This is a three part lesson that I did a couple of months ago. Part 1 and 2 were the most successful with Part 2 being, in my opinion, the best.
Basically, week 1 and 3 are centered around a listening activity, and week 2 is centered around a movie.
The source material:
Week 1 and 3 (I used level 0).
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1403/140328-phobias.htmlWeek 2:
Lesson Plan:
http://film-english.com/2013/11/04/fear-of-flying/Movie:
Obviously, I had to modify these lessons for my students.
My Plan:
Week 1:
Show the scary video. (Maybe the first 30-45 seconds)
Ask "What scares you?"
Have the students number which is scariest on the worksheet. Why?
Listening and Comprehension Questions
Survey (Have the student choose which is the scariest (The first question you asked the class.) That is their survey question. After they are finished, have each team total the "yes" and "no".)
Finish by having students said yes or no (This can be funny.)
Week 2:
Show the video for about 50 seconds.
Ask "What does the dog want?
List on the whiteboard, students will choose two.
Have the students use this information to complete sentences. (I would choose a grammatical structure that they are currently studying in class.)
Ask about Dougal.
What the movie and stop at 2:25 and 5:24. (Asking the questions can help the students understand some of the dialog in the movie, and it can help them concentrate better if you do it in small chucks).
Finish by having the student write a sentence about the movie using the same structure that they began with.
Week 3: (This is the second paragraph from week 1).
Show a funny and scary video, or do a warm up.
Ask what is scary.
Listening activity and comprehension questions.
Hot seat. (Have a student in the hot seat. Get a suggest for a fear, or use the list that was created at the beginning. Ask each team for a suggestion on how he can overcome his fear. This can be funny).
(Also, the questions on the worksheet are set up so the students could do a "trash talking" session. One person says it is scary, and another person says that it is not. Continue until one student cannot respond with an answer. This activity is better for higher level students.
Enjoy
