How to Change Your Personality

Overview
This ESL video lesson plan is built around the thought-provoking short video How to Change Your Personality and examines the theme of personality and personal growth. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, the lesson is perfect for mature teens and adults seeking to improve their English through authentic and engaging materials.

• Transform Your English Classroom with This Film English Multimodal LessonThis ESL lesson plan is built around a carefully selected short video and designed using the exclusive Multimodal Approach—an innovative methodology that integrates traditional language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with 21st-century literacies such as viewing and representing. This pedagogically rich approach mirrors how communication works in the real world—through a combination of language, image, sound, gesture and spatial design—making the lesson more engaging, relevant and effective.This lesson plan consists of a complete, ready-to-use package that includes:
  • A thought-provoking short video
  • A detailed teacher’s guide with step-by-step instructions
  • A pre-viewing vocabulary glossary to scaffold understanding
  • Comprehension, discussion and critical thinking questions
  • Creative post-viewing tasks such as roleplays, writing prompts or reflective activities
  • A thematically linked reading text to reinforce language and deepen understanding
  • A final task encouraging learners to create their own multimodal compositions (e.g. vlogs, posters, infographics or social media posts)

  Benefits for Teachers:

  • Save hours of preparation with a fully developed, flexible lesson plan
  • Engage students through compelling stories and real-world themes such as identity, empathy, resilience and social justice
  • Build classroom routines that integrate multimodal literacy naturally and progressively
  • Foster more inclusive and differentiated learning by using varied modes of input
  • Rely on a trusted methodology backed by educational research and grounded in the theories of Vygotsky, Kress, Mayer and Krashen

  Benefits for Learners:

  • 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 themes
  • Create authentic, personalised multimodal projects that reflect their own voice and ideas
  • Strengthen emotional intelligence and intercultural awareness through affective engagement with multimodal texts

  Whether you’re teaching in a secondary school, university or adult education context, Film English lesson plans offer a dynamic, research-informed pathway to meaningful language learning. Join thousands of teachers worldwide who are transforming their classrooms with the Multimodal Approach and helping their students learn English—and live through English—more fully.

Watch the short video.