B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Get Motivated
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of how to get motivated. 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 short video titled How to get motivated even when you don’t feel like it and the theme of motivation. Students learn vocabulary related to motivation, talk about motivation, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about a short video, perform a roleplay 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 motivation, talking about motivation, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, answering comprehension questions, analysing a short video, writing about a short video, performing a roleplay and reflecting on the lesson
Topic: Motivation
Language: Vocabulary related to motivation
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