In the cards below I've listed five archetypes of video lessons that I know of. Each of them is different because they have a different aim, a different type of intellectual task for the student.
When you set out to create a new lesson you first need to decide which type of lesson you want.
Then you can use gapfills, multiple choice or scrambled sentence tasks in any of the five types.
Students listen to what is being said and need to reproduce some of the actual words that they heard.
E.g. "What did I tell you earlier?
No one is ......................"
Answer: "getting replaced"
https://islcollective.com/video-lessons/despicable-me-i-sit-toilet-scene
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/toy-story-woody-meets-buzz-lightyear
https://islcollective.com/video-lessons/zootopia-godfather-scene
Students listen to what's being said and need to interpret the correct meaning.
Why does Sulley (from Monsters INC) insist on walking instead of driving?
a) Because there are not enough screams (so not enough electricity).
b) Because cars are running on screams, and therefore, not environmentally friendly.
c) Because the factory is close so there's no need to drive.
EXPLANATION
Answer: a). Sulley says "There's a scream shortage". Shortage means not enough of something.
(Question 2: https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/monsters-inc-walking-work-scene)
Another type:
You can also ask the students to interpret what's happening based alone on what they've seen (to make an inference, use their logic), for example:
Why did the cookiebots seal (=cose) the opening on the vault?
a) The cookiebots were playing a nasty joke on Gru.
b) They didn't notice that Gru was inside.
c) They were probably programmed to seal it to avoid detection.
EXPLANATION
Answer: c) These are robots. They are programmed to do what they do. They don't act on impulses like humans, e.g. wanting to trick someone. By mistake, they were probably just not programmed to start closing the opening after Gru was outside.
(Question 6: https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/despicable-me-cookiebot-scene)
Students need to pay attention to the visual details in the video, i.e. about the things that are or were seen in the video. This task type lends itself naturally to beginner and elementary level students, but can also be used with higher level students. This is a great way to practice grammar, actions, names of things.
In the first version of this type of lesson, replay is allowed. So students can replay the scene if they can't remember. In Version 2, replay is not allowed and the lesson is turned into a memory game (see next card).
PRESENT TENSE ("What do you see?")
E.g. What color is the car?
This is the most basic version. Students look at the frame that was frozen when the question popped up. You can minimize the question window with the "match" icon in the top right corner of the question window, so the frame becomes fully visible. It's a great way of practising colors, names of objects, transport vehicles, etc.
PAST TENSE ("What did you see?")
E.g. What color was the car?
Almost the same, except you may need to replay a scene to students if they can't remember what they saw.
https://islcollective.com/video-lessons/despicable-me-fluffy-toy-scene
Grammar practice: https://islcollective.com/video-lessons/despicable-me-stealing-shrink-gun-movement-and-place-preposi
Asking about the visuals can be turned into a memory game, as well. You show a short bit of the video. As the students have no idea what you're going to ask, they don't know what to pay attention to. So they try to pay attention to every little detail as much as possible. Then the question pops up, the students try to recall what they have seen,and finally you click Replay to see the answer. You can also put students in teams and have a friendly competition.
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/despicable-me-no-annoying-sounds-memory-game
It's a guessing game where students need to guess what is going to happen next.
E.g. What is he going to find in the room he's about to enter?
The reason you can't do a prediction lesson yet is that after you ask a question, it's best to continue watching the video to see who guessed right. Now the solution comes right after the question, so it kind of ruins the game.
We are going to develop a feature that will allow you to postpone showing the answers.