Gender Equality

This B2 gender equality lesson plan is designed for a B2 English lesson and gives learners a practical way to explore real examples of inequality, stereotypes, and representation. The class begins with a short discussion where students compare experiences and react to clear facts about bias in work, opportunities, and daily life. The lesson then builds strong, topic focused vocabulary that helps students speak confidently in any gender equality ESL discussion or lesson on equality.

Students watch a short video in which men answer biased questions that women are often asked. They analyse the reactions, explain why the questions are inappropriate, and connect the ideas to their own cultures. This lesson about gender equality also includes matching tasks, agree or disagree prompts, rewriting biased questions, and practical accuracy work. These activities guide learners from controlled practice to meaningful communication.

To finish, students reflect on an important quote from the video and personalize the topic. For homework, they research a female leader and prepare a short story for the next class. The result is a complete lesson plan about gender equality that supports fluency, accuracy, and cultural awareness for upper intermediate learners. It also works perfectly as a standalone equality lesson plan or as part of a wider gender equality lesson sequence.

Teaching Guide

Lead in, Discussion
Start this B2 lesson plan by asking students to share experiences with gender stereotypes and gender balance in their daily lives. They then read clear facts about inequality related to pay, opportunities, and unpaid work. Encourage reactions, comparisons, and personal examples to activate prior knowledge and set the tone for this gender equality ESL discussion.

Vocabulary, Video, Discussion, Agree or disagree, Practice
Students learn ten useful terms connected to fairness, bias, and representation. They match each definition to the correct word and use the new vocabulary in simple example sentences. Next, they watch a video where men respond to biased questions that women commonly face. This creates a strong context for the gender equality lesson, helping students understand how inappropriate questions reinforce stereotypes. Afterward, learners discuss the content, respond to agree or disagree statements, and rewrite biased questions in neutral, respectful language. This stage ensures the lesson on equality remains practical and communicative.

Video, Comprehension
Students watch a short video about surprising Korean wedding traditions, making this a partially video-based ESL wedding lesson. They watch the clip twice to improve comprehension, then answer a set of questions about what they learned. After that, students discuss which facts were the most surprising and how Korean customs compare to weddings in their own cultures. This section strengthens listening skills and encourages meaningful cultural comparison, an essential part of a wedding traditions ESL lesson.

Comments, Mistakes, Speaking
Students continue applying the vocabulary by matching biased comments with appropriate responses. An error spotting task follows, where learners correct seven sentences and explain their changes. The speaking activity allows students to personalise the topic and use target language naturally, strengthening both accuracy and fluency within this lesson plan about gender equality.

Quote, Homework
To close the lesson about gender equality, students reflect on a quote from the video and connect it to real life examples from their own cultures. For homework, they research a female leader and prepare a concise sixty second story to share in the next B2 English lesson. This gives students a meaningful reason to revisit the theme and extends the equality lesson plan beyond the classroom.