Warmup Discussion: Back to School
Discussion Questions.
Pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner
News: Back to school
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your student’s ability and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Beginner-Elementary
Word Library: Back to School
Vocabulary list.
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Level: Beginner
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Pronouns
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Individual task. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives: Back to School
Student Activity.
Teacher’s key included.
Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative adjective.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Beginner
Fill The Gaps: Back to school
Teacher’s Key included.
Find the correct words and fill the gaps.
Duration: 10-15 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Prepositions Of Place
Students fill the gaps with IN, ON, AT, TO, or FROM
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Error Correction: Back to school
Students read a sentence, identify the error, and then rewrite it correctly.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Level: Beginner
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Collocations
Individual challenge.
The teacher’s key is included.
Students can use a dictionary or thesaurus to find collocations for the given vocabulary.
Quick-think Vocabulary: Back to school
Teacher’s key included.
Student activity. Encourage creative thinking.
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Complete The Sentence
Students use a little bit of imagination and complete the sentences.
Individual or Pair Work.
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes.
Write a Sentence: Back to School
- Write a sentence by using the words in brackets.
- Circle the error in the sentence. (Teacher’s key incl.)
Practice grammar and write a short sentence.
Duration: 10 minutes
Level: Beginner
What’s The Word: Back to school
Teacher’s key included.
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Mixed Sentences
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Choose The Correct Answer: Back to School
Multiple choice. Vocabulary & general knowledge test.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Fill The Gaps II: Back to school
Teacher’s Key included.
Find the correct words and fill the gaps.
Duration: 10-15 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Ask & Answer
Asking and answering questions.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Underline The Correct Word: Back to school
Students choose the correct word and underline it.
A general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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On a Scale From 1-5
Teacher-student activity OR Pair work.
Another fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Can You Name 3 / 5: Back to school
Fun thinking.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Describe A Picture: Back to School
Students look at a picture and complete various activities.
Grammar practice.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner
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Quiz
Test students’ grammar, vocabulary, and general knowledge.
Teacher-student activity.
A fun, general knowledge, grammar, and vocabulary test.
Crossword: Back to School
Students look at some clues and complete the crossword.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10+ minutes, depending on the ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
