Present Simple
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ESL Lesson Plan Present Simple A2 takes one of the most essential grammar points in English — the present simple — and brings it to life through topics students actually want to talk about. From a health quiz to personal hobbies, learners explore positive and negative sentences, questions, short answers, spelling rules, and adverbs of frequency in a lesson that feels more like a conversation than a grammar class. Based on real texts by three people sharing their daily routines and hobbies, the lesson gives students plenty of meaningful context to work with.
📄A2 ⏱️90 min 📁23 slides
Skills and Outcomes
Form positive, negative, and question sentences in the present simple correctly.
Use adverbs of frequency naturally in speaking and writing.
Apply third-person spelling rules accurately.
Read for detail and identify key information across multiple texts.
Talk about habits, routines, and hobbies.
Lesson Plan
Lead-in: Health Quiz
Students answer six multiple-choice questions about their daily habits and check their result.
Grammar Presentation
Learners study the structure of present simple sentences with all subjects, using clear tables for affirmative, negative, and question forms.
When to Use Present Simple
Four key uses — habits and routines, general truths, feelings and states, and timetables — presented with example sentences.
Match the Rules
Students match each use of the present simple to an example sentence, checking their understanding of the four categories.
Adverbs of Frequency
Learners order seven frequency adverbs from 0% to 100% and practise using them in personalised sentences.
How Often? Gap-fill
Students complete nine sentences about their own lives using frequency adverbs — great for personalisation and speaking practice.
Reading: What's Your Hobby?
Three real-life texts from Lucas (14), Marina (32), and Dan (58) give students engaging, level-appropriate reading practice with present simple in natural use.
Comprehension Task
Students match seven statements to the correct speaker, pushing them to read for specific detail.
Practice: Correct Verb Forms
Eight sentences practising positive, negative, and question forms across different subjects.
Questions Activity
Students use a verb-and-option prompt table to form Do you…? and Does he/she…? questions — ideal for a speaking activity with a partner or teacher.
Spelling Rules
Four third-person spelling rules are presented and matched to example verbs.
Spelling Practice
Students write the correct he/she/it form of fifteen verbs, covering all the key spelling patterns.
Error Correction
Nine sentences each containing a typical present simple mistake — students find and fix them, a favourite activity for building accuracy awareness.
Writing Task
Students choose a famous person or fictional character and write eight sentences about their daily routine using present simple and frequency words.
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