B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Creative Process

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video What is Creativity? and explores the theme of creativity and the creative process. Suitable for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) level students, the lesson is ideal for mature teens and adults. It features vocabulary-building activities, critical thinking discussions, structured roleplay, article-based reflection tasks, and multimodal homework.

🧠 Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Explore what creativity is and how it influences thinking and self-expression

• Expand vocabulary related to creativity, inspiration and philosophical reflection

• Develop listening, viewing, and reading comprehension skills

• Improve speaking skills through discussion and roleplay using target language

• Enhance writing through creative and reflective tasks

• Practise visual representing and multimodal composition in homework tasks

🎬 Lesson Activities

In this 90–120 minute ESL video lesson, students will:

• Talk about what it means to be creative and reflect on their own creative habits

• Discuss quotations about the nature of creativity and inspiration

• Predict the content of a short video and complete comprehension tasks while viewing

• Analyse the key messages and philosophical ideas from the video

• Read an article titled The Link Between Creativity and Mental Well-being

• Complete reading comprehension and discussion activities

• Engage in a roleplay related to creativity in everyday life

• Reflect through writing and complete a multimodal composition homework task

👥 Learner Type

Mature teens and adults at B2 to C1 levels

📚 Language Focus

Vocabulary related to:

• Creativity and self-expression

• Inspiration and innovation

• Philosophical reflection and mental well-being

Watch the short video.

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