The ESL First Lesson Survival Pack

THE ESL FIRST LESSON SURVIVAL PACK

ESL Toolbox

Price: $7

Everything you need to survive your first lesson with a new ESL class.

Meet a new class with a clear plan, editable slides and simple activities that get students talking. This pack takes you through teacher introductions, name practice, classroom expectations, a supported mingle and a collaborative speaking challenge. Sentence frames help beginners join in, while follow-up questions give more confident learners room to extend their answers.

Choose the 60-minute lesson or the complete 45-minute alternative. Both routes include time to introduce learners, establish expectations, practise speaking and collect an exit ticket.

WHO IT IS FOR

- ESL teachers working with teenagers aged 12+ and adults.

- Learners working around A1-A2.

- Suggested classes of 12-36, including groups with fixed seating.

- New or experienced teachers who want a clear first-lesson structure.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

- 28 editable PowerPoint slides in 16:9, with teacher speaker notes.

- A PDF export of all 28 slides.

- Nine A4 student printable pages in editable Word and print PDF formats.

- An eight-page teacher guide in editable Word and PDF formats.

- A square 1500 x 1500 pixel product cover.

- A three-page preview containing real pages from the pack.

- A Read Me and this product listing.

- All ten files organised in one ZIP.

THE NINE CORE COMPONENTS

1. Meet-your-teacher slides with editable guess questions and answer reveals.

2. About Me student introductions, a fictional model and partner listening.

3. A 12-item Find Someone Who grid with a matching question bank, short answers and optional follow-ups.

4. Five positive classroom expectations, a matching activity and help phrases.

5. Twelve getting-to-know-you question cards.

6. A name-learning routine and printable name tents.

7. Six speaking challenge cards with A1 frames and A2 extensions.

8. Four exit tickets per A4 page.

9. Teacher notes with lesson plans, activity instructions, model answers, adaptations, an observation checklist and ideas for lesson two.

THE NINE STUDENT PAGES

1. About Me

2. Find Someone Who grid

3. Find Someone Who question bank

4. How We Work Together

5. Getting to Know You question cards

6. Name Tents and Name Practice

7. First Lesson Speaking Challenge

8. Exit Tickets

9. Speaking Support and Fictional Profiles

PRACTICAL DETAILS

Lesson length: 60 minutes or 45 minutes.

Spelling: British English.

File formats: PPTX, DOCX, PDF, PNG and TXT, supplied in a ZIP.

Equipment: pens and paper; a projector is helpful.

Preparation: around ten minutes for essential setup, plus optional printing.

Printing: A4, with student pages suitable for black and white.

Card cutting: optional; pairs can share whole sheets.

Student support: visible sentence frames, fictional profiles, rehearsal and the option to pass on personal questions.

This is a digital resource pack. Personalise the teacher slides before teaching. The first-lesson observation checklist supports planning and does not provide a formal CEFR assessment.