‘The Benefits of Exercising with Friends’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Surprising Benefits of Exercising with Friends and the theme of exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits. Students learn vocabulary related to fitness, health and social connection, talk about exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits, 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, discuss topics raised in an article, 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 introduce students to the theme of exercising with others and explore its physical and mental benefits
• To develop students’ viewing, listening and reading comprehension
• To expand students’ vocabulary related to fitness, health and social connection
• To improve students’ speaking skills through discussions, roleplay and collaborative tasks
• To develop students’ writing skills through reflective and creative paragraph tasks
• To practise critical thinking through comparison, reflection and personal response activities

Topic: The theme of exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits

Language: Vocabulary related to fitness, health and social connection

Watch the short video.

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We hope you enjoy this ESL lesson.

Kieran and the Film English Team