Cleaning Up Leaves

The leaves are changing colors.

I see red maple leaves.

I see orange maple leaves.

I see yellow maple leaves.

The leaves are beautiful.

It is starting to get cold.

The wind is strong.

Winter is coming.

The leaves fall off the trees.

On Saturday we will clean them up.

The whole family helps.

My Dad gets the rake.

My Mom gets the garbage bags.

My brother and I help too.

We gather leaves with our hands.

We make a big pile.

My brother and I jump in the leaves.

We make a big mess.

Our parents don't mind.

Our parents fill our coats with leaves.

We look really big.

Everyone laughs.

Play time is over.

Back to work.

Lesson Description

In this lesson, students will listen to a text about a family cleaning up autumn leaves together. They will hear descriptions of colorful leaves, the changing weather, and how family members help with the work while also having fun. Students will practice activities such as vocabulary preview, dictation, pronunciation, gist and detail listening, and discussion tasks. The lesson combines listening comprehension with speaking practice to build confidence in using everyday seasonal vocabulary.

Aims

• To develop students’ listening skills.

• To develop students’ autumn and family-activity-related vocabulary.

• To develop students’ ability to talk about seasonal activities and family routines.

Level

CEFR: A2 (Elementary–Pre-Intermediate)