This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 4 learners, but if you have strong students, it can also work in grade 3. 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.
🚗 Grade 4 ESL PowerPoint: “How Do You Come to School?” – Transportation
Target Vocabulary:
by bicycle, by bus, by car, by taxi, by e-bike, by metro, on foot
Target Language:
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How do you come to school every day? → I come to school by bus.
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Who brings you to school every day? → My father brings me to school by car.
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What time do you leave home? → I leave home at 7:15 a.m.
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What time do you arrive at school? → I arrive at school at 7:45 a.m.
Lesson Overview:
This practical and engaging PowerPoint lesson teaches students to talk about how they come to school, who brings them, and what time they leave and arrive—integrating transportation vocabulary with time and daily routine expressions. Through colorful visuals, sentence models, and speaking practice, students gain confidence forming complete, meaningful answers in English.
The lesson includes:
✅ Warm-up and review activities to activate prior knowledge and establish class routines.
✅ Transportation vocabulary slides with visuals and Chinese translations.
✅ Step-by-step sentence pattern practice for all four core questions (come, bring, leave, arrive).
✅ Speaking and writing tasks that guide students to answer in full sentences.
✅ Fun games and drills (Flying Words, Lightning Rounds, and notebook writing tasks) for active participation.
✅ A clear review and goodbye section to reinforce all key language points.
Perfect for Grade 4 ESL learners, this PowerPoint develops students’ ability to discuss everyday routines and travel methods using natural English patterns. It’s ideal for classrooms of any size and aligns with real-life communication skills.
🎥 Watch the full teaching walkthrough:
https://youtu.be/dDBAWPHHvZI
Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.
Slide total: 66
