Lesson Overview

This A2 General English lesson is all about the different stages of life. You and your students will explore vocabulary and phrases to talk about growing up, school, work, family, and important life experiences.

Through engaging exercises, learners will practice describing life events, using the present perfect and past tenses, and sharing their own experiences or predictions about the future. These activities help students build confidence in speaking while connecting English learning to real-life situations.

Creative discussions, fun life timelines, and structured exercises make this lesson a practical and enjoyable way to develop English skills, practise key grammar, and explore the experiences that shape people’s lives.

Activities:

1. Warm Up: Stages of Life. 
2. Life Stages: Verbs
3. Life Stages: John
4. Grammar: Present Perfect Tense. 
5. Story: Captain Tom
6. Audio: 4x Life Stages
7. Picture Round. 
8. Discussion 

Homework:

As with all adult lesson plans on ESL Pals, this lesson includes a practical homework task to reinforce learning. Students are encouraged to complete exercises that extend the lesson, helping them consolidate grammar, vocabulary, practise writing, and reflect on how to handle difficult managers in real-life work situations.

1. Life Stages: Writing task. 
2. Grammar: Present Perfect Tense.