B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Power of Quiet Leadership
This B1-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of the power of quiet leadership. 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.
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This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Power of Quiet Leadership and the themes of leadership and quiet leadership. Students learn vocabulary related to leadership, talk about introverts and extroverts, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned about quiet leadership from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Objectives:
- To explore the qualities of effective leadership and how personality traits influence leadership styles.
- To understand the roles of introverts and extroverts in leadership and discuss their unique strengths.
- To analyse societal expectations and their impact on leadership roles.
- To develop critical thinking and discussion skills on leadership and personality diversity.
Topic: Leadership and quiet leadership
Language: Vocabulary related to leadership
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