In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a news report video and do a listening exercise about the history of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and how it escalated into war. It includes discussion questions and conversation activities about war and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Students also learn some important vocabulary terms from the video. The post-viewing section includes an activity on vocabulary context usage, parts of speech, and rewriting sentences. The grammar activity features the usage of irregular past simple verbs with a passive voice construction. There are additional speaking and listening tasks included, as well as a quiz and review section.
War, Russia / Ukraine Conflict, Politics
Short Answers, Video Quote
Definition Matching, Prefixes, Context Usage, Parts of Speech, Rewriting Sentences
Irregular Past Simple + Passive Voice
Quiz & Review
War, Russia, Social & Political Issues, Politics Conflict, Ukraine