Lesson Overview

In this A1 ESL lesson plan on city living, students will learn vocabulary for common places in a city, how to talk about daily life, and how to describe their own city. 

Through listening, reading, speaking, and fun interactive activities, learners will practice comparing cities, discussing advantages and disadvantages of city life, and expressing opinions.

This lesson includes games, discussion questions, and exercises designed to improve confidence in speaking and using everyday English in real-life situations.

This A1 ESL lesson plan on city living is designed with a well-defined structure to provide the necessary support to students, enabling them to make progress and fully enjoy the class.

Activities: 

1. Warm up: Pictures. 
2. Let’s make sentences. 
3. Audio: Comprehension. 
4. Question Time: Part 1
5. Article: Benefits of City Living. 
6. Question Time: Part 2. 
7. Agree / Disagree. .
8. Game: This or that?

Homework

As always, with the ESL lesson plans from ESL Pals, there is a detailed homework task so students can continue learning in their free time. Here, the students are given a reading and analysis task in which they can practise; writing, reading and expanding their vocabulary and grammar knowledge. 

1. New Words: Recap
2. Article: Negatives of City Living.