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      Advertisement storyboard

      In this lesson students produce a storyboard for an advertisement. It's suitable for pre-intermediate level and above.

      The exercises in this lesson introduce some of the elements of advertisements such as slogans. There is a discussion on where advertisements can be found. The concept of a storyboard is introduced and an example of a storyboard for an advert is examined in detail. In the final stage of the lesson, students are given the opportunity to produce their own storyboard to advertise a product. Extension tasks are also suggested.

      Topic: Advertisement

      Age: Teenage/adult

      Level: Pre-Intermediate and above

      Timing: 60-90 mins

       

      Plan components:

      Lesson plan: guide for teacher on procedure.

      Download lesson plan 75k pdf

      Worksheets: exercises and answers, also an example storyboard which can be printed out and used in class. The worksheets contain:

      • A matching activity
      • A cloze activity
      • An example storyboard
      • Comprehension questions
      • A storyboard template

      Download worksheets 542k pdf

       

      By Adam Malster, British Council Taipei

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      Comments

      Rania Jabr's picture
      Rania Jabr
      Submitted on 10 January, 2009 - 11:01

      I used your suggested lesson plan, and it worked very well. As an extension activity, I had my students create their own slogans. Our occasion was the opening of our renovated bookstore, so my students had a clear, realistic goal. It was sort of a competition and it worked well. Rania

      saly's picture
      saly
      Submitted on 26 January, 2009 - 18:25
      I think it is effective .I'm going to do the same with my students.Then I'll tell you

      if it is successfully or not.

      RamiloMEM's picture
      RamiloMEM
      Submitted on 13 June, 2009 - 05:12

      Thanks for the comprehensive lesson plan.

      Fatimar's picture
      Fatimar
      Submitted on 3 April, 2012 - 07:25

      Hi. I find your TP very usefull towards my marketing themed topic. This is my  first out of CELTA class! Wish me luck to pull it through smoothly. Cheers.

      Sally Trowbridge's picture
      Sally Trowbridge
      TE Team
      Submitted on 4 April, 2012 - 09:55

      Good luck and have fun with your first class Fatimar!

      Sally

      almirah07's picture
      almirah07
      Submitted on 5 February, 2013 - 17:24
      Thanks a lot for sharing so nice ideas!