What is this lesson about?

This B1-B2 vocabulary and speaking lesson explores how AI already shapes everyday life, from the algorithms behind a social media feed to the voice assistants people talk to without thinking. Learners react to honest, relatable statements about AI habits, build a bank of current vocabulary, and discuss where they trust AI and where they don’t. The lesson closes with a personal storytelling task built around the target language.

What language will students learn?

Students practise current, genuinely-used expressions related to AI, including:

Useful expressions

• a chatbot

• to prompt (something)

• AI-generated

• a voice assistant

• an algorithm

• predictive text

• personalised recommendations

• facial recognition

• a deepfake

• an AI hallucination

• to go viral

• to automate (something)

  
  

How do students practise?

Learners build fluency through a reaction-to-storytelling sequence:

• Reacting to honest statements about everyday AI habits

• Comparing attitudes to AI in a forced-choice warm-up

• Reflecting on their own personal relationship with AI

• Learning current vocabulary grouped by theme

• Matching key terms to their meanings

• Discussing how much AI already shapes their daily life

• Rating how much AI has changed different areas of life

• Responding to realistic scenarios involving deepfakes and chatbots

• Agreeing or disagreeing with statements about AI’s role in society

• Telling a partner a personal story using the target vocabulary

  
  

Why is this lesson useful?

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Talk about AI in daily life using current, natural vocabulary

• Recognise and use terms like deepfake, chatbot and algorithm in context

• Express opinions on trust, privacy and AI’s role in society

• Tell a personal story while deploying a full set of target expressions

• Take part in an up-to-date discussion on a genuinely modern topic

  
  

Who is it for?

This lesson is designed for adult ESL learners at B1-B2 level who want to build practical, current vocabulary around AI and technology, through relatable, discussion-led activities.