Skip to content
AylaraTalks

Unit pack

Music & Film Unit: ESL Activities for Teens

Favourite songs, series and films: teens talk easily here, so push for opinions, comparisons and a short review.

Age
Ages 12–17
Level
A2–B2
Skill
Vocabulary · Speaking
Time
45 min
Format
Teacher guide
More in the library

What's in the pack

6 free resources from the site, ready for the board or the printer.

A 45-minute lesson

One way to run the pack as a full lesson. Swap any step for your coursebook's own activity.

  1. 5min

    1. Warm-up

    Show the music words; students say which instruments they've heard live and which they'd like to learn.

    Music: words and pictures →
  2. 10min

    2. Present

    Superlatives slides as a model, then the class brainstorms film and music genres on the board.

    Grammar slides: the biggest (superlatives) →
  3. 10min

    3. Practise

    Have you ever…? in two slides, then a mingle: find someone who has been to a concert / cried at a film.

    Grammar slides: Have you ever…? (present perfect) →
  4. 15min

    4. Speak

    The B1 film and music questions in pairs; each pair picks one recommendation for the class.

    Discussion questions: Film and Music →
  5. 5min

    5. Wrap-up

    Build a class 'watch and listen' list on the board from the recommendations.

Total: 45 minutes

Three extra practice tasks

Written for this theme, no printing needed. Use them as fillers, homework ideas or a second lesson.

  1. 1. Sixty-second review

    Students review a film or album in exactly one minute: what it's about, the best part, stars out of five.

    Model languageIt's about a girl who can stop time. The ending is the best part. Four stars.

  2. 2. Soundtrack of my life

    Students choose three songs for three moments of their life and explain each choice to a partner.

    Model languageThis song reminds me of my first holiday with my friends.

  3. 3. Pitch a film

    Groups invent a film: title, genre, two actors and a one-sentence plot. The class 'invests' in the best pitch.

    Model languageIt's a comedy about a dog who becomes the president.