B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Success
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of success. 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 lesson is designed around a short video titled Success, and the theme of the nature of success. Students talk about the nature of success, watch a short film and reflect on their own successes.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Talking about success, watching a short film, and reading
Topic: Success
Language: Vocabulary related to success
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Benefits for Learners:
- 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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Love the animation (and the lesson plan 😉 but I’m not so keen on the voiceover.
I reckon some of my learners will disagree that some of those things are “success” (though disagreement is obviously a good thing for class).
Nice topic for them to write about — or record themselves talking about!
Hi Tom,
Thanks for commenting. I’m very happy you like the video and the lesson plan. Yes, disagreement is a good thing for classroom discussion.
Cheers,
Kieran
Super TED talk there!
Yes, great TED talk! Alain De Botton is a very smart guy.
Absolutely great! Loved it
Hi Liliane,
Thank you for commenting. Great to know you enjoyed the lesson!
All the best,
Kieran
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Great lesson plan again Kieran,
Just wondering if there was a transcript or that was just a typo.
Thanks again
Hi Barry,
Thanks for commenting and the kind words. Unfortunately, there’s no transcript.
Cheers,
Kieran
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Hi there,
liking it a lot and planning to use it in class on Monday.
Currently, I am working on the transcript, yet I don’t understand the word after “People who try …. are also big success stories” (around 1:00). Who can help me, please! Thanks A TON!
All the best,
Ann-Kristin
Hi Ann-Kirstin,
Thanks a lot for commenting. The narrator says “People who triumph here are
also big success stories.” You can download the transcript at the top of the lesson. I hope your students enjoy the film and the lesson.
All the best,
Kieran
Hi Kieran,
thank you so much! Right after writing the comment I noticed the transcript. Maybe I need new glasses, haha! 😀
All the best,
Ann-Kristin
Hi Ann-Kristin,
No problem whatsoever; I’m glad you found it!
Take care,
Kieran