Oscars 2025: Conan O'Brien Roasts Adam Sandler's Outfit
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Oscars 2025: Conan O'Brien Roasts Adam Sandler's Outfit

This ESL lesson plan explores a fun and engaging Oscar-themed discussion featuring Conan O’Brien and Adam Sandler. Students will practice listening comprehension by filling in gaps from a video excerpt. They will also expand their vocabulary, match opinions with supporting arguments, and express their viewpoints in discussions. This lesson helps learners keep up with fast-paced conversations and articulate opinions on social norms and dress codes.

Skills

  • Can keep up with an animated conversation between proficient users of the target language.
  • Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Share your opinion by answering the following questions.

1
What do you prefer to wear when you go out with friends?
2
Have you ever felt judged based on what you were wearing?
3
How do you decide what to wear for different situations?
2

Match these words to their definitions.

3

Watch a part of the Oscar 2025 opening and fill in the gaps in the summary of the video.

4

Answer the questions.

5

Match the opinions with their supporting examples and arguments. Then, share your own opinion or explain which one you agree with most and why.

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