ESL Lesson Plan 4: Visiting the Market and Zoo

This lesson takes students on an adventure to the market and zoo while reinforcing the present simple tense with “go” and “goes.” Role-playing, question-based exercises, and phonics practice make this lesson a fun and immersive experience for beginner ESL learners.

Lesson Content:

• Expanding Vocabulary: Introduce places like market and zoo through engaging visuals and discussions.
• Grammar in Action: Teach present simple tense (e.g., “Where does the family go? The family goes to the zoo.”)
• Phonics Practice: Reinforce “-at” words like bat, hat, mat with rhyming exercises.
• Engaging Activities: Use games, role-playing, and interactive questions to test understanding.

Teacher Tips:

• Incorporate animal flashcards when discussing the zoo.
• Create a “Let’s Go Shopping!” role-play scenario to practice market vocabulary.
• Have students draw and label a zoo or market scene.

Keywords: beginner ESL locations lesson, ESL grammar practice, phonics for kids, interactive English lesson, teaching present simple