Summary
This 60-minute ESL lesson for C1 learners explores Data storytelling: structuring a compelling narrative through a real video. Across 6 interactive exercises, you'll develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, speaking skills — all built around authentic English content.
What you'll practise:
- 5 key vocabulary items with definitions and usage notes
Lesson activities (6 exercises)
Each exercise builds on the previous one. Work through them in order for the best learning experience.
- Warm-up — Discussion questions to activate what you already know about the topic.
- Watch — Watch the video and note the main arguments and examples.
- Comprehension — Answer questions to check your understanding of the main ideas and supporting details.
- Vocabulary — Learn key words and expressions from the video, with definitions and usage notes.
- True / False — Test your detailed understanding — decide if each statement matches the source.
- Discussion — Reflect on the topic and share your opinions using the language you've learned.
Vocabulary
This lesson introduces 5 key terms drawn directly from the video:
- To tease out a narrative — to carefully extract or discover a story or meaning that is not immediately obvious from a complex set of information.
- To paint a picture — to describe a situation in a way that helps someone to imagine it clearly and vividly.
- To take something at face value — to accept something as it appears to be, without questioning it or looking for a deeper meaning.
- To cherry-pick data — to selectively choose the most favorable data points to support an argument, while ignoring those that don't.
- The key takeaway — the main point or most important piece of information that you want people to remember from a presentation or analysis.
Grammar
This lesson includes a grammar focus with clear explanations and practice exercises.
