It's Electric
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It's Electric

This ESL lesson plan for intermediate teens focuses on the topic "What is Electricity?" It targets listening and comprehension skills through structured individual activities. Students watch a video, answer questions, and complete matching exercises to understand key science concepts. The lesson includes interactive components like discussion and a final task where students summarize their learning, making it ideal for one-to-one lessons.

Skills

  • Can follow a very simple, well-structured presentation or demonstration, provided it is illustrated with slides, concrete examples or diagrams, it is delivered slowly and clearly with repetition, and the topic is familiar.
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Based on CEFR
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1

Warm-up by answering these questions.

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How important is electricity in our daily lives?
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Name three things you do at home that need electricity.
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Name three things you can do without the use of electricity.
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What do you know about electricity? Decide if these facts are true or false to learn more.

3

What is electricity?

4

Answer the questions

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Check your understanding.

6

Discuss what life would be like with no electricity.

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