ESL Lesson Plan How To Sleep Better

Level: B2
Time: 90 min
Media: Video + Article

Lesson Overview

This ESL lesson plan uses an article and a video to explore ‘sleep’. This class presents students with numerous diverse and fun activities. The lesson covers the grammar point of ‘modal verbs of obligation and advice’.

Your students will love this topic because it is something everybody can relate to, and is something most people are motivated to…

Your students will love this topic because it is something everybody can relate to, and is something most people are motivated to learn more about. Furthermore, ESL students have identified this language as important because sleep is widely discussed so learning the vocabulary is necessary.

We recommend using this ESL lesson plan on sleep with all B1-B2 level ESL students because there is something for everyone. The lesson plan breaks the topic down into different activities, before introducing the grammar point “modal verbs of obligation”. Our favourite exercise is the “Modal Verbs and Sleep” activity because it allows students to use the grammar and language in an engaging way.

Activity Layout

Sleep: Warm up
Phrasal Verbs
Idioms
Grammar: Modal verbs
Reading: Sleep Tips.
Reading: Comprehension
Modal Verbs and Sleep
Discussion

Homework

As with all adult lesson plans on ESL Pals, there is a homework task to supplement this B2 ESL lesson plan. Students are challenged to complete a series of exercises which follows on from the lesson.

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Video: Writing task

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