Lesson Overview

Let’s get existential in this lesson plan that talks about the time we have left. Don’t worry - it’s not as grim as it sounds! Students start by watching an innovative video “The Time You Have (In JellyBeans)” by Ze Frank. Then, the topic is explored through grammar and vocabulary with entertaining activities!

Everybody likes to wonder… what if? What if I were born in a different country?… What if I won a million dollars?… What if this pandemic never ends? Well, let’s stop there! The second conditional is the grammar point in focus for this lesson. 

Students learn all about the structure and practice the concept with entertaining activities. New vocabulary is explored through the video: “The Time You Have (In JellyBeans)” by Ze Frank. And, students get to practice their listening skills and write down facts that they hear from the video. 

Activities: 

1. Warm Up
2. Video: Key Words
3. Video: Comprehension
4. A Waste of Time? 
5. Discussion
6. Grammar: Second Conditional. 
7. Case Studies.
8. Famous Quotes. 

Homework

There is an excellent homework task to supplement this awesome B1 ESL lesson plan. Students are challenged to analyse an interesting article which is linked to the topic of the lesson, before being asked to write answers to challenging questions.

Exercises:

1. Article: How to Stop Wasting Your Life. 
2. Writing task.