Free A2 (Elementary) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Past Simple (regular & irregular) grammar practice for online English classes. Student can describe past experiences with teachers using Past Simple tense.

A2⏱ 45 min

My Favorite Teacher from Last Year

🎯 Goal: Student can describe past experiences with teachers using Past Simple tense

📐 Past Simple (regular & irregular)

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#education#memories#school

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Let's talk about teachers! Everyone remembers a special teacher from school.

“Who was your favorite teacher last year?”

“Do you think a good teacher must be strict or kind?”

“What subject did you like most at school?”

“If you were a teacher, how would you help your students?”

“Do you prefer a patient teacher or a fast teacher?”

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

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Ranking Activity

Rank the options from most to least important. Then explain your choices.

7 minutes

🗣️ “For me, the most important is...”

Rank these teacher qualities from most to least important:

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Picture Discussion

Look at the picture and answer the questions in full sentences.

6 minutes

🗣️ “In this picture, I can see...”

QUESTION 1 / 5

What do you see in this classroom?

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My Favorite Teacher from Last Year

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