Chasing the Northern Lights for a Living (B2 (Upper Int.))

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Chasing the Northern Lights for a Living

Student Level

B2 (Upper Int.)

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Video Length: 2:22

Updated on: 04/24/2020

Lesson Time: 1–2 hrs.

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Lesson Description

In this ESL lesson plan for adults and teens, students watch a short documentary about an "aurora hunter" who chases the northern lights as a profession. It includes discussion questions, conversation, and other activities about stars, stargazing, and science. Students learn some important vocabulary words, phrases, and expressions from the video. There is also a section on prepositions. The grammar activity features the difference between past simple and past continuous. There is a quiz and review with a bonus activity included.

Video Description

Todd Salat is a professional photographer of the "aurora hunter" in Alaska, living out his dream and chasing down some of the Earth's most mesmerizing display of stars.