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ESL Lesson Plan: What Makes A Good Friend?

What Makes A Good Friend?

Lesson Overview

These ESL friends’ discussion questions cover the topic in detail, creating lively discussions while allowing students to expand their knowledge. An excellent video gives a detailed explanation of the difference between good and toxic friendships.. The language used in the video is studied within this lesson plan.

Although less formal than our…

These ESL friends’ discussion questions cover the topic in detail, creating lively discussions while allowing students to expand their knowledge. An excellent video gives a detailed explanation of the difference between good and toxic friendships.. The language used in the video is studied within this lesson plan.

Although less formal than our usual lesson plans, these ESL friends' discussion questions follow a tight structure to ensure the necessary scaffolding is given to students, allowing them to progress and enjoy the class. The structure is:

Activity Layout

  1. Watch video
  2. Vocabulary definitions exercise.
  3. Vocabulary free-talk task. 
  4. Video analysis questions.
  5. General friends related questions.

Homework

  1. Article
  2. Writing task. 

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