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Relationships Unit: ESL Lesson for Adults

Friends, family and the people who shaped us: personal, so let learners choose how much to share.

Age
Ages 18+
Level
A2–B2
Skill
Vocabulary · Speaking
Time
45 min
Format
Teacher guide
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What's in the pack

5 free resources from the site, ready for the board or the printer.

A 45-minute lesson

One way to run the pack as a full lesson. Swap any step for your coursebook's own activity.

  1. 5min

    1. Warm-up

    Show the feelings words; learners pick the one that fits their week and say why.

    Feelings: words and pictures →
  2. 10min

    2. Present

    Relationship phrasal verbs on the board (get on with, fall out, make up), then a model story in the past simple: how you met a friend.

  3. 10min

    3. Practise

    Pairs tell each other how they met their best friend; for a lighter class, use the meeting-new-people role play instead.

    Meeting new people →
  4. 15min

    4. Speak

    The B1 friendship questions in small groups (or family life for a more mature class).

    Discussion questions: Friendship →
  5. 5min

    5. Wrap-up

    Finish the sentence: 'A good friend is someone who…' Everyone adds one idea.

Total: 45 minutes

Three extra practice tasks

Written for this theme, no printing needed. Use them as fillers, homework ideas or a second lesson.

  1. 1. Relationship timeline

    Learners draw a timeline of an important friendship (met, fell out, made up…) and tell the story to a partner.

    Model languageWe met at university in 2010. We fell out once, but we made up a week later.

  2. 2. Dear advice

    Give short relationship problems (a friend always cancels…). Groups write a reply with two suggestions.

    Model languageWhy don't you tell her how you feel? You could suggest a regular day to meet.

  3. 3. Who influenced you?

    Learners talk for one minute about a person who changed their life. Listeners ask two questions each.

    Model languageMy first boss taught me to ask questions. She was always patient.