

The Sesame Street Phenomenon
In this B2 level lesson plan, students, using various exercises, learn about Sesame Street’s history and production values.
Warm-up
Students analyze two scenarios and discuss how they demonstrate the balance between educational research and creative storytelling.
Video
Students watch an informative video titled “How Sesame Street Is Made.” After viewing, they complete a matching exercise connecting sentence beginnings with appropriate endings based on the video content.
Exercises
Language skills are reinforced through various activities. Students complete second sentences so that they have similar meaning to the original sentence, using the word in brackets. In the second exercise, they use words in the boxes to complete a set of collocations. Lastly, they examine a list of expressions and explain their underlying meanings.
Writing
Students create two dialogues between a TV producer and a Sesame Street writer discussing innovative approaches to children’s education.
Reading
Students read a text about Sesame Street and answer questions about the text to test reading comprehension.
Discussion
Students discuss techniques that make Sesame Street effective in teaching children.

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