{"id":621,"date":"2026-10-19T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/bruce-lee-b2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T07:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:25:25","slug":"bruce-lee-b2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/bruce-lee-b2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Lee (B2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bruce Lee died more than 50 years ago at just 32, but he is still one of the most famous faces in the world. This lesson tells the story of the street-fighting teenager who became a martial arts legend, a film star and a cultural icon, and gets students talking about learning, discipline and being &#8220;like water&#8221;. This B2 version looks at his life, his philosophy and his legacy, with vocabulary for describing people, success and influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Level:<\/strong> B2 \u00b7 <strong>Time:<\/strong> 45 to 90 minutes. Pick the activities that suit your class. They work in almost any order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesson Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/reveal\/picquiz.php?w=a89ff0c8\">Warmer: Who Is This?<\/a> &#8211; Reveal the photo tile by tile. Is it old or new? What is the person&#8217;s job? Who is it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/categorise\/activity.php?w=c544e0bd\">Prediction: True or False?<\/a> &#8211; Before reading, students guess which 10 statements about Bruce Lee are true. They check their answers after reading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/sentence\/match.php?w=d70f093b\">Vocabulary: Pre-teach the Key Words<\/a> &#8211; Match 10 words and phrases from the article to their meanings before reading (legacy, rebellious, pioneer, frustrated, icon, adaptable&#8230;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reading: Bruce Lee, More Than a Fighter &#8211; An article with 12 gaps. Choose <a href=\"\/cloze\/exercise.php?w=5e5f9216\">without a word bank<\/a> or <a href=\"\/cloze\/exercise_hint.php?w=5e5f9216\">with a word bank<\/a> for extra support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/cards\/cardset.php?w=5ce2c548\">Discussion: Legacy, Identity and Being Water<\/a> &#8211; 12 discussion questions on fame, tradition, stereotypes in film, discipline and talent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/ranking\/exercise.php?w=3416a75f\">Speaking: Ranking<\/a> &#8211; What would you most like to learn? Students rank nine skills, from a martial art and a new language to coding and first aid, then compare with a partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For a shorter lesson, use the warmer, the reading and the discussion cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language focus: look at the adjectives the article uses to describe people and feelings (rebellious, astonishing, frustrated, reluctant, adaptable). Students use them to describe someone they admire.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow-up: students explain what &#8220;be water&#8221; means to them, with an example from their own life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teaching a lower-level group? Try the <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/bruce-lee-a2\/\">A2 version of this lesson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Lee died more than 50 years ago at just 32, but he is still one of the most famous faces in the world. This lesson tells the story of the street-fighting teenager who became a martial arts legend, a film star and a cultural icon, and gets students talking about learning, discipline and being &#8230; <a title=\"Bruce Lee (B2)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/bruce-lee-b2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bruce Lee (B2)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":593,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-621","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/621\/revisions\/655"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}