B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Healthy Romantic Relationships

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Number One Rule for Healthy Relationships and the theme of healthy romantic relationships. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities and vocabulary related to expressing emotions and feelings, discuss quotations about romantic relationships, 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: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)

Learner type: Mature teens and adults

Time: 90–120 minutes

Objectives:

• To introduce students to the theme of healthy romantic relationships.
• To explore how communication impacts relationships.
• To develop vocabulary related to expressing emotions and feelings.
• To improve viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills.
• To encourage critical thinking about personal interactions.
• To practise roleplay and conversation skills.

Topic: Healthy romantic relationships

Language: Abstract nouns to describe qualities, and vocabulary related to expressing emotions and feelings

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