Lesson overview
This ESL lesson plan on binge watching covers the topic in great detail! Right now, streaming services are more popular than ever and show no sign of slowing down; so all of your students will enjoy exploring this subject through multiple engaging, original exercises!
It feels like everybody is obsessed with some kind of series or show at the moment, seemingly Netflix and co. are ingrained in modern culture. Therefore, it is important that ESL students learn the necessary language associated with TV shows.
This ESL lesson plan on binge watching explores the topic in depth by considering different viewpoints; from the effects streaming services have on the brain to the educational benefits.
Your students will love the numerous vocabulary exercises presented in this class; and we have had great fun facilitating the debates. The debates section is great because it allows all students, whether they love or hate streaming services, to explain why! This shows the lesson has something for everybody! Activities:
- Quiz.
- Streaming services phrases.
- Video vocabulary.
- Video quotes.
- Debates.
- Describe your shows.
- Would you rather.
Homework
As always, the homework assignment allows students to dig deeper into the topic by enabling them to practice and learn further. The article presents a different perspective to the lesson, by discussing the positives of binge watching. Finally, there is a writing task which encourages participants to get their creative juices flowing and to use the new language they learned in class. Activities:
- Article.
- Writing task.
- Essay.
