ESL/EFL Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2/C1)
Lesson Topics: influencers, cultural respect, travel, punishment
Skill Focus: Speaking, Listening, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 2 hours
Lesson Plan Download: johnny-somali-influencer-upper-intermediate-112024.docx
Lesson Overview:
Lesson Topics: influencers, cultural respect, travel, punishment
Skill Focus: Speaking, Listening, Vocabulary
Approximate Class Time: 2 hours
Lesson Plan Download: johnny-somali-influencer-upper-intermediate-112024.docx
Lesson Overview:
- After warm-up questions, students view a word cloud and try to predict the content of the upcoming video.
- The YouTube video is 1:30 minutes in length. It tells the story of an American live-stream influencer, Johnny Somali, causing public disturbances in South Korea and ultimately getting arrested.
- Comprehension questions follow the video and then a list of ten vocabulary items that students should match to their corresponding definitions.
- Next, students use some of the new vocabulary in to complete discussion questions.
- The lesson has no debate topics, but there are two roleplays. The first pits Johnny Somali's lawyer against a South Korean lawyer in a court trial to determine his sentence. The second is a town hall situation in which local residents try to convince the major to put limitations on disrespectful tourists.
- The final speaking activity has students, acting as marketers, propose a plan to record three exciting influencer videos in their hometown in order that will get many views on social media.
- After some famous quotations related to travel, the lesson closes with a vocabulary review, collocation review, and final discussion questions.
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2/C1) Lesson on Influencers and Cultural Respect
Warm-up-Questions
- What do you think about social media influencers? Who are your favorites?
- Think about your social media posts. Which received the most views? What was it about?
- What are some stupid things that tourists do when they visit your country?
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Comprehension Question Answer Key
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- Somali is a YouTuber who makes money by uploading controversial actions on his channel.
- South Koreans are angry at Somali because he engaged in outrageous acts like insulting the Statue of Peace and causing disturbances in convenience stores, showing disrespect.
- The police charges against Somali are obstruction of business activities, assault, and illegal drug use.
- A former Navy Special Forces member is mentioned because he attacked Somali and was arrested and questioned by the police before being released.
Vocabulary Previewing: 1-Disturbance, 2-Outrageous, 3-Subsequently, 4-Insulting, 5-Confirm, 6-Engaging, 7-Controversial, 8-Monument, 9-Disrespect, 10-Criticism
Collocations 1-b, 2-f, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e, 6-a