Generation Unlimited
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Generation Unlimited

This lesson plan engages B1+ ESL students in discussions about global youth initiatives. Through reading activities, vocabulary matching, and debates, students will practice identifying key ideas in texts, expressing their opinions with supporting details, and collaborating on project proposals. The lesson plan fosters a deeper understanding of global youth empowerment while enhancing reading and speaking skills.

Skills

  • Can understand the main point of clear standard speech.
  • Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired information, and gather information from different parts of the text.
  • Can describe how to do something; can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
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Watch this video and answer the questions. Check out the glossary below.

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Who is this video for?
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What is the main point that the speakers want us to understand?
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Do you think teenagers and young people can really change something in the world? How?
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Glossary:

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Read the text and fill in the form below.

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Now, fill in the blanks.

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Match these words with their definitions. Use the text to help you choose the right meaning.

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Match these halves to create collocations used in the text.

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Discuss in pairs.

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In groups of 2-3, imagine that you are in charge of a project to improve the education/healthcare/well-being of young people in your community/area.

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