ESL Lesson Plan What's Winter Like Around The World?

Level
B1
Time
90 min
Media
Article
What's Winter Like Around The World?

Lesson Overview

This B1 ESL lesson explores the topic “What Is Winter Like Around the World?”, helping students develop useful vocabulary and language for talking about winter weather, seasonal activities, cultural traditions, and how winter differs between countries.

Through a variety of engaging activities, students practise discussing winter preferences…

This B1 ESL lesson explores the topic “What Is Winter Like Around the World?”, helping students develop useful vocabulary and language for talking about winter weather, seasonal activities, cultural traditions, and how winter differs between countries.

Through a variety of engaging activities, students practise discussing winter preferences, ranking seasonal activities, describing pictures, understanding an interview about winter in Iceland, reading about the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, learning about winter in Australia, sharing opinions, and comparing winter traditions and experiences from around the world.

This lesson is ideal for B1 learners who are developing their ability to describe different seasons, discuss cultural traditions, compare countries, express preferences, and share opinions about travel and everyday life.

Activity Layout

  1. Winter: Questions
  2. Winter: Ranking
  3. Winter: Picture Round
  4. Interview: Winter in Iceland
  5. Article: Winter in Japan
  6. Joe: Winter in Australia
  7. Winter: Agree or Disagree?
  8. Winter: Would You Rather?

Homework

Students read an article exploring how winter differs around the world, including weather, activities, cultural traditions, and celebrations in Japan, Iceland, Australia, Thailand, Sweden, and Canada.

  1. Article: Winter Around the World
  2. Article: Writing Task.

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