‘Dotty’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson is designed around a moving short film titled Dotty by Brett and Mick, and the themes of texting and elderly people. Students learn vocabulary related to mobile phones, talk about texting, watch a short film, predict how a short film will end, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90 minutes

Activity: Learning vocabulary related to mobile phones, talking about texting, watching a short film, predicting how a short film will end, answering comprehension questions, discussing a short film and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Texting and old people

Language: Vocabulary related to mobile phones and texting

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