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Book 5 · Unit 5Pre-Intermediate · Ages 10–13

Winter Fun

This winter ESL lesson teaches seasonal weather, clothing and outdoor activity vocabulary. Students mime skiing and snowball fights, identify warm clothes and interview classmates about winter habits. They write a winter profile and perform a Let's Go to the Snow roleplay using the target language.

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Lesson format

2 × 45 minutes

Level

Pre-Intermediate

Age group

Ages 10–13

Main focus

Speaking first

What students will learn

• Name common winter activities and sports
• Describe what they wear and do in winter
• Use present simple for habits (I go skating, I wear boots)
• Ask and answer 'Do you go sledging?'
• Write and present a winter profile
• Participate in winter-themed games and drama

Lesson flow

Students mime skiing and snowball fights, learn winter clothing vocabulary asking 'What am I wearing?', and interview three classmates about winter habits. The second lesson writes a winter profile describing what they wear and do, and performs a 'Let's Go to the Snow' roleplay dressing up and pretending it's snowing.

Target language

  • • 'Do you go sledging?'
  • • 'What do you wear in winter?'
  • • Present simple habits
  • • Winter vocabulary

Key vocabulary

  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • ice skating
  • sledging
  • snowball
  • snowman
  • frost
  • mittens
  • slopes
  • freezing

Speaking questions students answer

  • • Do you go sledging?
  • • What do you wear in winter?
  • • Do you go skating?
  • • What are they doing?
  • • Do you do this in winter?

Recommended teaching contexts

• Pre-Intermediate ESL and EFL classes• Ages 10–13• Primary school classrooms• Language schools• Private and small-group lessons• Teaching weather vocabulary• Pair and whole-class speaking• Interactive whiteboards and online teaching

Why this lesson works

The lesson follows a clear progression: Mime winter sports and clothing, interview classmates about winter habits, write a winter profile and roleplay a snow-day scene. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.

This lesson includes

• Interactive lesson slides
• Teacher guide
• Printable worksheets
• Speaking practice: "Do you go sledging?"
• Classroom games
• Videos
• Vocabulary practice
• Pair work
• Extension activities

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