Set in Brixton, London, this video lesson includes authentic interviews with people living in London, talking about preferences.
Seven ideas on how to use this video (see Downloads) with your class
The following lesson ideas can be used alongside the video Live from London: Preferences. You can use these ideas on their own, you could group some of the activities together and choose to do them in whichever order you prefer. Each lesson idea has a recommended learner level. The transcript is attached under ‘Downloads’ at the bottom of this page.
If you’re teaching teens, you can use these videos alongside the series Impressions. This video can be used with the lesson plan ‘You choose’.
Some of the ideas can be used for flipped lessons. In this scenario students can do tasks and preparatory work at home or in the school independently from the teacher for the following lesson. This allows more time for communicative tasks, teacher-led tasks or group-led tasks during class time.
1. Themed discussion
Level: Pre-intermediate to intermediate
Summary:
Objectives: to practice fluency
Flipped: Your students could do the preparatory work independently and prepare answers to bring to class the following day.
Instructions: Place your students into pairs or small groups for this activity.
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
What kind of food do you prefer?
What type of films do you prefer?
Where would you prefer to spend a holiday?
2. Mingling Task
Level: Pre-intermediate to intermediate
Summary: Students watch the video through once then use the
Objective: to practice fluency
Instructions:
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
_____ is very similar to _____
_____ is very different to _____
_____ is exactly the same as _____
_____ is completely different to ______
3. Note-taking
Level: Pre-intermediate to intermediate
Summary: S
Objective: to listen for specific information
Flipped:
Instructions:
- Kris
- Lorraine
- Natasha
- Sasha
4. Warmer for ‘You choose!’ lesson
Level: Pre-intermediate to intermediate
Summary: Video used as a warmer for Impressions lesson ‘You choose!’.
Objectives: to engage students on the subject of preferences
Instructions:
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
Ask your students to discuss the questions in pairs before continuing this lesson from point 2 in the teacher’s notes of lesson plan ’You choose!’ which you can find here.
5. True or false questions
Level: Pre-Intermediate to intermediate
Summary: Students are given a list of true or false statements about the video content.
Objective: to listen for specific information
Flipped: Students can prepare their true and false statements outside of class to be used in the next lesson – see additional ideas.
Instructions: transcript
- Kris finds dogs a bit temperamental [F] She finds cats temperamental
- Kris has three Tibetan Spaniel dogs [F] She used to have three Tibetan Spaniels
- Lorraine has a phobia of dogs [T]
- Natasha is allergic to dogs [F] She’s allergic to cats
- Natasha likes spicy food [F] She doesn’t like anything spicy
- Lorraine’s favourite food is lobster [T]
- Kris has recently started to enjoy baking [T]
- Kris doesn’t like horror films as they give her nightmares [T]
- Sasha prefers the beach to the mountains [F] She likes both
- Lorraine likes a hot climate [F] She’s not really a hot climate person and moans if it goes above 25 degree.
Additional idea:
6. Film genre task
Level:
Summary:
Objectives: to practise spoekn fluency
Flipped:
Instructions:action film on the board and ask your students to think of an action film they like or dislike.
Foreign art
Hollywood films (Not necessarily a genre but students may suggest this as an answer.)
Now put your students into pairs or small groups to add further genres such as:
There may be further suggestions from your class. A
7. Vocabulary gap-fill
Level: Intermediate to upper intermediate
Summary: S
Objectives: to
Instructions: Write the following words on the board:
indecisive (adj)
Kris:
Lorraine:
Natasha:put me off of
Natasha:
Lorraine:
Sasha:______
Lorraine:
1.moody 2.phobia 3.bitten 4.allergic 5.spicy 6.background 7.indecisive 8.moan 9.stereotypical
Downloads
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Video, Size 57.9 mbLive from London: Preferences: Worksheet
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