B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Why do people lie?
This B2-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of why do people lie?. 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 lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why do people lie and how often are you lied to? and the theme of truth and lies. Students learn vocabulary related to truth and lies, talk about truth and lies, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write a composition and reflect on the lesson.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Learning vocabulary related to truth and lies, talking about truth and lies, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, answering comprehension questions, analysing a short video, writing a composition and reflecting on the lesson
Topic: Truth and lies
Language: Vocabulary related to truth and lies
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