C1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Creating Magical Experiences

Lesson Summary:
This Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Engineering Magical Experiences and the themes of transcendence and attention as a transformative power. Students expand vocabulary connected to attention, perception and transcendence, engage with quotations, analyse the video, read the article Designing Experiences that Inspire Reverie, and participate in roleplay, creative writing, and multimodal homework tasks. The lesson encourages reflection and critical thinking, making it ideal for mature teens and adults.

Learning Objectives:
• To introduce students to transcendence and attention as a transformative power
• To expand vocabulary related to attention, perception and transcendence
• To develop viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills
• To improve speaking skills through roleplay and discussions
• To develop writing skills through creative tasks
• To practise critical thinking through reflection on big ideas
• To improve multimodal composition skills

Lesson Activities:
• Vocabulary building on attention, perception and transcendence
• Predicting and discussing video content
• Viewing, comprehension and analysis of a short video
• Reading and discussing Designing Experiences that Inspire Reverie
• Writing reflections on video and reading tasks
• Roleplay exploring transcendence and reverie
• Post-lesson reflection and multimodal homework

Learner Type:
Advanced (C1) – Proficient (C2) mature teens and adults

Language Focus:
Vocabulary related to attention, perception and transcendence

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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