B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Head Over Heels
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of romantic love. It is designed to help learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary building, and engaging classroom activities.
Check out the lesson planThis ESL video lesson plan is designed around Head Over Heels, an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart, and the theme of romantic love. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Exercise on body idioms, watching a short film and speaking
Topic: Love and relationships
Language: Idiomatic expressions related to parts of the body and relationships
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- Develop communicative competence and confidence through integrated skill-building
- Expand vocabulary and improve listening and reading comprehension through repeated, meaningful exposure
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Hi Eva,
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Hi! I really like this video, it’s the kind of think I love to watch so I’ll be happy to shere it in my class and I’m sure they going to like it too… I think this film brings the students the opportunity to express several kind of ideas and feelings! Thanks to shere it with us!
Hi Yenson,
Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment. I hope your students enjoy the film and lesson too.
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Kieran
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