LESSON DESCRIPTION

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch an awareness video about animal testing for cosmetics and details about the issue. It includes discussion questions and conversation activities about animal testing, cuelty, and abuse. Students also learn some important vocabulary terms and phrases from the video. The post-viewing section includes activities on a quote from the video, and rewriting sentences by unscrambling words. The grammar activity features the usage of the second conditional. There are additional speaking tasks included, as well as a quiz and review section.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

If you’ve had questions about the way companies still test on animals in North America today, we have the answers–and some solutions. The reality is that many alternatives to animal testing are more reliable, safer and don’t result in half a million rabbits, guinea pigs, mice and rats being blinded or killed every single year.

LESSON ACTIVITIES

• SPEAKING: Animal Testing, Animal Cruelty / Abuse
• VIEWING: Short Answers, Choose the Correct Answers, Video Quote
• VOCABULARY: Definition Matching, Multiple Choice, Word Endings
• GRAMMAR: Second Conditional
• ADDITIONAL: Quiz & Review

LESSON TOPICS

Animal Testing, Animal Cruelty, Social Issues