How the discovery of DNA changed the world

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How the discovery of DNA changed the world and the theme of DNA and how DNA has changed the world. Students learn vocabulary related to DNA, talk about DNA and how DNA has changed the world, 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 a short video 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 DNA, talking about DNA and how DNA has changed the world, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, answering comprehension questions, analysing a short video, writing about what they have learned from a short video and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: DNA and how DNA has changed the world

Language: Vocabulary related to DNA

Watch the short video.