B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Benefits of Kindness

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Selfish Benefits of Kindness and the theme of kindness and its benefits. Students learn vocabulary related to kindness and its benefits, discuss quotations about kindness, talk about kindness, 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, discuss topics raised in an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

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

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90–120 minutes

Objectives:

• To encourage meaningful discussion and personal reflection about kindness
• To expand students’ vocabulary on the topic of kindness and its benefits
• To develop students’ viewing and listening skills through exploration of a short video
• To develop speaking and listening skills through roleplay activities
• To improve students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills
• To enhance writing skills with reflective and creative tasks

Topic: Kindness and its benefits

Language: Vocabulary on the topic of kindness and its benefits

Watch the short video.

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