[PDF/PPT] Handy Situations: Meeting People

A practical, no-prep ESL lesson for A2/B1 students focused on meeting people, starting conversations, and using polite language in real-life situations. Perfect for teens and adults in ELL, ELA, and survival English programs.

Kaya

7/25/2025

What Your Students Will Learn
  • Introductions and social vocabulary
  • Real-life dialogues and polite expressions
  • How to ask questions and respond appropriately
  • Speaking practice through functional language and role-plays
  • Conversation openers and small talk strategies
  • Cultural awareness: greetings and customs around the world

What's Included?
  • a fully designed lesson for at least 90 minutes that requires no preparation - 4 pages full of various activities
  • a fully animated PowerPoint presentation (same content - some elements are not editable!)
  • in both A4 and US letter formats
  • the key is included

Activities:
  • Warm-up
    • pictures, vocabulary and discussion
  • Vocabulary
    • Brainstorm
  • Speaking
    • Finish the sentences
  • Vocabulary
    • Complete the sentences
    • discussion
  • Speaking
    • Would you rather..?
  • Decide
    • give advice
  • Functional Language
    • dialogues x2
  • Grammar - going to
    • There is/There are
  • Role-play
    • 2 situations
  • Project
    • research
Aims:
  • to improve communication by discussing various topics related to meeting people, making new friends, small talk and chit chat, and more!!
  • to improve thematic vocabulary skills
  • to practise making sentences using There is/There are
  • to practise giving suggestions
  • to practise polite questions
  • to practise real-life situations

Why Teachers Love It
  • Combines practical speaking skills with grammar and vocabulary
  • Builds confidence in real-life social interactions
  • Encourages pair and group work through interactive tasks
  • Great for ice-breakers, conversation units, or first-day activities
  • Perfect for ELL, ELA, or general communication-based ESL lessons
ESL A2/B1 lesson on meeting people with dialogues, conversation skills, and speaking activities.
ESL A2/B1 lesson on meeting people with dialogues, conversation skills, and speaking activities.

Looking for an engaging, real-life English lesson to help your students get comfortable with meeting new people? This no-prep ESL lesson plan is ideal for A2/B1 level teens and adults, and it focuses on practical survival English, conversation starters, polite phrases, and social confidence.