This lesson plan combines English Language Arts, ESL, ELL, New Year's Resolutions, idioms, Role-Plays, Functional Language for suggestions, Grammar (wish/if only/will/be going to/would like to), Tips, vocabulary, conversations, speaking, projects, and research in one lesson.

It's great for Winter and Christmas-themed classes, especially for older teenagers and adults. This lesson plan can be used for exam preparations lessons, such as FCE, CAE, IELTS, TOIEC, etc

What is it?

• a no-prep lesson plan for teenagers and adults

• real-life content

• ESL levels: B1/B2+ - teenagers and adults

• Speaking and Vocabulary

• PDF and PowerPoint

What's included?

• a fully designed lesson for at least 90 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 - only the key is editable!

• in both A4 and US letter formats

Activities:

• Warm-up: photos

• Discuss: New Year's resolutions

• Share: discuss the questions

• Fun Facts: fill in the gaps

• Brainstorm: more resolutions

• Recommend: suggest (functional language)

• Tips: for keeping New Year's resolutions

• Vocabulary: match the words to their definition; match the two halves

• Follow-up: discuss the questions

• Vocabulary+: idioms

• Grammar: will/be going to/would like to; wish/if only

• Project

Aims:

• to improve communication by discussing various topics related to winter, New Year's resolutions, promises, dreams, wishes, life changes, etc

• to share our opinions and experiences

• to learn new vocabulary

• to discover new cultures and ideas from around the world