Sporting Together
ESL Lesson PlansSporting Together

Sporting Together

This ESL lesson plan engages teens and adults in a 60-minute group session focused on the value of team sports. Learners will practice listening and speaking through discussions, video analysis, and vocabulary-building activities. Designed for B1-B2 learners, the lesson encourages participants to reflect on the physical, mental, and social benefits of sports while improving their ability to share opinions and ideas effectively.

Skills

  • Can follow a lecture or talk within their own field, provided the subject matter is familiar and the presentation straightforward.
  • Can give or seek personal views and opinions in discussing topics of interest.
  • Can compare and contrast alternatives, discussing what to do, where to go, who or which to choose, etc.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Look at these images.

What do they have in common and what is the difference between them? Do you enjoy playing sports/doing exercise? Why or why not?
2

Discuss the questions in pairs.

3

Watch the video. Then mark the sentences as True or False.

4

Discuss the following words with your teacher and then fill in the gaps in the video summary.

5

Match these people's opinions with the arguments/examples they provide.

6

Glossary

7

Read the description of John's lifestyle and in small groups come up with what he can do every day to stay active. Explain your suggestions.

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