🎪 The Quirky Everyday English Fair

ESOL Entry 1 moving to Entry 2 - a colourful 2-hour end-of-year lesson about real life, food, family, neighbourhoods, work, hobbies, social life, health and travel.

Teacher routeScore: 0 / 86

0. Teacher route - 2 hours

0-10 mins
Quirky starter + diagnostic questions.
10-25 mins
Mini newspaper reading: everyday life and social plans.
25-45 mins
Vocabulary, functions and phrase matching.
45-65 mins
Grammar in context.
65-80 mins
Listening song gaps.
80-105 mins
Punctuation, spelling and text-message tasks.
105-120 mins
Mind map + final writing.

No full listening script is shown to learners. The learner sees only gapped lines. The full transcript is in the teacher key PDF.

1. Warm-up: Meet the fair people

Read each mini-situation. Choose the best answer. These are quick diagnostic questions.

2. The Tiny Town Times 📰

The Tiny Town Times

Local news with big smiles - Friday edition

Neighbours Plan a Small English Fair

Today, people in Green Street are getting ready for a small English fair. Amina works in a cafe, but today she is helping at the food table. She makes tea and sells cake. Her brother Yusuf carries chairs because he is strong.

Yesterday, the neighbours cleaned the hall and put posters on the wall. They wrote short notes for new people. One note says, "Welcome. Please ask us for help." Another note says, "Sorry, the lift is slow today."

At six o'clock, learners can try games, read postcards and write messages. They can invite a friend, thank a neighbour, or ask for travel information. The fair is simple, but everyone says it feels warm, funny and friendly.

Reading requirement: 3 clear paragraphs.

3. Vocabulary market

Choose the best word for each real-life sentence.

4. Function wheel: What are they doing?

Match each sentence to the language function.

SentenceFunction

5. Drag-and-drop text message repair 📱

Put the missing phrase into each message. Drag a phrase or tap one phrase, then tap a box.

6. Grammar garden

Choose the best grammar in each situation.

7. Listening: Everyday English song 🎧

Press play. Listen twice. Type the missing words only. The full words are not printed here.

Teacher tip: pair check before showing answers. Do not give the full script first.

8. Punctuation popcorn 🍿

Choose the correct punctuation for everyday messages.

9. Spelling puzzle shop

Use the clue and jumbled letter tiles. Type the word correctly. The clue gives meaning, not the spelling.

10. Tiny text types: postcard, form, note and email

Look at each tiny text. Choose the correct purpose.

11. Speaking carousel

Invite
Invite a friend to a class picnic.
Complain politely
The bus is very late. Ask for help.
Apologise
You are late for class. Say sorry and give a reason.
Request information
Ask about opening times for a local gym.
Describe
Describe your neighbourhood in three sentences.
Thank
Thank a classmate for helping you.

Stronger learners add and, but or because.

12. Final writing: My everyday English postcard

Choose one task. Write 6-8 simple sentences. Use capital letters, full stops and one question mark if possible.

Who?
Introduce yourself or a friend.
Where?
Home, class, work or neighbourhood.
What happens?
Everyday life, food, family, health or travel.
Feelings?
happy, tired, busy, sorry, thankful.
Grammar
I work... She works... Yesterday I went... I am learning...
End
Invite, thank, ask a question or say goodbye.

Choose one

Self-check





13. Final feedback

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