B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Character Strengths

Lesson Summary:
This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL lesson plan is built around the thought-provoking short video The Test that Reveals Your Hidden Strengths and explores the theme of character strengths and their connection to happiness and well-being. Through viewing, discussion and creative activities, students learn key vocabulary related to psychology and personal growth, analyse how using one’s strengths can boost happiness, and engage in reflective reading and writing tasks based on the article How to Discover and Develop Your Signature Strengths. The lesson helps learners build confidence, self-awareness and advanced communication skills.

Learning Objectives:
• To introduce students to the concept of character strengths and their impact on happiness and well-being
• To expand vocabulary related to character strengths, psychology and personal development
• To develop students’ listening, viewing and reading comprehension skills
• To enhance writing skills through creative and reflective tasks using new vocabulary
• To improve speaking skills through discussion, critical thinking and roleplay activities
• To foster multimodal literacy through creative homework tasks

Lesson Activities:
• Discuss and define key ideas about virtue and personal growth
• Explore vocabulary related to strengths and happiness
• View and analyse the video The Test that Reveals Your Hidden Strengths
• Discuss quotations about character strengths
• Answer comprehension and critical thinking questions
• Perform a pair roleplay on using personal strengths
• Read and reflect on How to Discover and Develop Your Signature Strengths
• Complete creative homework tasks

Learner Type:
Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1) mature teens and adults

Language Focus:
• Vocabulary related to virtues, psychology and personal development
• Expressions for analysing ideas and sharing reflections
• Language for discussion and roleplay

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
• Strengthen emotional intelligence and intercultural awareness through affective engagement with multimodal texts

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This ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking short video and designed using the innovative Multimodal Approach, integrating listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and representing. Engage learners with real-world themes, develop communicative competence, build vocabulary and foster critical thinking through dynamic, research-informed activities. Find out more about the Multimodal Approach and join thousands of teachers transforming their classrooms with Film English.