‘Serial Taxi’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Serial Taxi by Ringling College of Art and Design, and the themes of film, television and murder mysteries. Students use vocabulary related to film and television, talk about film and television, read a news report, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a story, 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: Using vocabulary related to film and television, talking about film and television, reading a news report, watching a short film, answering comprehension questions, writing a story, discussing a short film and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Film, television and murder mysteries

Language: Vocabulary related to film and television, and narrative tenses

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