‘How To Be More Likeable’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The secret to being more likeable and the themes of likeability and how to be more likeable. Students learn vocabulary related to interpersonal skills, talk about likeability and how to be more likeable, discuss quotations about likeability, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90–120 minutes

Objectives:

• To help students explore the concept of likability and its role in relationships and success
• To develop students’ vocabulary related to interpersonal skills
• To encourage critical thinking about how personal behavior influences social dynamics
• To improve students’ listening, viewing, speaking, reading and writing skills
• To enhance students’ ability to analyse and reflect on personal qualities
• To practice roleplay skills to simulate real-life interactions involving likability

Topic: Likeability and how to be more likeable

Language: Vocabulary related to interpersonal skills

Watch the short video.

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We hope you enjoy this ESL lesson.

Kieran and the Film English Team