Modern Families
ESL Lesson PlansModern Families

Modern Families

What does a modern family look like today? This engaging A2 ESL lesson plan for teens and adults explores changing family structures while building essential vocabulary. Students complete matching tasks, read about family life past and present, and discuss real-life questions. Includes speaking, reading, and comprehension activities to develop fluency and confidence. Ideal for meaningful classroom discussions or interactive ESL lessons.

Skills

  • Can give a simple description or presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.
  • Can understand texts describing people, places, everyday life and culture, etc., provided they use simple language.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Look at the families in the pictures. How are they different? Which type of family is the most common where you live?

2

Read the dialogues. Discuss the meaning of the words in bold.

3

Match the words to the definitions.

4

How have families changed compared to fifty years ago? Read the text and check your ideas.

5

Mark the statements as 'True' or 'False'.

6

Discuss the questions in groups.