‘The Importance of Character’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Character in the Selfie Age and the theme of the importance of character. Students learn vocabulary related to character, talk about character, talk about the virtues needed to have a good character, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short video, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, write a eulogy 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 character, talking about character, talking about the virtues needed to have a good character, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, answering comprehension questions, discussing quotations from a short video, analysing a short video, writing about what they have learned from viewing a short video, writing a eulogy and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: The importance of character

Language: Vocabulary related to character and abstract nouns

Watch the short video.

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We hope you enjoy this ESL lesson.

Kieran and the Film English Team