Free A2 (Elementary) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Past Simple: Journey grammar practice for online English classes. Student can describe past travel experiences and ask for information at train stations.

A2⏱ 45 min

At the Train Station

🎯 Goal: Student can describe past travel experiences and ask for information at train stations

📐 Past Simple: Journey

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#travel#transport#journey

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Let's talk about train stations! I want to hear about your travel stories.

“Do you like traveling by train? Why or why not?”

“When was the last time you were at a train station?”

“Which is better for you: a train or a bus? Why?”

“Imagine your train is very delayed. What do you do?”

“How do you feel in a very crowded station?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Mind Map

Talk about a train station. Share your ideas for each branch using the sentence frame.

7 minutes

🗣️ “At a train station, I think about ...”

🧠 Topic

Tap a branch, talk about it, then move to the next one.

🎲 Speaking Activity 2

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Would You Rather

Choose A or B. Then explain your choice using the sentence frame.

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🗣️ “I would rather ... because ...”

Would you rather wait on a crowded platform or an empty one?

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At the Train Station

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