Ben shows Moby his big postcard collection. As the two friends go over Ben's collection, they count the postcards and talk about the different countries. Ben explains how he looks up information about these countries and learns geography through his hobby. Moby and the ESL students learn about hobbies, Phrasal Verbs, Counting up to a hundred, and additional Nationalities.

Objectives Students will:
  • differentiate between Phrasal Verbs and verbs used with prepositions through examples.
  • use Phrasal Verbs in sentences.
  • match Phrasal Verb sentences to prompts in a partner activity.
  • Count up to one hundred.
Grammar
  • Phrasal Verbs
New Words and Expressions astronomy
collect / collection
count
cousin
geography
globe
hobby
information
learn
look up
postcard
reach
star
take after / took after
take up / took up
Reading
Students will:
  • read a short non-fiction passage about the English language.
  • answer comprehension questions based on the passage.
  • identify the enrichment vocabulary words: Latin, word.
Writing Students will:
  • write a diary entry about the English language.
Lesson Plans L2U1L1 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
Materials Provided Two images: astronomy and a globe
BINGO Chart
Student Progress Tracker
Time Three 45-minute sessions