If My Pet Could Go to School
ESL Lesson PlansIf My Pet Could Go to School

If My Pet Could Go to School

This ESL lesson plan engages kids and teens in a creative exploration of the second conditional through speaking, writing, and grammar exercises. Designed for B1 learners in a 45-minute individual session, students imagine a day at school for their pets, discussing possible subjects, activities, and interactions.

Skills

  • Can reasonably fluently sustain a straightforward description of one of a variety of subjects within their field of interest, presenting it as a linear sequence of points.
  • Can give a description of an event, a recent trip – real or imagined.
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1

Share your opinion on the following questions.

1
Do you have a pet? If so, what kind of pet do you have?
2
How would your pet spend their day if they could go to school?
3
What subjects do you think your pet would enjoy the most in school?
4
How do you think your pet would interact with other animals at school?
5
If your pet could learn one special skill, what would it be and why?
2

Read the text to understand how we use the second conditional to talk about imaginary situations.

3

Match these halves to create sentences.

4

Write a short story about what a day at school would be like for your pet. Use the second conditional to describe their school day.

5

Share your story, then answer the following questions to add more detail to it.

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