Intermediate Lesson Plan

At the B2 level (according to the European scale) the student should be confident with the following grammar:

Countable and Uncountable Nouns.
Modals of Deduction and speculation.
Reported Speech.
Passive and Active Voice.
Gradable and non-gradable adjectives.
And so on...

For a student to progress from the B1 to B2 level, Chat GPT recommends:
Target Student: Child learner (age: 10-12).
Lesson Duration: 1 hour per lesson, 3 lessons per week.
Duration of Program: 12 weeks.

Objectives
Improve understanding of more complex grammar (e.g., passive voice, conditionals, reported speech).
Develop the ability to express ideas on more abstract and unfamiliar topics (e.g., culture, environment).
Increase fluency in both spoken and written language with a focus on opinion sharing, problem-solving, and explaining ideas.
Enhance vocabulary related to broader topics such as technology, society, and personal experiences.
Develop strategies for more independent learning and self-correction.

Weekly Themes & Content Progression
Week 1-2: Personal experiences, hobbies, and storytelling (focus on past tenses, second conditional, and narrative language).
Week 3-4: Technology and its impact (focus on passive voice, vocabulary related to devices and innovations).
Week 5-6: Environment and global issues (reported speech, modal verbs for deduction and speculation).
Week 7-8: Cultural differences and traditions (focus on complex comparative and superlative structures, nuanced opinions).
Week 9-10: Problem-solving and future predictions (future forms, conditionals).
Week 11-12: Review and practice B2-level tasks (intensive speaking, fluency exercises, full-length text analysis).

Lesson Structure
1. Warm-up (10 minutes) Objective: Activate prior knowledge, and stimulate interest. Activity: Topic: "What’s your dream holiday?" or "What is your favorite invention and why?" Ask the student to share a brief answer, focusing on using varied vocabulary. Use this time to gently correct errors and ask follow-up questions to encourage elaboration. 2. Vocabulary Expansion (15 minutes) Objective: Expand vocabulary related to more abstract topics or real-world issues. Activity: Topic: Technology and Society. Introduce 6-8 new words (e.g., "innovation," "privacy," "impact," "reliable," "advantage," "disadvantage"). Play a matching game where the student matches new vocabulary words with definitions or pictures. Engage in short discussions around questions like, "What’s the biggest advantage of using smartphones?" or "How has technology changed the way we learn?" 3. Grammar Focus (15 minutes) Objective: Deepen understanding of more complex structures (moving toward B2). Activity: Topic: Second Conditional (e.g., "If I won the lottery, I would buy..."). Provide sentence starters, e.g., "If I had a superpower..." and encourage the student to finish them. Create a storytelling activity where the student imagines different "what if" scenarios using the second conditional. 4. Reading & Listening Comprehension (10 minutes) Objective: Improve comprehension of more complex texts and audio. Activity: Topic: Article about a child inventor or a short story about the future. Read a short passage or play a short audio clip (3-5 minutes) at B2 level. Ask comprehension questions such as, "What was the main problem the inventor solved?" or "How did the character change in the story?" 5. Speaking Practice (10 minutes) Objective: Enhance fluency and ability to express ideas more naturally. Activity: Topic: Debate-style discussion. Set up a short debate: "Is technology helping us or making us lazy?" Have the student take one side and provide reasons. Focus on fluency and encourage natural conversation, helping with grammar and vocabulary as needed. 6. Wrap-up & Homework Assignment (5 minutes) Objective: Review key points and give self-study tasks. Activity: Review vocabulary and grammar from the lesson. Assign homework: Write a paragraph using the second conditional on the topic "If I could invent anything, I would invent…". Choose a topic from the lesson (e.g., technology, inventions) and find a short video at home to watch and summarize next class.