B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Look Up

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film and poem by Gary Turk and the theme of isolation caused by the use of new technology. Students discuss digital technology, predict the content of a short poem and short film, watch a short film with no sound and speculate about the story it tells, watch a short film and listen to a poem, read a poem, analyse a poem and short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90 minutes

Activity: Discussing digital technology, predicting the content of a short poem and short film, watching a short film with no sound and speculating about the story it tells, watching a short film and listening to a poem, reading a poem, analysing a poem and short film, and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Digital technology and isolation

Language: Vocabulary related to digital technology and social media

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• Develop communicative competence and confidence through integrated skill-building
• Expand vocabulary and improve listening and reading comprehension through repeated, meaningful exposure
• Think critically and creatively while exploring powerful social and emotional themes
• Strengthen emotional intelligence and intercultural awareness through affective engagement with multimodal texts

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