Galentine’s Day
Lesson plan overview
This ESL lesson focuses on Galentine’s Day, a celebration held the day before Valentine’s Day that honors female friendship. Students build vocabulary related to friendship while exploring different ways to celebrate Galentine’s Day. Other lessons you might like are “The business of Valentine’s Day” and “Phrasal verbs: friendship“.
Activities overview
Speaking: First, students discuss Valentine’s Day, who celebrates is and how, and try to guess what Galentine’s Day is.
Listening A: Students watch the first part of a video called “3 tips for throwing the perfect Galentine’s Day party“, and learn what Galentine’s Day is. Then, they discuss questions about friendship.
Vocabulary: Students learn a few expressions such as bubbly, bestie, to treat yourself, and to loosen up.
Listening B and C: Learners watch the second part of the video and write down the 3 tips given. Then, they complete a gap-fill activity.
Vocabulary extension: Students complete activities using celebration-related phrases (e.g. throw a party, pamper yourselves, go for brunch), supporting retention and contextual use. Then, they read a dialogue about planning a Galentine’s Day celebration and identify ideas, preferences, and compromises in social planning.
Speaking & critical thinking
Students compare ideas from the video, vocabulary, and dialogue, discussing what would or wouldn’t work for their own friend groups.
Creative speaking task: Plan your perfect Galentine’s Day
In pairs or groups, students design a celebration, deciding on food, activities, and gift ideas. A useful expressions box supports making suggestions, agreeing and disagreeing politely, and reaching a final decision.
For more speaking practice, you can use the printable conversation cards.
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