Lesson Plan: Advertising

Lesson Level:   Junior                     Duration:  45 minutes

Lesson Title:     Advertising

Grammar and Vocabulary

Words from advertising.

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to locate key information in a (simplified) advert.

Students will be able to talk about and create their own advertising. 

Materials Required

 Worksheet showing a number of greatly simplified adverts (selling things, services, lost and found, businesses and so on.

Set of cards with suggestions for creating an advert.

Ball for ball toss activity.

Preparation

Prepare enough worksheets to give to one to each group of students.

Prepare a card for each group to show what the must write an advert for and an extra one to use as an example.

Procedure

1 Write “Advert” on the board. Elicit the meaning.

2 Put students into groups of four.

Give each group a copy of the worksheet.

3 Give students five minutes to read and find any words they don’t know.

Go through any vocabulary on the board. 

4 Toss ball and ask questions.

e.g. What number should I ring to…  

5. Take one of the prepared cards and copy it to the board. Use the information to create an advert on the board as an example.

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6 Give a card to each group. Groups write their own adverts based on the card and the examples

7  Get several groups to read adverts to the class.

8. Get a student to stand up. Choose an advert. Act out ringing up for the advert. Get students to do the same in pairs.

Notes

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For cards:

Sale: Computer

Sale: Car

Chinese Restaurant

Indian Restaurant

Book shop

Television Shop

Lost Watch

Lost Cat

Found Watch

Found Necklace

Fruit Market

English Language School

Chinese Lessons

Sale: Clock

Sale: Paintings

Sale: Iphone

English Restaurant