My Favourite Subject
This school subjects ESL lesson helps elementary learners discuss their timetable and ask 'What's your favourite subject?' Across two 45-minute lessons, students practise likes and dislikes through Subject Mime, songs, flashcard chants, a Find Someone Who survey and classroom roleplay. They create a timetable and explain which subject they enjoy and why.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Elementary
Age group
Ages 8–11
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children mime subjects for classmates to guess, sing a favourite-subject song pausing to ask 'Do you like science?', and drill flashcards with a chant ('I like art! I don't like maths!'). The second lesson surveys classmates asking 'Do you like maths?', fills in a School Timetable starring a favourite subject, and moves to a subject corner explaining why they like it.
Target language
- • 'What class are you in?'
- • 'What's your favourite subject?'
- • 'Do you like ___?'
- • 'I like / I don't like'
Key vocabulary
- maths
- science
- art
- music
- PE
- history
- geography
- English
- favourite
- subject
Speaking questions students answer
- • What class are you in?
- • What's your favourite subject?
- • Do you like maths?
- • Do you like geography?
- • What's your favourite subject and why?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Mime school subjects in a warm-up game, find classmates who like the same subject, make a School Timetable and choose a subject corner. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.