Learn Word Stress Through Games, Videos, and Worksheets. Practice With a Partner and Get Feedback.

Introduction (5 minutes)

1. Greet the students and introduce the topic of word stress.
2. Explain that word stress is the emphasis or accent placed on a syllable in a word.
3. Discuss why word stress is important in English, such as how it can change the meaning of a word.
4. Ask the students if they have any questions or previous knowledge about word stress.

PRE-PART (Warm up/Ice breaker) activity (5 minutes)

1. Play a game of "Word Stress Hot Potato."
2. Have the students sit in a circle and pass a ball or object around while saying a word.
3. The person who catches the ball must say the word with the correct stress.
4. If they say it correctly, they can pass the ball to the next person.
5. If they say it incorrectly, they must sit out for the next round.
6. Continue until there is only one person left.

WHILE-PART activity (10 minutes)

1. Show a video on word stress, such as this one from English with Lucy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWJ0zJL1WzQ
2. Have the students take notes on the key points of the video.
3. After the video, have the students practice word stress with a worksheet, such as this one from Busy Teacher: https://busyteacher.org/24400-word-stress-worksheet.html
4. Have the students work in pairs to practice saying the words with the correct stress.
5. Walk around the room and provide feedback and assistance as needed.

Conclusion (5 minutes)

1. Review the key points of word stress.
2. Ask the students if they have any questions or if there are any words they are still unsure about.
3. Encourage the students to continue practicing word stress in their daily English conversations.
4. Thank the students for their participation and effort.