B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: My Shoes
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the themes of envy and empathy. 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 video lesson plan is designed around a short film called My Shoes, and the themes of envy and empathy. Students write a story, watch a short film, talk about empathy and envy, discuss comments on a YouTube video, and practise idiomatic expressions.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 60 minutes
Activity: Writing a short story, watching a short film, and speaking
Topic: Envy and empathy
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- Engage students through compelling stories and real-world themes such as emotional intelligence, character, values, empathy, personal development, identity, relationships, global issues and social issues
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- Foster more inclusive and differentiated learning by using varied modes of input
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Benefits for Learners:
- 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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Great:-) I enjoyed it:-)
Hi Svetlana,
Good to hear from you again. Thanks a lot for commmenting. Great to know you like the lesson so much.
All the best,
Kieran
I always like your choices: they make learners think! thank you
Hi Marina,
Thanks a lot for commmenting. It’s a pleasure. Great to know you the lessons get your students thinking 🙂
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Kieran
very moving and the activity around the youtube comments is great!
I really enjoyed this lesson!
Hi Elsa,
Great to hear from you again. I’m really happy you like the YouTube comments activity and the lesson.
All the best,
Kieran
This is a really meaningful lesson. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Nhatlan,
Thanks a lot for commmenting. It’s a pleasure. I’m really happy you like the lesson so much.
All the best,
Kieran
Thanks for sharing this great lesson.
Hi Ye,
Thanks a lot for commmenting. It’s a pleasure. Great to know you like the lesson so much.
All the best,
Kieran
I am japanese. I am studying English in London now.
It was difficult but I impressed!
so I wanted to learn more English!
Thanks for teaching me that film!
Hi Mirai,
Thanks a lot for commenting. I’m so happy the film has helped you with your English. I hope you’re having a great time in London!
All the best,
Kieran
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Kieran
Thank you very much for this lesson and all the others! I’ve used your lesson plans for a lot of my lessons, and each time it’s a success! I can’t wait to work with this film with my students. It’s excellent!
Hi Anna,
Thanks a lot for the kind words. I’m really happy you and your students like the lessons so much.
All the best,
Kieran
I was just reading this lesson plan and then was looking at the comics at makebeliefscomix.com and found one on walking in someone else’s shoes:
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Printables/print.php?category=Empathy&file=449_Print.GIF
This could be a nice addition to this lesson.
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll check it out.
All the best,
Kieran
Thank you so much for really useful materials
Hi Marly,
Thanks a lot for commenting. I’m really happy you find the lessons so useful.
All the best,
Kieran