[PDF/PPT] Handy Conversations: Calendars

This lesson plan combines English Language Arts, ESL, ELL, Calendars, Dates, History Trivia, Calendars Fun Facts, Role-Plays, Functional Langauge for making appointments, Grammar (ordinal numbers, past simple questions and past simple passive voice), conversations, speaking, projects, and research in one lesson.

11/14/2022

This lesson plan combines English Language Arts, ESL, ELL, Calendars, Dates, History Trivia, Calendars Fun Facts, Role-Plays, Functional Langauge for making appointments, Grammar (ordinal numbers, past simple questions and past simple passive voice), conversations, speaking, projects, and research in one lesson.
It's great for Winter and New Year-themed classes, especially for older teenagers and adults.
ESL ELL Ordinal Numbers Dates Calendars Past Simple Passive Voice lesson plan
ESL ELL Ordinal Numbers Dates Calendars Past Simple Passive Voice lesson plan
What is it?
  • a no-prep lesson plan for teenagers and adults
  • real-life content
  • ESL levels: A2+/B1+ - teenagers and adults
  • Grammar; ordinal numbers, past simple, passive voice, dates
  • Speaking and Vocabulary
  • PDF and PowerPoint

What's included?

  • a fully designed lesson for at least 60 minutes that requires no preparation - 4 pages full of various activities

  • 2 versions of the lesson plan - one for your students and one for you (with answers!)

  • a fully animated PowerPoint presentation (same content) with answers provided - this PPT is flattened (non-editable)

  • in both A4 and US letter formats

Activities:

  • Warm-up: discuss

  • Discuss: Traditional/Digital Calendars

  • Share: discuss the questions

  • Grammar: ordinal numbers

  • Dates: American and British date formats

  • Past simple: active and passive voice

  • Trivia: dates/centuries/passive voice past simple

  • Ask: make questions - past simple

  • Fun Facts: about calendars

  • Research: work with the calendar

  • Role-play: make an appointment + key language

  • Project: Chinese Zodiac Signs

Aims:

  • to improve communication by discussing various topics related to calendars, dates, history

  • to share our opinions and experiences

  • to learn new vocabulary

  • to review grammar and functional language

  • to discover new cultures and ideas from around the world