Apocalypse: World Fails to End, as Usual (Advanced Lesson Plan)

ESL Level: Advanced (C1/C2)
Lesson Topics: apocalypses, religion
Skill Focus
: Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 1.5 hours
Lesson Plan Download: Apocalypse-Judgment-Day-Intermediate-22052011.docx

  • The reading passage tells the story of an evangelical radio broadcaster who convinced his listeners that the world was going to end. To his chagrin, it did not, though he made a lot of money from his followers.
  • Post-reading activities include speaking activities about priorities in an apocalyptic situation and a lifeboat scenario to rebuild civilization, a review of the past perfect tense, and collocations from the reading.
  • All lessons come with warm-up questions, comprehension questions, a vocabulary section, and discussion questions.

An apocalyptic image of waves crashing and ships sinking

ADVANCED Apocalypse ESL Lesson Plan

Warm-up Questions

  1. Do you have any interesting predictions about the future?
  2. Are there any unusual religious groups in your country?
  3. How and when do you think the world will end?

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Comprehension Question Possible Answers

  1. It suggests that he believes such prophecies are expected to not come true.
  2. He had made some calculations of numbers in the Bible.
  3. He was looking forward to it because he hoped heaven would be better.
  4. They scoffed at the idea.
  5. He received 18 million.

Vocabulary Answers: 1-e, 2-k, 3-g, 4-b, 5-j, 6-c, 7-a, 8-i, 9-f, 10-h, 11-d

Collocation Answers: 1-c, 2-f, 3-b, 4-d, 5-e, 6-a

[1] Sources for reading passage: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Biblical-Soothsayer-Predicting-Worlds-Demise-but-Americans-Scoffing-122387634.html, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/will-the-world-end-today-christian-group-says-may-21-is-judgment-day/article2031033/

One comment on “Apocalypse: World Fails to End, as Usual (Advanced Lesson Plan)

  1. Mar­lia R. Vasco (Posted on 11-11-2014 at 11:30) Reply

    I think, it´s very nice. I like this kind of conversation, cause you have thousands of links from it to talk. It´s interesting!

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