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The Big Screen – Talking About Films and Books

The Big Screen – Talking About Films and Books is a 90-minute English B2 lesson plan built around entertainment & lifestyle. - for Adults & Teenagers

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This ready-to-use B2-level ESL lesson plan on talking about films and books helps upper-intermediate English learners explore storytelling, film history, and the relationship between books and their screen adaptations. Through a humorous model short story, a clear guide to the elements of storytelling, creative story-writing prompts, an authentic video with true or false and comprehension questions on the history of cinema, and a structured classroom conversation on films and books, it's ideal for teachers aiming to develop students' narrative skills, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency at the upper-intermediate level.

Learning outcomes

  • 01Conversation
  • 02Discussion
  • 03Storytelling
  • 04Roleplay
  • 05Listening Comprehension

The History of Cinema: Introduction

Skills and tags

VocabularyReadingVideoConversationAdultsTeenagersEnglish B2Entertainment & Lifestyle

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