Summary
This 60-minute ESL lesson for B2 learners explores Getting a tattoo: understanding advice and aftercare 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 have second thoughts — to start having doubts about a decision you have already made.
- A spur-of-the-moment decision — a decision made suddenly and impulsively, without any previous planning.
- To be prone to (something) — to have a natural tendency to be affected by a particular illness, problem, or type of behaviour.
- To follow instructions to the letter — to do exactly what you are told to do, paying attention to every detail.
- Touch-up — a small session to add or correct details on a tattoo after it has healed, often to fix faded ink or sharpen lines.
Grammar
This lesson includes a grammar focus with clear explanations and practice exercises.
