Lesson Overview

This “back to school” ESL lesson plan is perfect for your A2 beginner students. It provides all the necessary language and scaffolding to ensure students are able to participate fully and enjoy it. 

The class begins with a fun warm-up exercise. Next, they are introduced to new words related to the topic, which they are then challenged to use in the next exercise. 

The grammar point of the “zero conditional" is explained before learners are given a series of tasks related to the topic. Afterwards, there is a video analysis about Eton College. 

This “back to school” ESL lesson plan finishes with an awesome speaking activity which your students will love as it enables them to use all the new words and grammar learned in the class!

1. Warm up
2. School subjects. 
3. School vocabulary.
4. Grammar: Zero conditional. . 
5. Video analysis.
6. Describing pictures.  

Homework

As with all lesson plans on ESL Pals, there is an awesome homework task to supplement this excellent “back to school” ESL lesson plan. Students are challenged to complete an email writing exercise. 

1. Email: My new school.