Engaging ESL Lesson Plan Ideas: Reading, Writing, Speaking

Pocket Lessons
Pocket Lessons
Buzz Reading



Take a well-known text
Every pupil reads in his own
speed for some minutes
The pupils may cover their ears
Describing Pictures








“Read aloud all at the same time
Read half loud only, you may cover your
ears
Just mutter and move your lips; I must
see your lips moving
Everybody at their own speed; read at
individual speeds”



Pocket Lessons

The pupils write their own poem
1st line: NOUN
2nd line: TWO ADJECTIVES ….AND
3rd line: A VERB – AN ADJECTIVE
4th line: start the line with LIKE/AS
+ COMPARISON
5th line: IF ONLY + WISH

Read out the poems
Example:
Ice
Cold and blue
Lying everywhere
Like a carpet
If only summer would take its turn
Pupils can play the role of the teacher,
too.
Pocket Lessons
5-Line Poem





You need some photos, pictures
Show your pupils a photo (overhead,
beamer,..)
The teacher describes the picture
exactly.
You may also invent a little story going
with the picture
Mistakes happen to you.
The pupils correct the teacher
Minisaga




The pupils write a text of 50 words
exactly, not more and not less
The text should tell a story and
contain a punchline
The text might also be an
autobiography
Read out the stories
Example:
Throughout their married life, he told
her she was useless. He earned much
more. He was the life and soul of every
party. She dreamed and was quiet. One
year, she wrote a novel. It won the
Booker prize. Now everyone wants to talk
to her, and she talks back.