English Critical thinking: Comfort food – Lesson Plan for ESL: A Comprehensive Free English Lesson Plan for ESL (Online and In-Class) with Free downloadable PDF, eBooks free to browse, Videos and Games
English Critical thinking: Comfort food – Lesson Plan for ESL
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Lesson Plan for ESL
Objective:
To enhance students’ critical thinking abilities and engage them in in-depth exploration and discussion of comfort food and weird food in the context of ESL learning, including the examination of cultural significance, personal preferences, psychological factors, and the relationship between comfort food and emotional well-being.
Level: Upper intermediate – Advanced – Proficiency
Time: 60 minutes
Materials
- Digital whiteboard software: Videos and Games
- Handouts with exercises: Free downloadable PDF, eBooks free to browse
Warm up
Food Around the World
Go to the link and play the Kahoot game
Activity 1
Comfort food from around the world
Play the video, then hand out the worksheet and read in class
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Activity 2
Is the food pyramid all wrong?
Watch the video, hand out the worksheet and go through the exercises
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Breaktime Activity
Research Task
Hand out the activity sheet and split class into two teams to research the different foods
Activity 3
15 Most Unusual Foods Eaten Around The World
Break class into two teams, make each watch the video and then discuss as a whole class afterwards.
Ask questions about the strangest foods people have eaten.
Actvity 4
The world’s weirdest food
Hand out the activity sheets and go through the exercises together
Wrap up
The world’s weirdest food
Go to the link and go through the Reading and Vocabulary practice online exercises