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Expressing quantities

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Intermediate/B1
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45-60 min
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In this intermediate ESL lesson, students will review the common quantifiers in English, such as lots of, many, much, a few, and a little. The aim is to reinforce their understanding of using these to express quantities accurately, with a particular focus on the negative forms.

The lesson plan introduces these quantifiers through a simple boardwork example, which sets a clear foundation for the lesson. Students will then participate in several classroom activities, which include reviewing food-related vocabulary and conducting interviews with classmates about their eating habits. To wrap up the session, we've included a fun idea for a classroom game to help reinforce the key learning points.

Lesson Outline
Activities
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Boardwork
1Food categories
2Eating habits
3Healthy or unhealthy?
Games
1Pictionary: Quantities
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Classroom activities

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Use of the board

Students have a closer look at some of the common quantifiers in English.

Step through the language for expressing small and large quantities, eliciting examples and adding the best ones to the board. Draw attention to the differences between how countable and uncountable nouns are handled.

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Food categories

The students will first review food-related vocabulary before sorting them into their correct classification: countable or uncountable.

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Eating habits

For this speaking activity, students are going to interview a partner about their diet.

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Healthy or unhealthy?

A follow-on speaking activity where students talk about what they have learned about their partner's diet.

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Classroom games

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Pictionary: Quantities

Players have to use images to represent statements of quantity on the board while their teammates attempt to guess what they are.

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