The Wolf and The Seven Little Goats

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LESSON DESCRIPTION

The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats is a 30–45 minute ESL lesson for beginner students (A1–A2). Based on a classic fable, this lesson develops vocabulary, listening comprehension, and storytelling skills while offering valuable discussion around trickery, caution, and cleverness.

Why Choose This Lesson?

• Fable-Based Learning
  Students follow a well-known story about a wolf and seven little goats, creating a fun and memorable way to learn new language while exploring moral themes.
• Beginner Vocabulary in Context
  Key words like goat, wolf, hide, voice, and flour are introduced through matching, gap-fills, and story-based examples that are easy to understand and remember.
• Listening With Purpose
  Learners complete sequencing and true/false activities while listening to the story, helping them develop active listening and comprehension skills.
• Story Retelling Practice
  The speaking task encourages students to retell the story in pairs using guided questions — a great way to build confidence using past simple in a familiar context.
• Optional Writing Extension
  Students write an email summary of the story to a friend, reinforcing narrative structure, sentence building, and reflection.

Ideal For:

• ESL teachers looking for story-based lessons that build essential skills
• Young learners and beginners who enjoy interactive and moral-based content
• Lessons that blend listening, vocabulary, speaking, and writing in one

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