ESL Lesson Plan Do You Want To Live Forever?

Level
C1-C2
Time
90 min
Media
Video + Article
Do You Want To Live Forever?

Lesson Overview

In this C1-C2 ESL lesson titled "Do you want to live forever," students will study Bryan Johnson the billionaire who spends $2 million a year on longevity treatments.

Through reading, listening, and discussion activities, learners will examine topics such as anti-aging science, ethical questions about extending life, technological innovations…

In this C1-C2 ESL lesson titled "Do you want to live forever," students will study Bryan Johnson the billionaire who spends $2 million a year on longevity treatments.

Through reading, listening, and discussion activities, learners will examine topics such as anti-aging science, ethical questions about extending life, technological innovations, personal health choices, and the social impact of longer lifespans. 

The lesson encourages critical thinking, vocabulary development related to health, technology, and ethics, as well as improving speaking and listening skills through debates and interviews.

This C1-C2 ESL lesson plan titled "Do you want to live forever," targets advanced students and builds on our other fantastic general English lesson plans, all of which follow an easy-to-follow, step-by-step curriculum.

Activity Layout

  1. Warm Up: Healthy or unhealthy. 
  2. Video: New Words. 
  3. Video: Comprehension. 
  4. Discussion. 
  5. Debate.   
  6. 2nd Conditional. 
  7. Idioms. 
  8. Picture round. 

Homework

As with all adult lesson plans on ESL Pals, there is a homework task to supplement this C1 C2 ESL lesson plan. Students are challenged to complete a series of exercises which follows on from the lesson.

  1. Article: Do you want to live forever? 
  2. Article: Questions.  

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