ESL Lesson Plan Idioms: Personality 2

Level
B2-C1
Time
90 min
Media
Video + Article
Idioms: Personality 2

Lesson Overview

This ESL idioms lesson plan explores expressions used to describe personality and character, including down to earth, control freak and two-faced. It helps students understand the meanings of these idioms and how they are used to describe people, their behaviour and their personal qualities.

The lesson features structured exercises that introduce…

This ESL idioms lesson plan explores expressions used to describe personality and character, including down to earth, control freak and two-faced. It helps students understand the meanings of these idioms and how they are used to describe people, their behaviour and their personal qualities.

The lesson features structured exercises that introduce each expression and explain its meaning before giving students opportunities to practise using the idioms in context. These activities reinforce understanding, expand vocabulary and encourage learners to discuss different personality traits and behaviours.

Combining clear explanations with practical exercises, this lesson helps ESL students develop their understanding of idiomatic language and express their opinions about people more naturally and confidently.

Activity Layout

  1. Create the Idioms. 
  2. Idioms Examples
  3. Idioms: Definitions. 
  4. Sentence Completion. 
  5. Dialogues. 
  6. Dialogues: Activities.
  7. Questions. 
  8. Listening practice.

Homework

There is a homework task to supplement this grammar lesson. Students consolidate their learning by practising the target grammar through a range of activities designed to improve their accuracy.

  1. Writing Task.

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