B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Ian
This B2-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of disability. 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.
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ian inspired by the true story of a boy of the same name, and the theme of disability. In the lesson students watch a short film, and speak, write and read about it and their reactions to it.
Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1)
Learner type: All ages
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Watching a short film, speaking, writing and reading
Topic: Disability and inclusion
Language: Vocabulary related to parks and playgrounds, and 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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Great to see that you have animated Film English again! Really missed your materials and plans!
Hi Robert,
Film English is back! It’s good to be back too. I hope your students like this lesson.
All the best,
Kieran
Absolutely fantastic!
I will use this many times, with many different age groups.
Thank you very much!
Hi Ken,
Thanks for the kind words. I hope the students like the lesson plan and film as much as you!
All the best,
Kieran
Wow, this is a very useful english class in order to learn and make conscious about bullying and disability. Thanks for sharing this lesson plan and the film too.
Hi Evelein,
Thanks very much for commenting. I’m very happy you like the lesson plan.
All the best,
Kieran
Welcome back Kieran! Congratulations on the RSA recognition and thanks for another very interesting video and lesson plan which one way or another I shall certainly use for awareness raising of this issue.
Hi Paul,
Thanks very much for commenting and for your kind words. I’m really happy you like the film and lesson plan.
All the best,
Kieran
Great lesson plan with a four-skills projection. My students will enjoy this. Thanks.
Hi Andres,
Thanks very much for commenting. I hope your students enjoy the lesson.
All the best,
Kieran
Hi Kieran,
thanks for this very interesting video and lesson plan which I shall certainly use for awareness raising of this issue.
All the best,
Claudia
Hi Claudia,
Thanks for commenting. I hope your students like the lesson too.
All the best,
Kieran
Hello! Thank you for your useful lesson plan and film! My students will certainly enjoy it! Best wishes and good luck with your futute projects! Simone
Hi Simone,
Thanks very much for commenting. I hope your students enjoy the lesson too. Good luck with your projects too!
all the best,
Kieran
Wonderful. Simply wonderful work. Inspiring, effective and well-planned. Thank you so much
Dear Deborah,
Thank you for the kind words. I’m happy you like the lesson so much.
All the best,
Kieran
Hi Kieran,
Long time user of your lessons, I just wanted to say thanks for all that you do for us in the education community! Whenever I use your plans, the students are always intrigued and learning. Thanks again and it’s good to see you updating once more!
Mike
Hi Michael,
Thanks so much for your kind words – I really appreciate them. It’s great to know your students find the lessons engaging.
All the best,
Kieran
Thank you so much! This helps me as a teacher to impart not just the language technicalities, but most of all the moral values to be inculcated.
Hi Cheryl,
Thanks so much for your kind words.
All the best,
Kieran