Summary
Students will explore how memes are created, go viral, and become a form of global communication. Through engaging video analysis, a reading passage, and interactive tasks, learners will build vocabulary related to digital trends and practice using the present perfect to discuss recent changes. The lesson culminates in a fun, creative activity where students design their own memes about learning English.
Activities
Students examine famous meme formats and discuss what makes content go viral, activating their prior knowledge of internet culture.
Learners read a text about the evolution of digital humor, focusing on key vocabulary and comprehension questions about how memes have changed over time.
Students watch a video in several parts, completing listening comprehension tasks like gap-fills, true/false questions, and ordering events related to the topic.
The lesson introduces or revises the present perfect for describing recent changes and events, with a focused practice exercise related to internet culture.
In a creative group task, students apply their learning by brainstorming and designing their own meme about the experience of learning English.
To consolidate their understanding, students write a short analysis of a recent viral meme, explaining its popularity and cultural relevance.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson focuses on vocabulary essential for discussing internet trends. Students will learn and practice key collocations such as to go viral, gain traction, and capture attention, as well as terms like niche humor, digital natives, and commercialization to analyze the lifecycle and impact of memes.
Grammar focus
The grammar section focuses on using the present perfect to talk about recent developments and changes that are relevant to the present. Students will practice forming and using this tense to describe how internet culture, social media, and digital art have evolved over time.
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