This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 2-3 learners. This lesson was designed with Chinese in it as the L1 of the learners, but after purchase and download the PowerPoint can be edited, so all Chinese can be removed or changed into any language.
What can you do? ESL PowerPoint Lesson
Grade Level: 2–3 | Slides: 55+ | Duration: 45 Minutes
Teach young ESL learners common action verbs and beginner “can / can’t” sentence patterns with this fun and interactive PowerPoint lesson! Students practice speaking, asking questions, and describing abilities through movement activities, games, and beginner-level communication tasks.
This lesson helps students build confidence using simple English while staying active and engaged throughout class.
Perfect for:
- Grade 2-3 ESL
- Beginner English learners
- Large ESL classes
- Young learner speaking practice
- Public school ESL classrooms
📚 Vocabulary Included
Actions:
• skip rope
• sing
• ride a bike
• run
• fly
• swim
Target language:
• can
• can’t
Includes English and Chinese support throughout the lesson.
🎯 Target Language
• “What can you do?”
• “I can _____.”
• “I can’t _____.”
• “Can you _____?”
• “Yes, I can.”
• “No, I can’t.”
🎮 Activities Included
✅ Vocabulary Introduction Slides
✅ Quick Say Game
✅ TPR Action Games
✅ Speaking & Question Practice
✅ Guessing Games
✅ Spinning Wheel Game
✅ Dice Roll Game
✅ Target Practice Game
✅ Whole-Class Review Activities
Students actively practice asking and answering questions while using complete beginner-friendly sentences.
💡 Why Teachers Love This Lesson
🗣 Encourages Speaking & Listening Practice
🎮 Packed with Interactive Classroom Games
🏃 Includes Movement-Based Activities
👀 Large Visuals Perfect for Young Learners
🎯 Beginner-Friendly Sentence Structures
🏫 Excellent for Large ESL Classes
This ready-to-use ESL lesson helps students build confidence using action verbs and “can / can’t” sentence patterns while keeping lessons active, engaging, and fun.
📥 Download now and bring interactive speaking practice into your ESL classroom! 🚀
Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.
Slide total: 51 (You can see some of the slides here)
