Asking for and Giving Advice about Exercise

This practical A2–B1 ESL lesson plan helps learners build confidence using functional English phrases for asking for and giving advice about exercise.
Students practise how to talk naturally about fitness routines, rest, and motivation while learning to express advice politely and clearly. Through a structured sequence of warm-up discussions, dialogue analysis, gap-fills, vocabulary tasks, role-plays, and reflection, learners gain real-life fluency with expressions such as “You should…,” “How about…?,” and “You could try….”

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What’s Included?

• Warm-Up Discussion & “This or That” Game to activate interest and share exercise habits

• Language Focus & Dialogue Analysis introducing common advice-giving patterns

• Controlled Practice gap-fill using modals and softening phrases in context

• Vocabulary Matching on exercise and recovery (stretch, warm-up, rest day, injury, etc.)

• Speaking Practice with role-play scenarios (getting fit, starting yoga, avoiding injury)

• “Good or Bad Advice?” Game to review and discuss healthy exercise habits

• Personal Reflection task to consolidate language
   

Why Choose This Lesson?

• Teaches essential modals and expressions for polite, practical advice

• Encourages active, wellbeing-themed conversation

• Builds adult learners’ confidence to talk about health, balance, and motivation

• Ready-to-teach, adaptable for 1-to-1 or classroom lessons
   

Empower your students to give thoughtful, confident advice about exercise and healthy habits with this easy-to-use functional English lesson.

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After some advice on exercise and movement? Read our Exercise & Physical Health blog post, which includes some quick movement tips for busy teachers.