With this lesson, students will explore adjectives like “cliché,” “cringeworthy,” “cheesy,”, “campy“, and many more! They’ll learn how to use these terms to describe films and enhance their understanding of what makes a movie so bad it’s good.
lesson overview
This B2-C1 level ESL lesson invites students to explore the concept of movies that are widely considered bad yet have gained popularity for various reasons. The lesson focuses on what makes a film notorious or unsuccessful in conventional terms but still enjoyable or interesting to certain audiences. The lesson is available in both printable format for traditional classrooms and a digital 16:9 PDF presentation. The user-friendly digital format allows easy navigation in presentation mode with just a click of the spacebar, requiring no additional software.
Target Audience:
- Level: B2-C1 (Upper-Intermediate to Advanced)
- Best for: Adults and older teenagers
Content Breakdown:
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- Warm-Up Activity
- Discussion
- Match Words to Their Definitions
- Watch the Video
- True or False
- Discussion Prompts
- Guessing Game – Guilty Pleasures
- Bad Movie Bingo
Extra Language Immersion:
Reading and Quiz:
This section includes a video exploring the top 10 guilty pleasure movies. The video is paired with a comprehension quiz and an extra discussion, encouraging students to critically engage with the material and share their insights.