What is this lesson about? This exercise collocations ESL lesson plan is designed for intermediate learners (B1–B2) who want to talk more confidently about fitness, strength, and wellbeing. Students learn eight high-utility collocations—build muscle mass, improve flexibility, burn calories, boost endurance, prevent injury, track your progress, follow a training plan, and improve posture—through interactive vocabulary and speaking activities.

How do students learn the new language?

Learners follow a structured sequence of activities:

• Warm-up discussion questions about fitness habits.

• Definition matching to clarify key exercise and health terms.

• Sentence gap-fills to reinforce collocations in context.

• Sentence transformations to practise fluency and accuracy.

• Tense challenge for grammar review with the target collocations.

• Speaking practice to apply vocabulary in meaningful, real-world discussions.

  
  

Why is this lesson useful?

By the end of the session, students can:

• Use natural collocations to discuss workouts, routines, and fitness goals.

• Improve grammatical accuracy when using new vocabulary.

• Talk more fluently about progress, motivation, and injury prevention.

• Reflect on their own health and exercise habits while practising English.

  
  

Who is it for?

This exercise collocations ESL lesson plan is perfect for B1–B2 adult learners. It’s especially valuable for teachers who want to combine practical fitness language with engaging grammar and speaking tasks.