The beauty of spring flower gardens
Lesson plan overview
This intermediate ESL lesson plan is dedicated to spring, flowers, and gardening. Students will learn useful vocabulary about spring flowers, will watch a video about Keukenhof garden, and will discuss spring and plants. You can also check out the video-based lessons “The benefits of being in nature”, “Seasonal allergies“, and “How we get tree planting wrong“, or the worksheet “Phrasal verbs: the weather“.
The lesson starts with a short vocabulary activity about changes that happen in spring. Then, students discuss different questions about spring, changes, favourite traditions, etc.
Vocabulary: Students learn about 10 spring flowers (e.g. snowdrop, daffodil, hyacinth, tulip, crocus, poppy) by matching the word to the correct photo. To practise, they ask and answer 7 questions about the flowers.
Listening: Students watch part of a video called “Ultimate guide 2024: Plan your Keukenhof trip” and take notes. Then they engage in a post-listening discussion.
Vocabulary: Next, students talk about gardening, and learn vocabulary related to gardening (e.g. to sow, to repot, to fertilise, to prune, to pick).
The last 2 activities are focused on speaking: First, students are given talking points and are asked for tips related to gardening activities such as planting, pests, watering, etc. Finally, they are given different options for gardening locations (e.g. an allotment, a rooftop garden, a greenhouse) and are asked to discuss the advantages and disadvantages to each one.
To review the target vocabulary, and for some more speaking practice, you can use the conversation cards.
Unlock these resources with one of our subscription plans
Teacher’s lesson plan
Student’s worksheet
Student’s interactive PDF
Conversation cards PDF
Pre-class activities
All video-based ESL lesson plans include online pre-class activities, which are FREE and can be completed without registration. Perfect for teachers who wish to embrace the blended learning approach. By providing students with resources and engagement opportunities before the actual class session, educators can foster active participation, enhance comprehension, and optimise in-class discussions.
The pre-class activities are optional: if you choose not to assign them, or your students don’t complete them, it will not disturb the flow of the class. You can find and review the pre-class activities for this lesson plan here:
To send the pre-class activities to your students, copy the link below.
In-class activities
Additional resources
Each video-based lesson plan includes links to additional resources (videos and articles), which are FREE can be found online (in the pre-class activities page. These links aim to extend the learning experience, enabling students to connect classroom knowledge with real-world applications.
Unlock these resources with one of our subscription plans
Teacher’s lesson plan
Student’s worksheet
Student’s interactive PDF
Conversation cards PDF
Not sure yet?
Try one of our FREE lessons plans
Share this lesson plan with someone who will find it useful