Swan Institute ELICOS Lesson Plan
Teacher: Lucas Class/ Level: Beginner Circle: AM
Title: Away from home Date: 12, 13 Feb 2024
8:30- Warm up:
10:30 Ask some Ss “How was your weekend?” Then they
discuss in pairs
Emphasise the use of was/ were
Listening
Student book - Page 52 - Exercise 6
Ss listen and choose the correct word
Speaking
Ss practice the conversation in pairs
Grammar
Project grammar box on the screen – Ss listen and
repeat the verbs
Student book - Page 52 - Exercise 9
Complete the sentences using the verbs in the past
Ss practice the conversation in pairs
Student book - Page 53 - Exercise 10
Complete the sentences using the verbs in the past
Speaking
Student book - Page 53 - Exercise 11
Ss practice the conversation in pairs
Speaking
Student book - Page 53 - Exercise 12
Put the sentences in order
Ss take turns saying the sentences and replying using
“don’t worry” or “that’s ok”
Unit: 6
Warm up:
Write on the board: In February last year, I was excited about
Coming to Australia. And you?
Write what the Ss say on the board
Grammar
Student book - Page 55 – Exercise 15
Make the sentences negative
Writing
Student book - Page 55 – Exercise 16
Write about a holiday. Follow the example provided and
add two more sentences.
Speaking
Student book - Page 56 – Exercise 1
Ss practice the conversation in pairs
Listening
Student book - Page 56 – Exercise 2
Ss listen and choose the correct word
Student book - Page 56 – Exercise 3
Ss listen and write the name of the right person on each line
Student book - Page 56 – Exercise 4
Ss listen and answer: What are they doing today?
Game
https://eslgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/simplepastc
Simple past – Crossword
Make three sentences using the new verbs learned
10:45- Listening
12:45 Student book - Page 53 - Exercise 14
Ss listen and complete the sentences
Student book - Page 53 - Exercise 15
Complete the sentences so they are true for you
Practice in pairs
Game
Ss play snowball darts
T asks a student to pronounce/ spell/ make a sentence
With a verb. If the student gets it right, they can throw a
“snowball” at the target. Ss with more points wins.

Speaking Reading
Student book - Page 53 – Exercises 17, 18 https://www.liveworksheets.com/w/en/english-second-language-
Ss write answers to the questions Ss read and answer the questions about the text
Then practice the conversation in pairs

Vocabulary Speaking
Student book - Page 54 – Exercise 3 Student book - Page 56 – Exercise 5
Complete the sentences Ss discuss the questions in pairs

Student book - Page 54 – Exercise 4 Listening

Ss listen and check Student book - Page 56 – Exercise 6
Ss listen and complete
Student book - Page 54 – Exercise 6
Ss listen and check what the problem is

Speaking
Student book - Page 54 – Exercise 7
Ss practice the conversation in pairs
Ss change pairs once

1:15- Game Game

3:30 Ss play the game https://wordwall.net/resource/35953294/english/tenses-missing-
https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/past-tense- Ss complete the sentences. The student who finishes first scores
game/ a point. The one who scores more points wins
and take notes of the new verbs learned
Reading
Grammar https://www.englishwsheets.com/past-simple-1.html
Student book - Page 126 – Exercise 1 Ss read and answer the questions about the text
Correct the sentences

Reading
Student book - Page 55 – Exercise 11
Read the text and answer: Which place do you like
the best? Why?

Student book - Page 55 – Exercise 12

Match the sentences with the places from the text

Student book - Page 55 – Exercise 13

Ask: what is the meaning of the words in red?
 Student book - Page 55 – Exercise 14
Discuss the questions in groups of three

3:45- Game Game

5:00 Class is divided in two teams. They take turns Story Chain Game: Sit students in a circle. The first student starts w
completing the sentences using the verbs in the past. sentence using the simple past tense, and the next student adds
The team that scores more points wins another sentence to continue the story. Keep going until every
student has added a sentence. Encourage creative storytelling.
https://www.baamboozle.com/game/116960 Set up the story by giving an initial prompt. For example I went
to America last week or yesterday was my birthday, etc.
Game
https://wordwall.net/resource/25652151/esol/what- Game
did-they-do-town-centre-scene https://wordwall.net/resource/56616/english/past-tense-game
Class is divided in two teams. They take turns writing sentences
Ss put the sentences in order. The student who in the past using the verbs provided.
finishes first scores a point. The one who scores The team that scores more points wins
more points wins