A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Deal with Panic

Lesson Summary:
This Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video titled How to Deal with Panic During a Crisis and explores the theme of panic and how to manage it. It helps students develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing—through vocabulary-building, video analysis, comprehension questions, guided discussions, reading an article titled Eight Simple Techniques to Stop Panic Before It Starts, roleplay activities and creative writing tasks.

Learning Objectives:

• To introduce students to the concept of panic and how to manage it

• To expand vocabulary related to panic, fear and calm responses

• To develop students’ viewing, listening and reading comprehension skills

• To improve students’ speaking skills through discussion and roleplay using new vocabulary

• To develop students’ writing skills through reflective and creative tasks using new vocabulary

• To practise critical thinking through discussion and reflection tasks

• To develop representing skills through multimodal composition homework tasks

Lesson Activities:

• Warm-up discussion and vocabulary activation

• Talking about panic, fear and calm responses

• Predicting video content

• Viewing and analysing short video

• Comprehension and reflection questions

• Reading and discussing follow-up article

• Performing a roleplay

• Reflective writing and homework tasks

Learner Type:
Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1), mature teens and adults

Language Focus:

• Vocabulary for panic, fear and calmness

• Useful phrases for expressing emotions and rational thinking

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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