A Tale of Two Seasons
ESL Lesson PlansA Tale of Two Seasons

A Tale of Two Seasons

This engaging lesson plan is perfect for B1+ ESL learners. The structured activities include partner discussions, vocabulary matching, dialogues, and cultural comparisons of autumn in Argentina and spring in the USA. Designed to develop skills in understanding event descriptions and seasonal landscapes, the lesson plan encourages creativity and group collaboration, enriching cultural and linguistic experience.

Skills

  • Can understand the important information in simple, clearly drafted adverts in newspapers or magazines.
  • Can understand the description of places, events, guides, and magazine articles that are written in high-frequency, everyday language.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Pair up with a classmate. Discuss with your partner. Take turns briefly sharing your discussion points with the class.

1. Your favorite season and why you like it. 2. One favorite activity you enjoy during that season.
2

Match the words with their definitions.

3

Read the dialogue.

4

Answer the questions.

5

Skim the ads about different autumn events in Argentina and choose the one you'd like to attend. Read about that event and then explain why you chose it and what you are going to do there.

6

Match the correct halves of the sentences below to learn some facts about autumn in Argentina and spring in the USA.

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