
B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be a Warm Person
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of how to be a warm person. 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 How To Be Warm and the theme of being a warm person. Students learn vocabulary related to being a warm person, talk about being a warm person, discuss quotations about being a warm person, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse 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: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90–120 minutes
Objectives:
- To develop understanding of the concept of warmth in human interactions
- To analyse the philosophy and behaviour of warm people
- To enrich vocabulary with challenging terms from a video and an article
- To encourage critical thinking and discussion about human needs and connection
- To improve listening, viewing, speaking and writing skills through interactive activities
Topic: Being a warm person
Language: Vocabulary related to being a warm person
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