This SuperEnglishESL.com unit introduces students to the five senses: smell, hearing, taste, sight, and touch. Through interactive reading passages, vocabulary exercises, grammar practice, and real-world applications, students will explore how our senses work and why they are essential in our daily lives. Each lesson focuses on one of the senses, offering engaging discussions, fun activities, and role-playing exercises that make learning both educational and enjoyable.
This unit is designed for ESL kids and teens at the A2+ – B1 level, perfect for online 1:1 lessons, group classes, or classroom instruction. The lessons include structured materials that improve reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, sentence structure, and speaking confidence.
Students learn about the role of the nose in breathing and detecting smells. They will explore how the olfactory system works and why our sense of smell is crucial.
🔹 Lesson Features: ✔️ Warm-up: Vocabulary guessing game
✔️ Reading & Discussion: How the nose filters air, the role of mucus, and how smell affects taste
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: cartilage, cavity, trap, signal
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: Present Perfect (e.g., I have smelled this before.)
✔️ Pronunciation: Words with silent “G” (e.g., gnome, sign)
✔️ Interactive Elements: Role-play a conversation about losing the sense of smell
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Understanding allergies and colds
This lesson explores how sound travels through the ear and is interpreted by the brain. Students will learn about sound waves, vibrations, and ear protection.
🔹 Lesson Features: ✔️ Warm-up: Name a word from a category using a given letter
✔️ Reading & Discussion: The parts of the ear (outer, middle, and inner) and how they work
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: interpret, funnel, stretch, vibrate
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: Present Perfect (e.g., She has heard that song before.)
✔️ Pronunciation: French-origin “ch” words (e.g., chef, parachute)
✔️ Interactive Elements: Labeling the parts of the ear and describing how sound moves
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Learning about noise pollution and protecting hearing
Students explore how the tongue helps us eat, speak, and taste food. They will learn about taste buds, flavor categories, and how smell affects taste.
🔹 Lesson Features: ✔️ Warm-up: “Which one is different?” critical thinking exercise
✔️ Reading & Discussion: How the tongue moves food, detects taste, and works with smell
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: flexible, recognize, basic, bland
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: Present Perfect (e.g., I have eaten spicy food before.)
✔️ Pronunciation: Words with the “sh” sound from “ch” (e.g., brochure, machine)
✔️ Interactive Elements: Role-play a conversation about food preferences
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Why food tastes different when we have a cold
This lesson teaches how the eyes capture images, how light affects vision, and how our brain interprets what we see.
🔹 Lesson Features: ✔️ Warm-up: “Would You Rather?” fun debate
✔️ Reading & Discussion: How the eye works, the function of the pupil, iris, and retina
✔️ Vocabulary Focus: dome, lens, expand, focus
✔️ Grammar & Sentence Structures: Present Perfect (e.g., He has seen that before.)
✔️ Pronunciation: More “sh” sound words with “ch” (e.g., chandelier, chauffeur)
✔️ Interactive Elements: Role-play an eye exam at the doctor
✔️ Real-Life Applications: Why we need glasses and how to protect eyesight
This final lesson reviews all five senses, with a focus on touch and skin. Students will complete vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension exercises before discussing how our skin helps us stay safe.
🔹 Lesson Features: ✔️ Warm-up: “Guess the Word” game
✔️ Assessment Tasks:
✅ ESL learners at A2+ – B1 levels (pre-intermediate to intermediate)
✅ Kids and Teens in online 1:1 lessons, group classes, or traditional classrooms
✅ Teachers looking for structured, engaging, and interactive lessons on science and the senses
📄 Lesson previews & worksheets
🎲 Games & vocabulary activities
📚 Reading passages & discussion questions
🔊 Pronunciation & sentence-building exercises
📌 Encourage students to describe their experiences with each sense.
📌 Use real-life objects (e.g., scented candles, music clips) to engage students.
📌 Have students role-play doctor visits related to the five senses.