How to Read More

Lesson Summary

This ESL lesson plan is designed around the short video How to Read When You Hate Reading – 5 Tips and Tricks and the themes of reading, the benefits of reading and how to read more. Students explore practical strategies for developing a reading habit and consider why deep reading matters in a distracted world.

Learning Objectives

• To introduce students to the themes of reading, the benefits of reading and how to read more.

• To expand students’ vocabulary related to reading, habits, concentration and personal development.

• To develop students’ viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills.

• To develop students’ writing skills through creative tasks and the use of new vocabulary.

• To improve students’ speaking skills through discussions, roleplay and the use of new vocabulary.

• To improve students’ visual representing skills through multimodal composition homework tasks.

Lesson Activities

• Discussing quotations about reading.

• Discussing reading, its benefits and how to read more.

• Predicting the content of a short video.

• Watching and analysing a short video.

• Answering video comprehension questions.

• Learning vocabulary related to reading, habits, concentration and personal development.

• Completing vocabulary speaking and writing activities.

• Performing a roleplay about developing a reading routine.

• Reading an article about deep reading.

• Answering article comprehension questions.

• Discussing issues raised in the article.

• Completing writing, reflection and multimodal homework tasks.

Learner Type

Mature teens and adults at Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) level.

Language Focus

Vocabulary related to reading, reading habits, concentration, deep reading, digital distraction and personal development. Language for expressing opinions, giving advice, comparing ideas, supporting arguments and reflecting on personal habits.

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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 ESL video lesson plan 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)

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• Promote social-emotional learning (SEL)
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Benefits for Learners:

• Develop communicative competence and confidence through integrated skill-building
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