A1 English lesson plan: Clothes and Weather

A ready-to-teach unit of four lessons of about an hour each, for beginners and young learners taking their first steps in English. Every piece has a student sheet to print or share on screen, and a teacher’s page or answer key. It works one-to-one, in small groups and in a classroom.

Unit 07 · A1 · four lessons · test, homework and quiz · included with a Teacher Pass, $6.99 for 6 months or $10 a yearGet the Teacher PassLook inside first

By the end of the unit, students can

• name clothes and colours
• talk about the weather and the seasons
• describe things with adjectives
• write about what I wear

Key language

I am wearing a blue shirt.It is sunny today.It is raining.It is cold in winter.Put on your coat.My favourite colour is ...What is the weather like?a big red hat

The four lessons

Lesson 1: Words and first talk

Vocabulary and speaking: the topic words, a worksheet and speaking cards or a discussion sheet.

Lesson 2: Grammar in use

The grammar the unit needs, practised on paper and through a listening task.

Lesson 3: Reading and real talk

A reading text, then a dialogue, lesson plan or role-play so students use the language.

Lesson 4: Write, review and test

A writing task, a review quiz, the unit test and the homework pack.

Also in the unit

The unit plan has a student passport (goals, key language and a lesson tracker), and the unit comes with its own test, homework and quiz.

Questions