Exploring British Slang
ESL Lesson PlansExploring British Slang

Exploring British Slang

This ESL lesson plan introduces students to popular British slang vocabulary and colloquial expressions through engaging activities. The lesson includes matching slang phrases to definitions, completing dialogues with slang terms, and practicing their usage in mini-dialogues. Students will enhance their conversational skills and cultural understanding while building confidence in using informal language.

Skills

  • Can recognise a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Do you know these slang words?

Watch a video with actor Freddie Highmore explaining the meaning of some British expressions. Have you heard any of them before?
2

Match the phrases to their definitions.

3

Fill in the gaps in these mini-dialogues using the slang.

4

Rewrite the sentences using the expressions.

5

Have a go at using slang.

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