A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Father and Son
This A2-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of father and son. 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 is designed around a short film by Matt Bieler which documents the true story of the relationship between a father and son. Students create and use binomials, write a narrative, listen to a short film and write down the transcript, watch a short film, discuss a short film, talk about family relationships, and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Creating and using binomials, writing a narrative, listening to a short film and writing down the transcript, watching a short film, discussing a short film, talking about family relationships, and reflecting on the lesson
Topic: Fathers and sons, and relationships
Language: Binomials, vocabulary related to relationships and family
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