Born, bread and buttered in London

This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of London. Students will develop their knowledge of London and practise their listening skills.

Introduction

In this lesson students hear a man being interviewed about his life in London. He talks about the different parts of London he has lived in and how things have changed in these areas. The tasks focus students on learning more about London from Google Maps and images and the listening tasks focus them on reading between the lines of what the man says and understanding inferred meaning. Lastly, the lesson finishes with an optional grammar focus with a speaking activity based around ‘used to’ and ‘didn’t use to’. 

Topic 

London

Level

CEFR B1 Intermediate

Time

60 minutes +

Aims:

  • to develop students abilities to understand inferred meaning
  • to develop students' listening skills
  • to develop students' ability to use ‘used to’ to talk about past habits and states

Materials 

The lesson plan is available to download in pdf format. The audio is available to listen to on this page. 

Language Level

Comments

Submitted by Imy.imy on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 12:33

Hello everyone. I have a question.. Was there supposed to be a worksheet involved in this lesson or just the lesson plan and Recording. Because the note suggests that the worksheet and plan are in PDF form and are downloadable.

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 13:38

In reply to by Imy.imy

Hi Thanks for your comment - there isn't actually a worksheet for this lesson, as the tasks suggested in the lesson plan are mainly based around the audio file. You can download the lesson plan with the instructions and the audio file above. Thanks, Cath TE Team

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