise

EXERCISE 2  : multiple-choice

EXERCISE 3: 25 multiple-choice questions

GAME-LIKE EXERCISE: complete the sentence

SONGS WITH RELATIVE PRONOUNS: click HERE and HERE

Connectors for giving reasons

 

EXPLANATION: Perfect English Grammar (project it, it's got fewer than the image)

EXERCISE 1: write the correct connector

EXERCISE 2: choose the correct connector