Good at, Bad at with The Big Bang Theory
ESL Lesson PlansGood at, Bad at with The Big Bang Theory

Good at, Bad at with The Big Bang Theory

This fun and engaging ESL lesson plan for teens and adults helps students practice grammar, build vocabulary, and improve their speaking skills using characters from The Big Bang Theory. Through group discussions, character analysis, and real-life examples, students explore how to use the expressions "be good at" and "be bad at" in context. The 45-minute lesson plan includes reading, comprehension, and interactive group activities designed to boost fluency and confidence. Perfect for A2 learners looking to combine pop culture with everyday English use.

Skills

  • Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters to do with work and free time.
  • Can produce brief everyday expressions in order to satisfy simple needs of a concrete type: personal details, daily routines, wants and needs, requests for information.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Read these names. Do you know who these people are?

Sheldon Cooper Leonard Hofstadter Penny Howard Wolowitz Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappali Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz Amy Farrah Fowler
2

Read the information below.

3

Read the text about "The Big Bang Theory" characters. In pairs, discuss which one you would most and least like to be friends with. Why?

4

Answer the following questions.

5

Study this grammar rule.

6

Make sentences from these words using good at/bad at.

7

In small groups, discuss the following questions. Take turns.