Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers delves into the EU's AI Act. This ESL class material uses a video to teach vocabulary and grammar for discussing technology regulation, perfect for an advanced C1 lesson on a current and relevant topic.
This comprehensive lesson plan helps C1 students discuss the complex topic of AI regulation. Activities are built around a video explaining the EU's AI Act. Students will engage in risk assessment discussions, learn key legal and business vocabulary, practice future tenses for official timelines, and match idiomatic phrases. The lesson culminates in a structured debate on the pros and cons of the act and a professional writing task where students draft a strategic memo, applying all the language learned throughout the class.
Activities
- Students begin by discussing various AI applications, categorizing them by potential societal risk. This leads to a debate on the necessity of regulation and sets the context for the lesson's main topic on the EU's AI Act.
- Based on a short video about the EU AI Act, students answer comprehension questions and learn key vocabulary and idiomatic phrases related to law, innovation, and official timelines in a matching exercise.
- The lesson focuses on future tenses used for official deadlines, such as the Future Simple and Future Perfect. Students complete a gap-fill exercise to practice discussing the Act's implementation schedule and key dates.
- Students apply their learning in a structured debate, arguing for or against the AI Act. They then consolidate their knowledge by writing a professional memo outlining the strategic implications of the new law for a business.
Vocabulary focus
The lesson focuses on vocabulary related to law and technology regulation. Key terms include: compliance, regulation, penalties, red tape, human oversight, stifling, and profound impact. It also introduces common idiomatic phrases like "leading the way," "kick in," "a no-go zone," and "not all smooth sailing."
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on the specific future forms used to discuss official timelines and scheduled events. Students will practice using the Future Simple for facts, the Future Perfect for completed future actions, and the structure "have until [date] to [verb]" to express deadlines for compliance and implementation.
