A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Joy is Shared
This A2-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of joy is shared. 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.
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This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled Joy is Shared and the themes of friendship and Christmas. Students talk about friendship and Christmas, predict the content of a film, watch a film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of a film, analyse a film, and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Talking about friendship and Christmas, predicting the content of a film, watching a film, answering comprehension questions, predicting the end of a film, analysing a film, and reflecting on the lesson
Topic: Friendship and Christmas
Language: Vocabulary related to Christmas and abstract nouns to describe character
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