What is this lesson about?
This A2-B1 functional language lesson helps students talk about their sleep routine in simple, everyday English. Learners react to common sleep habits, assess their own routine, and build a bank of phrases for describing sleep patterns and giving gentle advice. The lesson works towards a guided roleplay where students describe a sleep problem and receive one piece of advice from a partner.
 
What language will students learn?
Students practise simple expressions for describing routines and giving advice, including:
Useful expressions
I usually go to bed…
I get up…
I find it hard to fall asleep
I wake up in the night
You should try to…
You could…
Why don't you…?
Maybe you need…
It might help to…
 
These phrases are introduced through a model dialogue and a gap-fill task before being used freely in a partner roleplay.
 
How do students practise?
Learners build fluency through a describe-and-advise sequence:
Reacting to simple statements about sleep habits
Comparing sleep preferences in a forced-choice warm-up
Reflecting on their own current sleep routine
Learning phrases for describing sleep and giving advice
Reading a model dialogue between two friends
Completing sentences with the target phrases
Discussing their own sleep patterns and habits
Rating how different things affect their sleep
Responding to a simple situation about a friend's sleep habits
Roleplaying a conversation that gives a partner advice on sleep
 
Why is this lesson useful?
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Describe their own sleep routine using simple, natural English
Give simple advice using phrases like you should, why don't you and it might help to
Understand and use a short everyday dialogue about sleep
Talk about the everyday factors that affect sleep quality
Take part in a short roleplay giving a partner advice
 
Who is it for?
This lesson is designed for adult ESL learners at A2-B1 level who want to build confidence describing daily routines and giving simple advice in English, through a clear, guided speaking sequence.