Lesson Overview

This Intermediate ESL Pandemic lesson plan gives students a chance to reflect back on the pandemic. It includes plenty of speaking opportunities!

Intermediate ESL students get to explore this topic through an interesting video and article. There are plenty of speaking opportunities for students in this Intermediate ESL Pandemic lesson and a lot of focus is placed on learning new vocabulary!

The lesson begins with students learning new vocabulary and using the new words in a speaking exercise. Next, the video is analysed and discussed using specific vocabulary words. Then, students learn how to use the past continuous tense to talk about habits in the past. 

Later, they get to read a very interesting article that talks about the positives that came from the pandemic. Finally, they learn more vocabulary through the use of synonyms. This is a great lesson to use with B1 Intermediate ESL students who are motivated to learn - as they have to express their opinions throughout the lesson.

Activities: 

1. Warm up. 
2. New words.
3. Video review. 
4. Grammar: Past continuous. 
5. Five positive impacts of COVID-19. 
6. Synonyms. 
7. Discussion. 

Homework

Students complete a vocabulary exercise to ensure that they remember all the new words covered in the lesson. They also get to practice their writing skills with a writing task about the pandemic.

Activities: 

1. Vocabulary recap.
2. Writing task.