Ethical Decision Making

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ethical Decision Making and the theme of ethics and ethical decision making. Students learn vocabulary related to ethics and values, discuss quotations about ethics, talk about ethics and ethical decision making, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Advanced (C1) – Proficient (C2)

Learner type: Mature teens and adults

Time: 90–120 minutes

Objectives:

• To introduce students to the concept of ethics and ethical decision making
• To expand vocabulary related to ethics and values
• To develop students’ viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills
• To improve students’ speaking skills through discussion and structured roleplay
• To practise critical thinking through reflection and analysis of ethical dilemmas
• To enhance students’ writing skills through creative tasks

Topic: Ethics and ethical decision making

Language: Vocabulary related to ethics, values and cognitive bias

Watch the short video.