B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Grow
This B2-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of how to grow. 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 “Grow” – The Hard Truth About Growth and the themes of growth and how to grow as a person. Students learn vocabulary related to growth and personal development, talk about growth and how to grow as a person, discuss quotations about growth, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing 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 explore the concept of personal growth and its psychological implications
- To enhance critical thinking and reflective skills
- To build vocabulary related to psychological and emotional development
- To practise speaking and discussion in pairs and groups
- To develop viewing and listening comprehension through focused questions
- To develop reading comprehension through focused questions
- To engage in roleplay for practical application
Topic: Growth and how to grow as a person
Language: Vocabulary related to growth and personal development
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