LESSON DESCRIPTION

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a travel video and do a listening exercise about nature, wildlife, and tourist sites in Europe. It includes discussion questions and conversation activities about Europe and travel. Students learn some important vocabulary terms and phrases from the video. The post-viewing section includes activities on a video quote, vocabulary context usage, and animal actions / sounds . The grammar activity features the usage of present participles for animal actions afer the verbs “hear” and “see”. There are additional speaking tasks included, as well as a quiz and review section with a bonus activity.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

Experience the continent known as the birthplace of Western civilization in this episode of “Destination World.” Europe is the second smallest continent, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in history and culture.

LESSON ACTIVITIES

• SPEAKING: European Travel, Wildlife, Nature
• VIEWING: Places in Europe, Short Answers, Number Matching
• VOCABULARY: Multiple Choice, Word Choice, Prefixes, Animals, Context Usage
• GRAMMAR: Present Participles (after verbs “see” and “hear”)
• ADDITIONAL: Quiz & Review + Bonus Activity

LESSON TOPICS

Traveling, Europe, Nature, Wildlife