
B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Exercise Myths
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of exercise myths. 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.
Check out the lesson planThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Harvard professor debunks the biggest exercise myths and the themes of exercise and myths about exercise. Students learn vocabulary related to exercise, talk about exercise, discuss pre-viewing questions, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss pre-viewing questions to analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, discuss critical thinking questions, 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 exercise, talking about exercise, discussing pre-viewing questions, viewing a short video, answering comprehension questions, discussing pre-viewing questions to analyse a short video, writing about what they have learned from viewing a short video, discussing critical thinking questions, and reflecting on the lesson
Topic: Exercise and myths about exercise
Language: Vocabulary related to exercise
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