Asking for Clarification
ESL Lesson PlansAsking for Clarification

Asking for Clarification

This ESL lesson plan helps teens improve their speaking skills through engaging group activities. In a 45-minute lesson, students practice asking for clarification and understanding conversational phrases at the A2 level. Through dialogues, role-plays, and interactive tasks, learners build confidence in managing real-life conversations and expanding their vocabulary.

Skills

  • Can ask very simply for repetition when they do not understand.
  • Can ask for clarification about keywords/signs or phrases not understood, using stock phrases.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Read the dialogue between Sarah and John. Interview your classmate by asking each other the same questions.

00:26
S
Sarah
Hey, John. When is your birthday?
J
John
It's on October 14th. And yours?
S
Sarah
My birthday is in January. Do you have any pets?
J
John
Yes, I have two cats named Whiskers and Mittens. They're brothers.
S
Sarah
Nice! Do you live in a house or an apartment?
J
John
I live in an apartment, and you?
S
Sarah
I live in a small house. Do you have siblings?
J
John
Yes, I have one younger sister. How about you?
S
Sarah
I have an older brother and a younger sister. So technically, I'm the middle child.
2

Answer the following questions.

3

Read the end of Sarah and John's conversation.

4

Unscramble the words to discover different ways to ask for clarification.

5

Let's practice! Read the conversation and take turns being A and B.