B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Superhumans
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the themes of disability and the Paralympic Games. 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 plan is designed around a short video commissioned by Channel 4 to advertise the Paralympic Games. In the lesson students watch a video, visualise the content of a video, speak and write about the challenges people with disabilities overcome.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Visualising, watching a short video, speaking and writing
Topic: Disability and Paralympic Games
Language: Vocabulary related to disability
Benefits for Teachers:
- Save hours of preparation with a fully developed, flexible lesson plan
- Engage students through compelling stories and real-world themes such as emotional intelligence, character, values, empathy, personal development, identity, relationships, global issues and social issues
- Build classroom routines that integrate multimodal literacy naturally and progressively
- Foster more inclusive and differentiated learning by using varied modes of input
- Rely on a trusted methodology backed by educational research and grounded in the theories of Vygotsky, Kress, Mayer and Krashen
Benefits for Learners:
- Develop communicative competence and confidence through integrated skill-building
- Expand vocabulary and improve listening and reading comprehension through repeated, meaningful exposure
- Think critically and creatively while exploring powerful social and emotional themes
- Strengthen emotional intelligence and intercultural awareness through affective engagement with multimodal texts
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You’re a superstar, Kieran!
I saw this on TV last night and thought what a great lesson it would make, but wasn’t sure what I’d do with it. You’ve taken all that fussing away for me. Bit much for my Elementary class, but I change to a higher level next week, so job done!
Thanks very much!
Simon
H Simon,
Thanks a lot for commenting and for the kind words. I hope your students enjoy the lesson!
All the best,
Kieran
Awesome film and lesson!
I’m glad you like it, Felix.
Brilliant – can’t wait to try this with my FCE class tomorrow – what a fun and inspiring video and genius lesson ideas. Thanks!
Hi Will,
Thanks for commenting and your kind words. I hope your students enjoyed the lesson too!
All the best,
Kieran
You just keep doing it. I love your website, ideas and lesson plans. The visual element of all your lessons is perfect for my art, design, fashion and communication international students at a university language centre.
On my recommendation we bought your book.
Hi Steve,
Thanks very much for your kind words and support. I hope you and your teachers find Film in Action useful. If you like it would you consider writing a review on Amazon 🙂 Here’s a link http://amzn.to/2btPb66
All the best,
Kieran
Phenomenal! I used this for a very mixed ability class and they were enthralled. Lower levels were able identify the sounds of the sports and then list the sports they could remember after the first viewing. Thank you.
Hi Alison,
Thanks a lot for commenting. I’m happy your students enjoyed the lesson.
All the best,
Kieran