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LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

YOUTUBERS

LinguaHouse
Feb. 1, 2022

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: English for Teenagers
Tags: Business People Education, Teaching, And Learning Entertainment 7-9 Years Old 18+ Years Old 16-18 Years Old 13-15 Years Old Article Based Video Talk
Publication date: 02/01/2022

The topic of this lesson is YouTubers. Students will watch a video about the most famous children and teenagers on YouTube to introduce the topic and then talk about how they have become famous. Throughout the lesson, they will learn vocabulary connected to technology and skills and qualities needed for careers in this field. They will read and discuss a magazine article about jobs in technology as well as advice from a famous YouTuber. Students will invent their own YouTube channel, write about it, and imagine their life as a famous YouTuber (by Richard Moon).

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Reporter: Have you ever thought about a career as a YouTuber? Well, you might after hearing this huge amount of money the biggest YouTube stars are making. Here’s this year’s top seven YouTubers including the revenue they are making and the number of subscribers they have.
At number seven is 6-year-old Anastasia Radzinskaya, whose YouTube name is Nastya. The young Russian has an amazing 190.6 million subscribers and made $18.5 million last year from her videos explaining what viruses are and playing games with her dad.
At number six with 33.4 million subscribers is Preston Arsement. Preston made $19 million last year with several YouTube channels about gaming, with those about Minecraft and Roblox being the most popular.
At number five is Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, who made $19.5 million last year and now has 27.8 million subscribers. Markiplier reviews video games and recently founded a new channel for all types of funny videos and stunts.
Rhett and Link are at number four. The duo has a talk show and has recently acquired a comedy channel. We don’t have numbers on subscribers, but they have had over 2 billion views on YouTube and made $20 million last year.
Dude Perfect is at number three with their silly stunts and sports videos. They made $23 million dollars last year and have 57.5 million subscribers. The second biggest YouTuber last year was Mr. Beast for his fantastic stunts and videos full of humor. Check out the video where he freezes himself in ice – so cool! Mr. Beast is YouTube’s biggest new star, already has 47.8 million subscribers, and made $24 million in 2020.
But holding on to the number one spot for another year is 9-year-old Ryan Kaji for his videos, where he conducts science experiments and reviews toys for his fans. Ryan now has 41.7 million subscribers, made 29.5 million dollars last year, and is the world’s highest-paid YouTuber!

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/youtubers. Accessed on August 29, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.