In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a video and do a listening exercise on a news report about the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. It includes discussion questions, conversation, and other activities about the coronavirus / COVID-19. Students learn some important vocabulary words, phrases, and expressions from the video. The grammar activity features the usage and functions of present participles [-ing] in different parts of speech. There is a quiz and review with a bonus activity included.
Coronavirus / COVID-19, Impacts of Coronavirus
Short Answers, Meaning of Sentences
Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Phrases, Collocations, Prepositions, Prefixes
Present Participles [-ing]
Quiz & Review + Bonus Activity
Viruses, Coronavirus