The 15-minute City

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Simple Idea that Could Transform City Life and the themes of cities and the 15-minute city. Students learn vocabulary related to cities, talk about cities, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, talk about the 15-minute city, watch a second video about the 15-minute city 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 cities, talking about cities, predicting the content of a short video, watching a short video, answering comprehension questions, analysing a short video, talking about the 15-minute city, watching a second video about the 15-minute city and reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Cities and the 15-minute city

Language: Vocabulary related to cities

Watch the video.