Jane Goodall ESL Lesson – Reading & Listening
This Jane Goodall ESL lesson is an integrated reading and listening resource that explores the life and work of Jane Goodall while building key skills for pre-intermediate learners.
Learners complete a warm-up discussion, vocabulary matching, a short biography listening task, a guided reading task, and follow-up speaking activities (web quest research, a mini-presentation, and discussion).
Level: A2/B1-
Time: 60–90 minutes
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This worksheet can be completed digitally or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and an answer key.
Student Version – Perfect for sharing via email for online lessons.
Jane Goodall ESL Lesson Overview
1. Conversation Warm-Up
Students begin this Jane Goodall ESL lesson with guided discussion questions about animals, scientists, and protecting nature. This activates prior knowledge and prepares learners for the biography work that follows.
2. Vocabulary Matching
Before reading and listening, students complete a vocabulary matching activity. These Jane Goodall worksheets introduce key words related to wildlife, research, emotions, and influence, ensuring learners are prepared for both the reading comprehension and listening activity.
3. Jane Goodall Listening Activity
Students listen to a short biography and complete a structured gap-fill task. This Jane Goodall listening activity develops listening for detail, reinforces past simple forms, and strengthens vocabulary recognition.
Because the lesson includes both listening and reading, it functions effectively as an ESL listening lesson plan for pre-intermediate learners.
4. Jane Goodall Reading Comprehension
Students then complete a Jane Goodall reading comprehension task based on the biography text. Comprehension questions help learners identify key facts, understand sequencing, and recognise important language in context.
The reading and listening tasks together provide balanced receptive skills practice.
5. Vocabulary Focus and Language Development
This Jane Goodall ESL lesson includes focused work on key expressions from the text, such as:
- dream of + gerund
- make a difference
- observe
- influence
Students also explore word families (discover → discovery), helping to expand lexical range and improve accuracy.
6. Web Quest Research Task
Learners complete a short research task about Jane Goodall. This stage encourages independent learning and deeper engagement with the topic while reinforcing vocabulary from earlier stages of the lesson.
7. Presentation Task
Students prepare and deliver a short presentation about a famous person who inspires them. Model phrases are provided to support structures such as “be famous for + -ing,” helping students speak more confidently and accurately.
8. Discussion and Reflection
The lesson finishes with discussion questions about protecting nature, influence, and how individuals can make a difference. This stage consolidates learning and promotes communicative fluency.
Skills Developed
- Listening comprehension
- Jane Goodall reading comprehension
- Vocabulary development
- Word formation
- Speaking fluency
- Presentation skills
- Research skills
Try this Jane Goodall ESL Listening Lesson Plan in class today!
If you are looking for a structured Jane Goodall ESL lesson that combines reading, listening, and communicative activities, this ready-to-use resource provides everything you need for an engaging A2/B1 class.
With clear scaffolding, meaningful content, and integrated skills practice, this Jane Goodall lesson plan supports both language development and real-world discussion.
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
- understand key information from a short biography about Jane Goodall (listening and reading)
- use target vocabulary related to wildlife, research, and emotions
- answer comprehension questions and complete a structured gap-fill using context clues
- use key expressions such as dream of + -ing, make a difference, observe, and influence in speaking or example sentences
- research information independently and deliver a short presentation about a person who inspires them
- discuss ideas about protecting nature and personal influence with improved fluency
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