Beyond the Shadows
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Beyond the Shadows

This lesson plan engages B1-level ESL students in exploring mystical creatures and folklore. The lesson plan includes reading comprehension, vocabulary matching, and interactive speaking exercises. Students will practice describing creatures, use contextual clues to define features, and discuss the origins of myths. Writing homework further reinforces key vocabulary and language skills.

Skills

  • Can define the features of something concrete fro which he/she can’t remember the word.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Look at these pictures. Do you know these creatures?

2

Read the text. Match descriptions of monsters with their images. What's the coolest creature and why?

3

Match these facts from the text to the correct creatures.

4

Based on the text, match each word to its definition.

5

Time to speak!

6

Work in pairs. Take a piece of paper with the name of scary creature and describe it to your partner. Try to describe as many as possible in 90 seconds and then switch roles. Use the phrases for help.

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Homework

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