Extreme Sports and “What If?”: Second Conditional practice

This lesson takes learners into the thrilling world of extreme sports, focusing on Alex Honnold’s legendary free solo climb of El Capitan. Students practice the Second Conditional while building vocabulary and engaging in meaningful discussions.

🔹 Grammar focus:
Learners study the Second Conditional (If + Past Simple → would + verb) to talk about unreal or imaginary situations. Practice includes gap-fills, sentence transformations, and speaking prompts.

🔹 Vocabulary practice:
Key words include cliff, peak, rope, harness, crack, steep, risk, challenge. These terms help students describe mountains, climbing, and extreme situations.

🔹 Speaking & discussion activities:
Students debate the risks and rewards of extreme sports, answer “What would you do if…?” questions, and share opinions about safety and adventure. They also reflect on personal choices and challenges.

🔹 Ready-to-use ESL lesson plan:
This english lesson plan is ideal for teaching ESL to adults, providing ESL materials for adults that combine grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, and discussion. Teachers save preparation time while giving students real-life, conversation-based practice.