A Day in My Life
ESL Lesson PlansA Day in My Life

A Day in My Life

This ESL lesson plan guides kids through a 45-minute session of individual activities focused on vocabulary, speaking, and listening skills. Students will explore daily routines, discuss their own morning habits, and watch a video about a typical day in the life of a British student. Designed for A2 learners, the lesson emphasizes building practical language skills while encouraging students to share and describe their routines using basic vocabulary and simple phrases.

Skills

  • Can create diary entries that describe activities (e.g. daily routine, outings, sports, hobbies), people and places, using basic, concrete vocabulary and simple phrases and sentences.
  • Can produce a series of simple phrases and sentences about their family, living conditions, educational background, or present or most recent job.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
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Let's talk about your day! Answer the following questions.

For example, you can say: "I usually wake up at ___" "Before school, I ___" , "After school, I  like to ___"
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What time do you usually wake up?
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What do you do before school?
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What do you like to do after school?
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Match these words to their definitions.

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Fill in the gaps with the correct words to form questions. Then, answer these questions.

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Watch the video and pick the right summary.

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Answer the questions about the video.

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Discuss the following questions and tell your teacher what a day in your life looks like.

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