Free B1 (Intermediate) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Past Continuous + Past Simple grammar practice for online English classes. Student can share travel misunderstanding stories using past continuous and past simple tenses.
B1⏱ 45 min
Lost in Translation — Funny Travel Stories
🎯 Goal: Student can share travel misunderstanding stories using past continuous and past simple tenses
📐 Past Continuous + Past Simple
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#travel#communication#cultural differences
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🎲 Speaking Activity 1
🚫6 minutes
Improve Terrible Advice
Here is some terrible travel advice. Explain why it's bad and give a better tip.
🗣️ “That's a bad idea because... A better way is to...”
🎲 Speaking Activity 2
🧠7 minutes
Mind Map
Let's brainstorm around 'communicating abroad'. Share your ideas for each branch.
🗣️ “One idea for this branch is...”
🧠 Topic
Tap a branch, talk about it, then move to the next one.
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