A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Other Pair

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This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Other Pair and the themes of altruism and empathy. Students watch a short film, write a story, and speak about a story.

 

Link to full downloadable ESL video lesson plan on the themes of altruism and empathy – ideal for A2–B1 students

 

Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) –Intermediate (B1)

Learner type: All ages

Time: 60 minutes

Activity: Watching a short film, writing a story, and speaking about a story

Topic: Empathy and altruism

Language: Vocabulary related to shoes, narrative tenses

 

Link to full downloadable ESL video lesson plan on the themes of altruism and empathy – ideal for A2–B1 students

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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
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27 thoughts on “A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Other Pair”

  1. Ahmad

    As always, a great lesson.
    Thank you so much for all the work you put into your lessons.

    I just have one comment about the title of the movie; allow me here to explain since I’m a native speaker of Arabic: it’s not by Farda Shemal. Farda Shemal is a phrase in Arabic and it means “the left shoe” the film is by Sarah Zrek.

    Again, thanks for sharing this lesson.

    1. kierandonaghy

      Hi Ahmad,
      Thanks very much for commenting and your kind words. I’m very sorry about my mistake; I’ve corrected the name of the director.
      All the best,
      Kieran

  3. Cinzia Pagano

    Hello Kieran,
    I bought your book in December 2015. I’m starting to use it, no doubt it is rich with useful advice. One question: is it possibile to watch the short films you propose with subtitles for beginners or lower intermediate students? My Kinde regards
    Cinzia

    1. kierandonaghy

      Hi Cinzia,
      Thanks for commenting and for buying my book, much appreciated 🙂
      To answer your question, I’d suggest looking at YouTube and seeing if there are versions of the films with subtitles. i certainly don’t see any problem with using subtitles. I hope this helps.
      All the best,
      Kieran

  6. Berta

    Hi Kieran! This film is so touching I had some of my students weeping! It’s also a good moment to revise vocabulary on different types of shoes, when do we wear them, which ones we don’t really find comfortable (flip-flops, for example). And it also leads to a great discussion about rich and poor, contrasts, what other ways of finishing the story are possible, think of different titles… Great, great lesson film. Thanks!

  7. Nesreen Yanes

    I just would like to thank you. My students loved this lesson and we learned many words related to empathy.

  8. Inna

    Hello, Kieran!
    I used your lesson for my classes yesterday and kids liked it! They became involved and sympathized with the boys, even gave them advice while watching. At the end they told me that this story is a fiction, far from reality. When I told them it is based on a real life event they were surprised.
    Thank you so much for your work. It was my first time with your site.

  9. Amel

    Hello Kieran,
    I find this video and the accompanying exercises very useful and very interesting.I am sure that my students will feel touched and will work on the different exercises wholeheartedly.
    Congratulations!

  10. Sabina

    Thank you for this lesson plan and the video, my students were really involved and when I asked them how they felt after watching the film, some of them answered “lucky” which I didn’t expect: they are 14 so I had imagined feelings like sad or happy- ok now I was touched!

    1. kierandonaghy

      Hi Sabina,
      Thanks very much for commenting. I’m delighted you and your students enjoyed the film and got so much out of the lesson.
      All the best,
      Kieran

  11. JCPinBKK

    What a great lesson. I will be using this with my young students. I teach a lesson that could tie into this. I have pictures of many different shoes printed out. Groups get a picture at random and have to create a back-story for the owner of the shoe. Each group will present the back-story and then create a story about when that person wore those shoes for the first time.

    This video and lesson is great because it has a much deeper meaning. Thanks.

  13. Büşra Ünsal

    It was so touching! My adult students liked it a lot and following the questions we made a critical discussion upon the video , thanks for sharing 🙂 greetings from Turkey!

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