Talking About Cancel Culture
ESL Lesson PlansTalking About Cancel Culture

Talking About Cancel Culture

This ESL lesson plan explores the topic of cancel culture through a structured lesson model designed for B2 learners. It focuses on listening and speaking development while encouraging meaningful reflection. The lesson includes a group mode format with tasks such as quote analysis, comprehension questions, scenario evaluation, and extended discussion. Students practice identifying the type of consequences associated with real-world situations and build critical communication skills.

Skills

  • Can understand standard language or a familiar variety, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life.
  • Can give clear, systematically developed descriptions and presentations, with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Read this quote: "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing."

Reflect on its relevance, write down your thoughts individually for 2 minutes, then share with a partner for an additional 2 minutes.
Your answer:
2

Listen to the recording. What is cancel culture and how can it affect people?

3

Listen to the recording again and choose the correct option.

4

A lot of famous people talk about cancel culture. Read these quotes and choose one that you agree with the most. Explain why.

5

Read the short scenarios below. Each situation describes a fictional person or company. In pairs or small groups, decide if you would cancel them and why. Also, think about what consequences (if any) are appropriate: apology, discussion, education, warning, boycott, no action, etc. Be ready to explain your decision to the class.