Crazy laws around the world
Lesson plan overview
Engage your ESL students with this fun and interactive worksheet on strange and crazy laws from around the world! Students will learn legal vocabulary to talk about laws and rules, will watch a video about strange laws around the world, and will discuss the topic through various speaking activities.
Speaking: The lesson starts with a few conversation questions.
Vocabulary: Next, students are introduced to expressions used to talk about laws and rules (e.g., to be required to, to be an offence, to be punishable by, to be against the law). Students look at example sentences and make their own sentences. Students also look at a few words that would later appear in the video.
Speaking: Next, students are given photos of things that would be mentioned in the video and try to guess what the strange law related to each one might be.
Listening: Students watch a video called “Crazy laws that still exist around the world” and complete 2 listening comprehension activities.
Finally, they engage in a post-listening discussion.
For more speaking practice, you can use the conversation cards.
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