A city where dogs have rights: Zero & First Conditionals

This lesson uses a creative scenario — a city where dogs have rights — to teach learners how to use Zero and First Conditionals in real-life contexts. Students practice talking about laws, responsibilities, and possible outcomes while improving their grammar and vocabulary.

🔹 Grammar focus:
Learners study Zero Conditional for general truths and First Conditional for possible future results. They complete gap-fill tasks, sentence transformations, and interactive grammar exercises.

🔹 Vocabulary practice:
Key words include animal rights, shelter, adoption, stray dog, to pass a law, protection, obedience training. Students expand their vocabulary for law, society, and animals, useful for debates and discussions.

🔹 Speaking & debate activities:
Through role-play and discussion, students debate dog rights such as free vet care, no leashes in parks, or dogs allowed on buses. They practice expressing agreement/disagreement, giving reasons, and predicting consequences using conditionals.

🔹 Ready-to-use ESL lesson plan:
This english lesson plan is designed for teaching ESL to adults, combining grammar, vocabulary, reading, and speaking tasks. It provides a balance of accuracy and fluency practice, making it a practical choice for esl lessons for adults and lesson plans for english teachers.