LESSON DESCRIPTION

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a British Council animated video about the impact of online learning on education. It includes discussion questions and conversation activities about online learning and higher education. Students also learn some important vocabulary terms and phrases from the video. The post-viewing section includes activities on vocabulary context usage, past participles, and rewriting sentences. The grammar activity features the difference in usage between the present continuous and present simple. There are additional speaking tasks included, as well as a quiz and review section.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

More than 3,000,000 people have taken part in the British Council’s massive open online courses (MOOCs) for teachers and learners of English on the FutureLearn online learning platform.

LESSON ACTIVITIES

• SPEAKING: Online Learning, Higher Education
• VIEWING: Short Answers, True / False, Video Quote
• VOCABULARY: Multiple Choice, Word Choice, Context Usage
• GRAMMAR: Present Continuous vs. Present Simple
• ADDITIONAL: Quiz & Review

LESSON TOPICS

Education, Higher Education, Ed Tech