‘The Piano’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Piano and the theme of emotions. Students learn vocabulary to describe emotions, listen to a piece of music and describe the emotions they feel, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write the story a short film tells, analyse a short film, write a sequel or prequel to 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 emotions, listening to a piece of music and describing the emotions they feel, predicting the content of a short film, watching a short film, writing the story a short film tells, analysing a short film, writing a sequel or prequel to a short film and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Emotions

Language: Vocabulary to describe emotions and narrative tenses

Watch the short film.

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