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On The Move

This ESL lesson plan introduces A2-level learners to vocabulary and ideas about transportation through engaging reading activities. Over 45 minutes, students will explore different types of transportation, answer comprehension questions, and practice matching and gap-fill exercises to solidify their understanding. Designed for group settings, this lesson encourages learners to discuss the pros and cons of transportation options.

Skills

  • Can use simple descriptive language to make brief statements about objects.
  • Can understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high-frequency everyday language.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Read this comment.

B
Bob
I hate taking the bus in the city. There are always too many people on the bus and it takes forever to get to any place that I plan to visit. One time, I missed an important meeting because the bus was late.
Your answer:
2

Discuss the questions.

3

Match the words with their definitions.

4

John, Giorgio, and Marco are meeting at a coffee shop in LA. They are from different countries but are now studying together. Read the dialogue and answer the questions.

5

Answer the following questions.

6

Match the corresponding halves of the collocations from the dialogue.

7

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences.

8

In pairs, come up with the pros and cons of these types of transportation.

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