Second-Hand or New?
ESL Lesson PlansSecond-Hand or New?

Second-Hand or New?

This ESL lesson plan focuses on the topic "Second-Hand or New?" and is designed for group settings with A2-B1 level learners. The lesson aims to develop listening and speaking skills by encouraging discussions on buying habits. It includes a listening exercise with true/false statements, a reading task with fill-in-the-blank questions, and a group discussion where students share their personal opinions.

Skills

  • Can understand and extract the essential information from short, recorded passages dealing with predictable everyday matters which are delivered slowly and clearly.
  • Can exchange relevant information and give their opinion on practical problems when asked directly.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Warm-up: Second-hand or new?

Look at the list below. Do you usually buy these things new or second-hand? Why?
1. Clothes 2. Books 3. Musical instruments 4. Cars 5. Bicycles 6. Furniture 7. Jewelry 8. Toys & games
2

Thrift shopping

3

Glossary

4

Missing words: Definitions

5

Four opinions

6

Your opinion

7

Thrift shopping: Advantages and disadvantages

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