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LESSON DESCRIPTION
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse is a 45 minute ESL lesson for beginner students (A1–A2). Based on the timeless fable, this lesson helps learners explore daily life, places, and preferences through vocabulary, video, reading, and discussion tasks.
LEVEL: A1 – A2
LESSON TIME: 45 MIN
Why Choose This Lesson?
- Fable-Based Learning
Students follow the simple, engaging story of two mice exploring city and country life — perfect for introducing key ideas in a relatable, story-based format. - Essential Vocabulary Practice
Through matching and fill-in-the-blank exercises, students learn beginner-level words like feast, cozy, stream, taxi, and lemonade, all supported by context and visuals. - Video Comprehension
A short animated video brings the story to life, followed by comprehension and sequencing activities to reinforce understanding and structure. - Creative Reading
A special continuation of the fable encourages reading fluency and vocabulary recall, with gap-fill tasks and true/false checks. - Discussion for Fluency
Students reflect on lifestyle choices, discuss what’s better – city or country living – and talk about the moral of the story, using simple guided questions.
Ideal For:
- Teachers looking to combine storytelling with structured ESL practice
- Young learners and beginner teens or adults
- Lessons focused on lifestyle, values, and everyday vocabulary
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