Video-Based Lesson Plan: Will Smith Tries Online Dating With Sophia the Robot
This one of our original lessons on Fluentize.com, and personally, one of my favorites. It's designed for teachers with teenage or adult students at the B1 / Intermediate level, and makes for a perfect one-one private lesson topic, but it can also be used in a group. All of my students have enjoyed doing this one so much, and teachers have given lots of positive feedback on it. You can find a more comprehensive version, and unlock the full lesson material for it on Fluentize. It's downloadable for free, including the interactive lesson plan for online lessons, and the mini lesson.In the lesson, students watch a video and do a listening exercise about a date Will Smith has with Sophia, the humanoid robot. It's a short, 3-4 minute and a lot of fun. The lesson includes discussion questions and conversation activities about artificial intelligence, robots, & dating. Students also learn some important vocabulary terms, phrases, and expressions from the video. In the video, Will Smith tries to "make a move" on Sophia the robot, a phrase which is also taught in the lesson. The grammar exercise features the usage of the present perfect simple and continuous. There is a quiz and review section, as well as a bonus activity for students to write a letter or do a short role play 'from the future.'Hope you enjoy this fun and engaging Fluentize lesson plan!- Jake