Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores AI ethics. Using a real audio as the basis for discussion, students develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Formal Structures: Inversion and Nominalisation. Key vocabulary includes proliferation (noun), unprecedented (adjective), algorithmic bias (noun phrase) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are in a professional meeting or debate. You need to agree or disagree with colleagues, but in a polite, nuanced, and constructive way..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Formal Structures: Inversion and Nominalisation. In formal and academic English, we often use specific structures to sound more objective and sophisticated. Nominalisation is the process of turning verbs or adjectives into nouns (e.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to AI ethics not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a professional meeting or debate. You need to agree or disagree with colleagues, but in a polite, nuanced, and constructive way., with exercises to practise using them naturally.
- A speaking task where students role-play a real-world scenario, applying vocabulary and phrases from the lesson.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces C1-level words and phrases related to AI ethics. Key terms include proliferation (noun), unprecedented (adjective), algorithmic bias (noun phrase), perpetuate (verb), human oversight (noun phrase). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Formal Structures: Inversion and Nominalisation. In formal and academic English, we often use specific structures to sound more objective and sophisticated. Nominalisation is the process of turning verbs or adjectives into nouns (e.
