Benefits of Being a Loner

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Why Being a “Loner” Could Be Good for You and explores the themes of solitude and well-being. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, it features vocabulary development, critical discussion, structured roleplay, article-based tasks, and a multimodal homework activity.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

• Explore healthy solitude and the “loner” stereotype

• Expand vocabulary on well-being, reflection, and social dynamics

• Develop viewing, listening, and reading comprehension

• Improve speaking through discussion and roleplay

• Enhance writing via reflective and creative tasks

• Practise multimodal composition for homework

Lesson Activities (90–120 minutes)

• Discuss solitude, quotes, and personal experiences

• Predict and watch the video; complete comprehension tasks

• Analyse key messages about choosing time alone

• Read Digital Detox: Finding Solitude in a Connected World

• Answer reading questions; debate main ideas

• Roleplay supportive conversations about boundaries

• Write a reflective piece on healthy alone time

• Complete a multimodal homework project

Learner Type
Teens and adults at B1–B2

Language Focus
Vocabulary related to:

• Solitude and personal well-being

• Mindfulness and self-management

• Social relationships and boundaries

Watch the short video.

Transform Your English Classroom with This Film English Multimodal Lesson

This 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 viewing – the active process of analysing and interpreting multimodal texts – and representing – creating multimodal texts. 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 and 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 emotional intelligence, character, values, empathy, personal development, identity, relationships, global issues and social issues
• 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 social and emotional 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.